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Video: I-74 River Bridge Timelapse

June 12, 2020 - in Bridges, Transportation, Videos

The westbound bridge is scheduled to be completed by the end of the year. The completed east- and westbound bridges will have four lanes in each, twice the width of the current Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge. The eastbound bridge is expected to be finished…

Acrow Bridges Installed During Replacement of Unionport Bridge in the Bronx, N.Y., Are First Hydraulically Driven Temporary Lift Bridges in the U.S.

May 22, 2020 - in Bridges, News, Transportation

Detour bridges will help mitigate traffic disruption in heavily traveled area and allow for continual access to boat traffic on Westchester Creek  …

Acrow Bridge Providing Detour Access During Federal Project on Hawaiian Island of Kauai

May 15, 2020 - in Bridges, News, Transportation

Temporary bridge was built in only eight days and expected to be in use through the completion of the replacement of the existing Kapa’a Stream Bridge…

AASHTO Issues Updated LRFD Bridge Design Guide

May 14, 2020 - in Bridges, News, Transportation

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently released the 9th edition of its LRFD Bridge Design Specifications guide, which employs the load and resistance factor design or LRFD methodology in the design, evaluation, and…

Video: The 2020 Prize Bridge Awards

May 13, 2020 - in Bridges, Transportation, Videos

The American Institute of Steel Construction and the National Steel Bridge Alliance are proud to announce the winners of the 2020 Prize Bridge Awards.

Video: World’s Longest S-Shaped, Single-Tower Suspension Bridge Opens in Dublin, Ohio

May 11, 2020 - in Bridges, Transportation, Videos

A pedestrian and bicycle bridge will span the Scioto River in the heart of Dublin connecting the future Riverside Crossing Park on the east side of the river as well as nearby commercial, residential and retail to Downtown Dublin on the west side. The pedestrian…

RINA signal Genoa bridge completion

April 28, 2020 - in Bridges, News, Transportation

Genoa, 28 April 2020 – It has been just 19 months since the tragic collapse of the Morandi bridge, officially known as the Polcevera Viaduct, in Genoa. RINA, the company commissioned to manage both the demolition of the old bridge and the rebuilding of the…

Nevada Bridges Ranked Among Country’s Best by National Survey

April 27, 2020 - in Bridges, Transportation

LAS VEGAS, NEV. – Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) bridges were recently ranked the nation’s best. (The department had previously occupied the top spot during the past five consecutive years, narrowly missing out on repeating yet again by a fraction…

230,000 U.S. Bridges Need Repair, New Analysis of Federal Data Finds

April 13, 2020 - in Bridges, News, Transportation

46,000 Are “Structurally Deficient” and in Poor Condition NYC’s Brooklyn Bridge and D.C.’s Theodore Roosevelt Bridge Make List National, State and Local Data Available: www.artbabridgereport.org   WASHINGTON)— Nearly 231,000 U.S. bridges…

Skanska rehabilitates Benjamin Franklin Bridge, USA, for USD 195 M, about SEK 1.9 billion

April 9, 2020 - in Bridges, News, Transportation

Skanska has signed a contract with Delaware River Port Authority to rehabilitate the Benjamin Franklin Bridge connecting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Camden, New Jersey, USA. The contract is worth approximately USD 195 M, about SEK 1.9 billion, which will…