Mammoet completes swift removal of bridge in Florida
Removal of the westbound State Road 84 bridge using SPMTs. ABC method allows for bridge removal in fraction of original schedule Mammoet teams assisted client Archer Western and De Moya Group with the successful removal of the westbound State Road 84 bridge over I-95 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida last month. The bridge removal is part of the I-95 Express Lanes Phase 3C project, which will result in wider travel lanes on I-95 below the interchange with I-595 and improved efficien...
Report showed ‘major’ damage before Florida condo collapse
Rescue workers search in the rubble at the Champlain Towers South Condo, Saturday, June 26, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. The apartment building partially collapsed on Thursday. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The ground-floor pool deck of the oceanfront condominium building that collapsed near Miami was resting on a concrete slab that had “major structural damage” and needed to be extensively repaired, according to a 2018 engineering report that also uncovered “abundan...
Acrow’s Modular Steel Bridge Connects Communities in Ontario
Speed of installation avoided need for detour, kept project on schedule and within budget (Toronto, Ontario) – Acrow, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, is pleased to report one of its modular steel bridges has been installed to replace an aging structure over a stream in Tay Valley Township, a remote region about 90km southwest of Ottawa. The crossing connects two communities and continued access is essential; without a bridge, a lengthy detour would mean inconv...
Acrow Engineers a Unique Solution for Safe, Permanent Recreational Bridge in New Brunswick, Canada
Permanent Acrow Bridge in New Brunswick, Canada Modular bridge improves popular snowmobile route spanning the Odell River (Toronto, Ontario) – Acrow, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, recently designed and supplied a modular steel bridge for a vital crossing point on a popular section of the Province of New Brunswick recreational trail network near the Village of Plaster Rock in New Brunswick, Canada. Located at the northern end of the Appalachian Mou...
Ribbon-Cutting for Mohican State Park Cable Pedestrian Bridge Held Today
The Mohican Cable Pedestrian Bridge, designed and built by Woolpert and The Righter Co., is a 120-foot-long suspension bridge that traverses the Clear Fork River. For a drone video of the bridge, visit https://youtu.be/CMZquGEGiVo. Image and video courtesy of Woolpert. Woolpert and The Righter Co. collaborated on the design-build of this 120-foot-long suspension bridge for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. LOUDONVILLE, Ohio (May 19, 2021) — A ribbon-cutting was held today for...
TDOT Awards Contract on the I-40 Hernando DeSoto Bridge Repair
MEMPHIS – Tennessee Department of Transportation Commissioner Clay Bright announced today the emergency bridge repair project has been awarded to Kiewit Infrastructure Group. The selection was based on qualifications, experience, and availability of personnel and equipment. The contractor is expected to start work as early as Wednesday. The repair will be performed in two phases. Both phases will need to be completed before traffic can re-open on the bridge. At this point, we are unable to pr...
Video: Floating in of the New Danube Bridge in Linz, Austria
Watch this video to learn more about Mammoet's smart solution for installing the new Danube bridge in Linz—one of the heaviest bridges installed in Austria in recent years. The challenging task was to move the two main supporting structures—each weighing around 2,800 tonnes, 100 meters long and 32 meters wide—safely and on schedule from the very confined pre-assembly area on the side of the Danube to the piers in the middle of the river. Are you interested in further details of the techn...
Over 220,000 U.S. Bridges Need Repair, Latest Analysis of Federal Data Finds
45,000 Remain "Structurally Deficient" and in Poor Condition Almost 295,000 Bridges (48 percent) are in Fair Condition U.S. Highway 101 Span over Los Angeles River; Corpus Christi Harbor Bridge Make List West Virginia Has Largest Percentage of Bridges in Poor Condition National, State and Local Data Available: artbabridgereport.org WASHINGTON — More than 220,000 U.S. bridges need major repair work or should be replaced, according to an American Road & Transportation...
Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance Launches Steel Bridge Sustainability Blog
WASHINGTON D.C. – The Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance (SSSBA) has initiated a monthly blog to address the issue of sustainability in steel bridges. The first blog, “What is a Sustainable Bridge,” includes a video and covers a wide range of topics, including sustainability rating systems, sustainable priorities for bridges, the steel bridge advantage, life cycle issues and more. It can be viewed at https://www.shortspansteelbridges.org/sustainable-bridge/. The blog serves as an educational to...
PennDOT Announces ‘Major Bridge P3 Initiative’ Next Steps, Private Sector Opportunities
Harrisburg, PA: As part of its study to explore sustainable transportation funding methods and completing critical projects, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has announced the bridges being considered for its PennDOT Pathways Major Bridge Public-Private Partnership (P3) Initiative, and the coming industry opportunities to participate. “Our reliance on funding models from the last century leaves us especially vulnerable to fund losses stemming from volatile economic cond...
Video: New Roundabout Under Construction at McIver and Old Florence Roads in Darlington County
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