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Sliding Girder Installer in Northern Idaho Saves State $161,000, Reduces bridge Closures by Months

November 25, 2016 - in Bridges, Featured, Transportation

COEUR d'ALENE - Foreman Gene Anderson and his three-man District 1 Bridge & Building crew leveraged creation of a sliding girder installer to complete repairs to the 56-year-old Interstate 90 Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge in just three weeks this spring,…

Woolpert Contracted to Rehabilitate and Protect Covered Bridges

November 22, 2016 - in Bridges, Transportation

MONROE COUNTY, Ohio — Woolpert was hired by Monroe County to rehabilitate two historic covered bridges, and has been assisting the Ohio Department of…

Governor Cuomo Announces Transformational Plan to Reimagine New York’s Bridges and Tunnels for 21st Century

October 7, 2016 - in Bridges, Transportation

To Reduce Congestion, MTA's 7 Bridges and 2 Tunnels in Metropolitan Region to Adopt Automatic, or "Open Road" Tolling to Increase Traffic Flow for Millions…

2015 National Accelerated Bridge Construction Conference Award Recipients

August 30, 2016 - in Articles, Bridges, Showcase

The 2015 National Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) Conference presented awards to recognize the best ABC projects and most-influential person contributing to the cause and implementation of ABC. Most Influential Person Contributing to the Cause and Implementation…

Milestone for the London Bridge Station: the New Concourse Opens to Public

August 30, 2016 - in Bridges, Transportation

The first two thirds of the new concourse of the London Bridge Station are now open to public. Once finalized, the concourse will be the largest in the UK and will be served with more than 80 trains every hour.  With about 54 million passengers every year,…

Lt. Governor Holcomb Awards $47 Million in Road and Bridge Funds to 102 Central Indiana Communities

August 23, 2016 - in Bridges, Roads, Transportation

CARMEL, Ind. – Lieutenant Governor Eric Holcomb joined INDOT officials today to announce that 102 Central Indiana cities, towns, and counties are receiving a combined $47 million to improve local roads and bridges through the State’s Community Crossings…

High Arch Bridges Make Denmark Ready for Fehmarn Connection

August 22, 2016 - in Bridges

The landscape on the Danish islands of Lolland-Falster is very flat, so the high arcs of the new bridges are even more eye catching than elsewhere. The reason for the high arcs on the new rail bridges here is to make sure that high wire can be placed underneath.…

Greenspot Road Bridge in Highland, California Wins 2016 Project of the Year Award from American Public Works Association

August 19, 2016 - in Bridges, News, Projects, Transportation

T.Y. Lin International (TYLI), a globally recognized full-service infrastructure consulting firm, announces that the Greenspot Road Bridge, formally named the Jennifer Lynne Brookes Memorial Bridge, in Highland, California, has won the 2016 American Public…

Sisters Creek Bridge Opens to Traffic; Team Completes Significant Milestone in Delivery of Replacement Project for FDOT

August 16, 2016 - in Bridges

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.  – The Jacksonville-area Sisters Creek Bridge replacement, owned by Florida Department of Transportation District 2, opened to traffic today, an important milestone in the life of this bridge. The $44.2 million project, begun in May 2014,…

Volunteers from Arup and Bechtel Build Footbridge in Rwanda

July 28, 2016 - in Bridges, Transportation

A team of volunteers from Arup and Bechtel are spending two weeks of their summer building a pedestrian bridge in Rwanda. The new span will provide safe, year-round access to schools, markets, and health care facilities for the 12,000 residents of Kukibuye.…