Company admits mistake in fatal bridge collapse

Brian Burgett, chief executive officer at Kokosing Construction, released a statement today saying preliminary findings indicate “Kokosing Construction” made an engineering mistake.”

” I have personally reached out to Brandon’s fiancé, Kendra, to share this information. I am very sorry, and all of us are deeply troubled by these findings,” Burgett’s statement reads.

Kokosing is assisting the ongoing investigation by the state, according to the statement.

To help prevent future collapses, Kokosing has hired an outside firm, Jamssen & Spaans, to prepare designs. Those plans will then be reviewed by the company’s engineering team before going forward with a demolition project, according to the statement.