The Engineer Who Designed the Genoa Bridge that Collapsed and Killed 43 People Warned of its Corrosion Risk 39 Years Ago
ROME (AP) — The Italian engineer who designed the Genoa bridge that collapsed and killed dozens warned four decades ago that it would require constant maintenance to remove rust given the effects of corrosion from sea air and pollution on the concrete. RAI state television broadcast excerpts Sunday of the report that the late engineer Riccardo Morandi penned in 1979, 12 years after the bridge bearing his name was inaugurated in Genoa. The Associated Press downloaded the English-language repor...
22 Dead as Italian Bridge Collapses in Storm, Sending Cars Plunging
A bridge on a main Italian highway collapsed Tuesday in the port city of Genoa during a sudden, violent storm, sending vehicles plunging 90 meters (nearly 300 feet) into a heap of rubble below. Italian deputy transport minister Edoardo Rixi said that 22 people were killed and eight injured in the collapse, twice the death toll that was given by the Interior Ministry, which said 11 were killed and five seriously injured but added that the numbers could increase. Rixi told Sky TG24 that...
Hunter Station Bridge Receives Regional America’s Transportation Award
Dewberry has announced that the Hunter Station Bridge rehabilitation and replacement project in Tionesta Township, Pennsylvania, has been awarded the Best Use of Technology and Innovation in the medium category in the Northeast region of the 11th annual America's Transportation Awards competition. Dewberry served as the prime consultant for the $24.2-million project that replaced the existing bridge that carries U.S. Route 62 over a designated wild and scenic stretch of the Allegheny River. T...
NTSB Issues Investigative Update on Miami Bridge Collapse
This photo illustrates the condition of the cracks after the move of the main span that occurred on March 10, 2018. Photo taken on March 14, 2018 at 1:50 pm shows east side directly adjacent to vertical member 12, top of deck looking down, view of crack. Labels added to photo by the NTSB. (Photo: Bolton, Perez & Associates Consulting Engineers) WASHINGTON – The National Transportation Safety Board issued an investigative update Thursday on the ongoing investigation of the collapse of a p...
The Liberty Bridge Series: Connecting Communities in Puerto Rico
CAMBRIDGE, Ohio - Created from prefabricated panels and assembled in modules, the Liberty Bridge is a proven type of structure offering profound benefits in flexibility and installation. U.S. Bridge prides itself on working with the latest engineering techniques and the most advanced materials. These advantages went a long way toward helping Puerto Rico heal following the Hurricane Maria devastation. Benefits of the Liberty Bridge Featuring 8-foot by 12-foot welded panels, the Liberty Brid...
SSSBA Publishes Research Results for Innovative Press-Brake Formed Steel Tub Girder Bridge Technology
WASHINGTON D.C.– The Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance (SSSBA) has published the results of extensive research on the development and experimental testing of an innovative bridge system designed by members of the organization and several partners. “Development and Experimental Testing of Press-Brake-Formed Steel Tub Girders (PBTG) for Short Span Bridge Applications” was compiled by Karl Barth, Ph.D., the Jack H. Samples Distinguished Professor of Structural Engineering – Civil and Environmental E...
Alta Equipment Company Participates in Groundbreaking for Gordie Howe International Bridge
DETROIT - Alta Equipment Company joined with local, state, national and international officials and business representatives Tuesday morning, July 17, to officially break ground on the new Gordie Howe International Bridge at an invite-only ceremony in Detroit. This new bridge, planned and delayed for more than seven years, will connect the Delray district of Detroit to Windsor, Ontario, marking a new option for travel between the United States and Canada at one of the most-used commercial and...
The Stantec Team is Selected to Lead the Massive Bridging Kentucky Program for Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
Lexington, KY (July 17, 2018) NYSE, TSX:STN: Global consulting firm Stantec has been selected by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) to assist in the planning, development, management, delivery, and oversight of the new Bridging Kentucky rehabilitation and replacement program. The Stantec-led Bridging Kentucky Program Team will have responsibility for more than 1,000 bridges across the state. As a critical first step, the team will help evaluate and prioritize the bridge improvements thro...
Eighty-Year-Old Rugg Bridge In Massachusetts’ Berkshire County Gets New FRP Deck
DAYTON, Ohio: Sandisfield, Massachusetts received a $1 million grant in 2017 to rebuild Rugg Bridge on Route 57 following years of wear and tear. The pony truss crossing has carried residents and travelers over the Clam River since 1938. A steel grid/concrete deck weighing 60 lbs. per square foot created a dead load that was too heavy for the aged structure. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) needed a lightweight option that could balance high performance with the need to...
Fluor Team Selected for Gordie Howe International Bridge Project Connecting U.S. and Canada
IRVING, Texas (July 5, 2018) – Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that Bridging North America, a partnership of Fluor and ACS Infrastructure Canada, was selected as the preferred proponent to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the Gordie Howe International Bridge project for Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA). Fluor plans to book its share of the design and construction contract value in the fourth quarter of 2018. The Gordie Howe International Bridge project is...
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