ITD's Buehrig Traveling to Tiny Village in Panama to Build Bridges To Prosperity
BOISE - Opportunities like the one in front of Idaho Transportation Department Bridge Engineer Alan Buehrig are few and far between. Buehrig is traveling to Panama March 16 for two weeks to participate in the Bridges to Prosperity (B2P) program. Buehrig's group will construct a steel suspension bridge -- the 100-foot span will connect a portion of the community to the outside roadway. The bridge will provide safe pedestrian access across the Rio Tuancle (from one side of the community to t...
State of New York Chooses FiberSPAN-C Cantiliver Sidewalk System To Replace Aging Walkway Without Exceeding Load Capacity
DAYTON, Ohio : When deterioration forced the State of New York Office of General Services (OGS) to close a downtown Albany pedestrian bridge walkway, the crew chose to replace bridge components and enlarge the sidewalk. The pedway supports daily foot traffic of nearly 700 state employees and links agency offices with parking. The OGS crew considered traditional concrete and lightweight concrete but both options proved too heavy for the vehicle bridge. And internet search led OGS to Composite Adv...
Steeplejacks Climb Cables, Chip Ice to Help Restore Mackinac Bridge Service
Michigan's Mackinac Bridge Authority recently turned to steeplejacks to climb up the cables of the iconic structure and chip away ice that led to a series of traffic closures. "Sheets and chunks of ice falling hundreds of feet from the bridge towers and cables have the potential to severely damage vehicles and injure or kill passengers in them," the authority said. It added that crews monitor bridge conditions throughout any closure, both by going out on the bridge and through the MBA's netwo...
Mississippi Opens New Coldwater River Bridge to Replace One Closed by 2016 Flood
The Mississippi Department of Transportation has opened a new highway bridge over the Coldwater River in Tate County after a nearly two-year closure of the previous flood-damaged structure. "We are pleased to announce the completion of the project reconnecting Tate and DeSoto counties, and the rest of the region, on [US] Highway 51," said Mike Tagert, northern district transportation commissioner. "About 3,200 motorists used the bridge each day before it was damaged by flooding in 2016. Resid...
New Report Shows Dangerous New Cases Of Crumbling Infrastructure
According to government data, 54,259 bridges are deemed “structurally deficient,” and Americans are driving on them 174 million times a day. Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews
Oklahoma DOT: Weekend Closure of Major Highway for Rail Bridge Saved Months of Work
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation said it recently closed Interstate 235 in Oklahoma City for nearly 60 hours for the first bridge move of its kind in state history, which placed "two giant bridge spans" overhead for freight carrier BNSF Railway and saved months of potential closures. The department said it closed all lanes of I-235 between N. 36th St. and I-44 starting Friday, Jan. 26. The next morning "self-propelled mobile transporters began inching the first of two 45-foot tall...
Mass DOT Replaces Savoy Road Bridge over the Chickley River Using Accelerated Bridge Construction
HAWLEY, Mass. (January 2018) — Partnering with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, engineering firm McFarland Johnson and general contractor Clayton D Davenport Trucking, Oldcastle Precast Rehoboth, Mass. provided the precast concrete bridge components for the entire substructure, besides the footings, to replace the Savoy Road Bridge over the Chickley River. The MassDOT project consisted of replacing the existing bridge with a new bridge using concrete NEXT beams and precast conc...
Over 54,000 American Bridges Structurally Deficient, Analysis of New Federal Data Shows
Data Available: www.artbabridgereport.org Highlights: 54,259 of the nation’s 612,677 bridges are rated “structurally deficient.” Americans cross these deficient bridges 174 million times daily. Average age of a structurally deficient bridge is 67 years, compared to 40 years for non-deficient bridges. One in three (226,837) U.S. bridges have identified repair needs. One in three (17,726) Interstate highway bridges have identified repair needs. Website features...
NDOT Announces Selection of County Bridge Match Program Proposals
The Nebraska Department of Transportation this month selected 22 local bridge project proposals to share $4 million in state funding under its County Bridge Match Program. The announcement said the program "will fund 55 percent of eligible bridge construction cost with counties, providing a 45 percent match. The selected proposals include 35 counties and 66 bridges at a total construction cost of $8.5 million, of which $ 4 million is from the CBMP." In all, the NDOT said, 59 counties submi...
Pennsylvania DOT, Plenary Walsh Keystone Partners Opening 390th Bridge
Harrisburg, PA – Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's (PennDOT) and its development partner, Plenary Walsh Keystone Partners, expect to finish the 2017 construction season with the opening of its 390th bridge this week. When this multi-year project is completed, PennDOT will have replaced 558 structurally deficient bridges with its Rapid Bridge Replacement Project. "Both PWKP and PennDOT have worked very hard on this innovative, complicated project that will speed the delivery of impro...
Video: New Roundabout Under Construction at McIver and Old Florence Roads in Darlington County
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