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Roadbuilding

Following crane barge impact, special jacking system needed to realign damaged La. bridge

The jacking system will be used to realign the bridge into its original position and to allow installation of a replacement beam. More information here.

November 9, 2018

Roadbuilding

Sacramento’s Tower Bridge gets replacement cables and upgrades

Along with the new steel cables, the upgrade will include reinstalling electrical cables and lights and upgrading security and communications systems.

November 8, 2018

Roadbuilding

Ark. bridge ripples under burden of bus 3x span’s limit

A 35 ton bus crossed a bridge in Arkansas with only a 10 ton weight limit. Check out the video to see how it handled the heavy bus here on Equipment World.

November 1, 2018

Roadbuilding

Surging floodwaters sweep away Texas bridge

Check out the video here on Equipment World of a concrete bridge across the Llano River in Texas get washed away by swift flood waters.

October 29, 2018

Roadbuilding

La.’s Sunshine Bridge closed after being struck by barge

After a barge carrying a crane struck the Sunshine Bridge on October 12, 2018, the Louisiana State Police closed the bridge until repairs can be made.

October 22, 2018

Roadbuilding

New Palm Beach drawbridge malfunctions…again

Since its opening in 2017, the Flagler Memorial Bridge in Palm Beach, Florida, has malfunctioned half a dozen times. Learn more about the bridge here.

October 19, 2018

Roadbuilding

Work begins on Gordie Howe International Bridge

Work has started on the Gordie Howe International Bridge. The cable-stayed bridge's main span will stretch 2,798 ft, the longest of any bridge in North America.

October 15, 2018

Roadbuilding

I-77 bridge under construction removed after being totaled by raised dump bed

A raised dump truck bed hits and destroys an interstate bridge undergoing construction. Get more details on the story right here on Equipment World.

September 6, 2018

Safety

Va. contractor faces $300K in penalties for silica dust violations

Virginia Occupational Safety and Health observed Lanford Brothers of Roanoke, VA, violate five areas of worker safety and issued citations for each. Learn more.

September 5, 2018

Roadbuilding

World’s longest concrete cable-stayed bridge to be ‘stitched together’

The Panama Canal's concrete cable-stayed bridge, the Atlantic Bridge, is soon to be the longest in the world at 1,739 feet. Check it out on Equipment World!

September 3, 2018

Roadbuilding

Tampa plans new $814M I-275 bridge with toll lanes

The new Howard Frankland Bridge will connect St. Petersburg and Tampa with new southbound/westbound lanes and express lanes. Learn more on Equipment World.

August 20, 2018

Roadbuilding

At least 43 dead in bridge collapse in Genoa, Italy, others injured

Officials have yet to confirm the death toll following the collapse of the Ponte Morandi bridge in Genoa, Italy. Get the latest details on Equipment World.

August 14, 2018