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Business

Washington’s I-5 bridge collapse highlights need for infrastructure funding

Thursday night, a truck with an oversized load struck a portion of the I-5 bridge near Seattle, Washington, sending a section of the bridge and three drivers tumbling into the Skagit River below, according to our sister site Better Roads. Thankfully, no one was killed in the collapse, but rescue teams are searching the river […]

May 24, 2013

Roadbuilding

I-5 bridge collapses, causes no fatalities

An oversize truck last night struck a portion of an Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River between Seattle and Canada, sending the portion of the bridge and its occupants into the river below. No fatalities resulted from the collapse, CBS News reported. As of 1:14 a.m. Eastern Time, authorities were still searching the river […]

May 24, 2013

Roadbuilding

Teamsters support Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act

Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa joined Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), Rep. James McGovern, (D-Mass.) and safety advocates and family members of highway accident victims at a press conference today to endorse the Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act (SHIPA), legislation that would restrict the size and weight of trucks that travel U.S. highways. SHIPA would […]

May 4, 2011

Roadbuilding

Better Bridges 2010 Bridge Inventory

Our exclusive survey of bridge conditions in the United States.

November 1, 2010