Bridge Construction
The Carroll Avenue Bridge in Takoma Park, Md.
Historically and visually impressive, the S.R. 195 (Carroll Avenue) bridge is a three-span, 224-ft structure that crosses the Sligo Creek Parkway, Sligo Creek and the Sligo Creek Trail in Takoma Park, Md.
The origins of the S.R. 195 bridge began in 1878 with a humble, low-lying wooden bridge that...
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Last month, the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CDOT) awarded a $153 million contract to rehabilitate the bridges on the Waterbury Mixmaster, the name given to the S.R. 8/I-84 interchange.
Walsh Construction Company, which beat out five other bidders, will begin in May to overhaul 10...
Image: MassDOT
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has approved a $205 million project to replace the North Washington Street Bridge, also called the Charlestown Bridge, along Boston’s historic Freedom Trail.
The 118-year-old steel-truss bridge, which carries 44,000 drivers daily over the...
Work on I-90 in the Chicagoland area in the summer of 2016.
The rapidly deteriorating condition of Illinois roads, bridges, and transit systems is producing increased congestion and vehicle maintenance costs, and the annual cost of needed repairs currently stands at $4.6 billion per year, according to a new study released today by the Illinois Economic...
What was left of the north section just laid there being poked and prodded.
Ten days removed from glory, five from tragedy, the accused segment of the pedestrian bridge at Florida International University (FIU) in the city of Sweetwater laid lifeless on Southwest 8th Street on March 20. A mini-...
Bridge collapses are thankfully rare.
Yet in the face of tragedy, it is a trait perhaps natively human to seek restitution in advance of gathering all facts, to point fingers, and, oftentimes, to shout righteously into the wind. The reader is directed to any comment string or talkback on the web...
Night work on Michael Baker International’s Sam White Bridge move in 2011 using SPMTs.
The whole point is about safety. At least, that is one of many benefits of accelerated bridge construction (ABC) as explained by those who have been heavily involved in the process for dozens of ABC projects over the last decade.
According to the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) final...
An I-4 Ultimate construction worker has died after a rebar cage fell and struck him in Orlando, officials said.
SGL Constructors, the P3 joint venture operating the project on I-4, said Michael Tolman, 56, died after being struck around 9:45 a.m. Thursday at an I-4 west on-ramp at South Street...
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Repair work on I-95′s high-level bridge over the Piscataqua River connecting Portsmouth, N.H., and Kittery, Maine, is estimated to take two to three construction seasons beginning in spring of 2018 until completion in either 2020 or 2021.
At a public meeting Monday night, hosted by both state...
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The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LaDOTD) announced plans for the department to move forward with soliciting partners for its very first public-private partnership (P3).
The P3 venture would provide the estimated $122 million required to replace the Belle Chasse Tunnel...
According to a statement released by the office of Senator Jack Reed (D.), the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will receive a $20 million grant to help pay for the repair and replacement of bridges along Rte. 37.
The total cost of the repair and replacement project to improve...
The Fast Lane Grant provided $60 million for a $183 million road project on I-10. Image: LADOTD
LOUISIANA:
Protection keeps system exposed
by Bill Wilson, Editorial Director
Nobody wants to put someone to work lining up hospital beds beside a dumpster.
Taking care of the health of any community should always be put in the forefront, even if roads and bridges are left wrapped in bandages....
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Engineering and planning consultant Michael Baker International (MBI) has announced completion of the second phase of the Mountain View Corridor project on S.R. 85 to the west of Salt Lake City.
MBI served as the lead designer for the second phase of the project, which included the full design...
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The first of the steel girders for the nearly mile-long bridge that will carry the Central Susquehanna Valley Thruway over the West Branch of the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania are in place.
Large cranes are being used to lift the girders about 180 ft to the top of two of the piers that have...
Gov. John Bel Edwards and Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LaDOTD) Secretary Shawn D. Wilson announced the state’s intention to utilize federal Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle Bonds (GARVEE Bonds) to construct four major projects in three areas of Louisiana that have been...
Gov. Tom Wolf announced Thursday that 45 highway, bridge, bike and pedestrian, and ports and waterways projects will benefit communities in 22 counties through the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Multimodal Transportation Fund.
The $41.5 million investment follows PennDOT's...
Nestled along the shoreline of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Grand River lies the small community of Grand Haven, Mich.
Grand Haven is the heart of Ottawa County, where more than 65% of the county’s area is covered by water. So, as you weave around the small community, flush with trees and...
Image: PennDOT / Plenary Walsh Keystone Partners
Three years after its launch, Pennsylvania’s Rapid Bridge Replacement Program is falling short of its goal to replace 558 structurally deficient bridges.
According to a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) statement, the $899 million public-private partnership’s (P3) 390th bridge...
The state of New York plans to infuse an additional $250 million into rehabilitating and replacing worn-out bridges and culverts through the Bridge NY program.
The program, which provides grants to municipalities in the state, began in 2016 with an initial $200 million. It has led to more than...
The updated SH 288 will include 40 new bridges and the rehabilitation of 13 bridges.
The city of Houston is booming, with new construction and development projects happening across the city at an astounding rate.
Texas State Highway 288 (SH 288) is a critical north-south transportation corridor for the greater Houston metro region, and it is under the strain of the region's...
