November 2010

One long foghorn lifted a thick anxiety that had settled in the Puget Sound for almost seven years. It bellowed an “all clear” for hundreds of motorists standing by for the long...

GEORGE STREET BRIDGE OVER RTE. 18 AND BOYD PARK New Brunswick, N.J. Cost: $215 million Length: 593 ft Designer: Gannett Fleming Inc. Contractor: The Conti Group Owner: New Jersey...

When the Indiana Department of Transportation opened the bids on Sept. 22 for constructing the Milton-Madison Bridge replacement, they discovered that one of the teams had cut...

Speed is of the essence in constructing the replacement of the Lake Champlain Bridge. The 80-year-old bridge was an important commuter route for residents on both sides of the...

From rural roadways to urban thoroughfares, get a true picture of your pavement’s health with the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) new Pavement Health Track (PHT) Analysis...

Rehabilitating Florida’s Bridge of Lions may have started in 2006, but the project was decades in the making. Originally opened in 1927, the 1,574-ft icon links downtown St. Augustine...

Public entities typically possess the right to reject all bids and rebid the project. In many instances, this decision is made to “get it right the second time” in response to...

The Kansas City community wanted a landmark bridge to link downtown with the expansive northland. But the Missouri Department of Transportation only had $245 million in its budget...

It’s first class if you spend 42 cents to do it all right. By sending the Pennsylvania Turnpike a letter demanding a $472 million payment, I can think of several words to follow...

Ocean City and Somers Point residents had the chance to completely rethink the Rte. 52 Causeway after inspections determined that the 1933-built structure was in poor to serious...

Because of longstanding congestion and safety issues in both Minnesota and Wisconsin, a new river crossing to replace the aging lift bridge near Stillwater, Minn., had been discussed...