Swedish Bridge Collapse Overcome with Specialist Salvage and Construction Technique
Installing several temporary shoring towers with hydraulic capacity When an incident occurred for a Finnish construction company during a bridge launch in Umeå, Sweden, in September 2020, experts from Mammoet were called in to save the bridge and help carry out its construction safely. This helped the construction company to avoid pulling down the bridge, and to salvage most of its original structure. The bridge was part of a new highway that bypasses the city of Umeå, at the western...
Acrow’s Modular Steel Truss System Supports Rehabilitation of Historic Covered Bridge in Québec
Structure was in place for the duration of the Pont Perrault renovation (Toronto, Ontario) – Acrow, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, noted today a steel truss system it designed was used to provide support to Pont Perrault during the project to rehabilitate the historic covered bridge in Québec. Although it had been many years since the bridge carried vehicular traffic, it was closed to pedestrians and cyclists in 2018 after damage to timber components was d...
Video: I-80 1300 East Bridge Demolition and Slide Timelapse
I-80 in SLC is now open (and they got done early!) Take a peek at what the Utah Department of Transportation has been doing the last couple days. Credit: Utah Department of Transportation
Acrow Supplies Temporary Detour for Traffic and Relocated Utility Line During Bridge Replacement in Ohio
Durable modular bridge is an ideal solution for oversized loads and tight build area (Parsippany, New Jersey) – Acrow, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, noted today one of its modular steel bridges has been installed to provide temporary access for vehicles and a relocated gas line during bridge replacement construction in Independence, Ohio. The Old Rockside Road Bridge was built in 1960 to carry traffic over the Cuyahoga River and links the City of Ind...
United States Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg visits City of Fort Worth and Trinity Metro
(FORT WORTH, TEXAS) – Trinity Metro, City of Fort Worth and North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) welcomed United States Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg to Fort Worth for a discussion and a tour of Trinity Metro TEXRail. Trinity Metro President and CEO Richard Andreski, Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker and North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) Transportation Director Michael Morris along with other local representatives joined the meet...
Singapore, Long Beach, L.A. Ports to Establish Green, Digital Shipping Corridor
Representatives from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, Port of Long Beach, and Port of Los Angeles today signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a green and digital shipping corridor to fight climate change and accelerate the decarbonization of international shipping. Collaboration aimed at decarbonizing ocean cargo transport The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Port of Long Beach and Port of Los Angeles, with the support of C40 Cities, signed a mem...
Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) Taps one.network to Digitize Roadway Management and Boost Safety, Efficiency and Connected Vehicle Technology in the Region
The collaboration will provide Tampa and Hillsborough County residents with unprecedented, real-time information on work zones, planned events and road disruptions. TAMPA, Florida, April 18, 2023 – one.network, a leading road management and work zone data technology provider, announced today the signing of an agreement with the Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) to provide traffic management, work zone notification and construction planning software solutions for the agency....
PVAMU to officially announce $40 Million National University Transportation Center
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas – On April 17, Prairie View A&M University and Chancellor John Sharp of The Texas A&M University System will officially announce the launch of PVAMU’s National Center for Infrastructure Transformation. PVAMU is the first Historically Black College/University to lead a national University Transportation Center. The NCIT’s mission as a national-tier UTC will focus on improving the durability and extending the life of transportation infrastructure through its research, educat...
University of Nevada, Reno pavement testing technology hits the market
Sesh Commuri, University of Nevada, Reno professor of electrical engineering, was on hand for the debut of his new asphalt pavement construction technology, RTDensity, in March at the ConExpo-Con/Agg in Las Vegas, one of the largest construction trade shows in North America. Electrical Engineering Professor Sesh Commuri’s road construction tool, RTDensity, to help pavement industry RENO, Nev. – After a long, stormy winter, drivers are faced with dodging potholes or suffering the conse...
HDR to Complete Final Design for $1.567 Billion Port of Long Beach Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility
OMAHA, Neb. — The Port of Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners has unanimously voted to extend HDR’s contract to create the final design for the $1.567 billion Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility through 2027. The project will create a new on-dock facility to streamline the movement of goods via rail rather than truck. It includes a variety of elements including realignment of major roads, utility relocation and a new locomotive facility. HDR has worked on the Pier B program since the 19...
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
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