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Video: New Champlain Cable-Stayed Bridge

November 5, 2018 - in Bridges, Transportation, Videos

Our web series "Inside the giant" continues and this time, we talk about the Cable-Stayed Bridge and the installation of the main span segments and stays. The Cable-Stayed bridge is the signature element of the bridge and gives the structure a modern and uncluttered…

Comprehensive Bridge Reconstruction Design Project in Washington Opens to Traffic

October 26, 2018 - in Bridges, News, Projects, Transportation

Rimrock, WA - On October 22, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) celebrated the opening of the newly replaced Wildcat Creek Bridge…

New Champlain Bridge : Not Far from the Goal

October 25, 2018 - in Bridges, Transportation

This morning, media representatives were invited to participate in a project update and site visit of the Cable Stayed Bridge deck with, among others,…

143-Year-Old Wrought Iron Bowstring Arch-Truss Bridge Gets New FiberSPAN FRP Composite Deck

October 15, 2018 - in Bridges, News, Transportation

DAYTON, Ohio - In 2017, the City of London, Ontario launched a $7.9 million project to remove, dismantle and rehabilitate Blackfriars Bridge. The 143-year-old wrought iron bowstring arch-truss structure, which connects Ridout and Blackfriars streets, is Ontario’s…

Wolf Administration Announces Improved Bridge Conditions, New Online Bridge Tool

October 8, 2018 - in Bridges, Technology, Transportation

Harrisburg, PA – Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Leslie S. Richards today announced that the overall condition of state-maintained bridges has improved compared to January 2015. PennDOT has also unveiled a new "Bridge Conditions"…

Acrow’s Bridge Structures Support Renovation of Historic Covered Bridge in Québec

October 4, 2018 - in Bridges, News, Transportation

(Bolton, Ontario) – Acrow Bridge, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, announced that it has recently completed the installation of a temporary modular steel truss system to enable the renovation of the historic Félix-Gabriel-Marchand…

Fluor Announces Financial Close on Gordie Howe International Bridge

September 28, 2018 - in Bridges, Featured, News, Transportation

IRVING, Texas (September 28, 2018) – Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced that Bridging North America, a partnership of Fluor, ACS Infrastructure Canada and Aecon Group Inc., reached financial close to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the…

Thornton Tomasetti Volunteers Help Build Bridge in Panama

September 20, 2018 - in Bridges, News, Transportation

As part of the firm’s TT Gives Back initiative, a team of 10 Thornton Tomasetti engineers from six offices recently traveled to Boca de Lura in Panama’s Coclé Province for an international service mission, partnering with Bridges to Prosperity to help…

Final Old Bay Bridge Pier Implosions – Caltrans News Flash #178

September 10, 2018 - in Bridges, Transportation

Caltrans News Flash is a series of informative and interesting videos highlighting the wide-ranging and critical work that Caltrans does to enhance California's economy and livability. In this Caltrans News Flash, District 4 Public Information Officer Alejandro…

Fluor-Led Joint Venture Opens Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge in New York

September 8, 2018 - in Bridges, News, Transportation

IRVING, Texas  – Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that the final span of the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, which replaced the Tappan Zee Bridge, will open to drivers beginning Saturday, September 8, 2018, when all four lanes of eastbound…