WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced more than $705.7 million in Emergency Relief (ER) funds to help 34 states, as well as American Samoa, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin…
Missouri S&T Poised to Help Address State’s Bridge Repair Needs
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s plan to release bond funds to support bridge repair across the state comes as welcome news to researchers at Missouri S&T,…
Performance of Bridges That Received Funding Under the Innovative Bridge Research and Construction Program
TRB Special Report 330: Performance of Bridges That Received Funding Under the Innovative Bridge Research and Construction Program, examines the results…
Innovative Median Barrier System Adds to Lifespan of Historic Pulaski Skyway
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio - With the opening of bi-directional traffic on June 30, 2018, the Pulaski Skyway was finally ready for another 75+ years of busy use. The Skyway carries US Routes 1&9 between Newark and Jersey City, NJ, and is a connection for the…
Acrow Supplies Permanent Bridge to Replace Structure Destroyed in Tubbs Fire in California
(Parsippany, New Jersey) – Acrow Bridge, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, has announced one of its modular steel bridges was installed recently to restore passage on privately owned land in Santa Rosa, California after the destruction…
RIDOT Taps ‘Bridge-in-a-Backpack’ System for Replacement Project
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation said it wrapped up its $3.6 million Railroad Avenue Bridge replacement project seven-months ahead of schedule due to the use of a “Bridge-In-A-Backpack” system developed at the University of Maine and commercially…
Acrow Bridges Employed by Special Operations Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve in Syria
(Parsippany, New Jersey) – Acrow Bridge, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, noted today that its 700XS bridges are being used for training members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on basic and advanced engineering operations…
PennDOT Announces Replacement of More than 500 Poor Condition Bridges
Harrisburg, PA – A significant project to replace 558 poor-condition bridges statewide is nearly complete, with 511 completed and open to traffic in the state's public-private partnership (P3) for bridges, the Rapid Bridge Replacement project, Pennsylvania…
NTSB Finds Design Errors in Collapsed FIU Bridge
Designers overestimated the strength of a critical section of a Florida International University pedestrian bridge that collapsed, killing six people, and they underestimated the load on that same section, federal investigators reported Thursday. Cracks that…
FiberSPAN FRP Vehicle Deck Helps Historic Bridge Reopen To Traffic
DAYTON, Ohio - The infrastructure industry has adopted FiberSPAN fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) as the go-to material for rehabilitation and repair of historic bridges like County Bridge 231 [Peevy Road Bridge]. The Montgomery County, Pennyslvania structure…
