Tag: bridge conditions

Roadbuilding

Algorithm powering new Iowa DOT site delivers bridge conditions ‘in nearly real time’

The Iowa Department of Transportation has created an interactive website that provides detailed bridge conditions across the state in a map format covering structures owned by cities, counties and the state. Data provided includes conditions, serviceability based on current design standards and weight restrictions on individual bridges. “Our inspectors inspect bridges year-round, so the data […]

April 7, 2017

Roadbuilding

ASCE Infrastructure Report Card grades U.S. bridges at C+

The American Society of Civil Engineers gives the overall bridge conditions in the U.S. a C+ grade in its 2017 Infrastructure Report Card. “While the number of bridges that are in such poor condition as to be considered structurally deficient is decreasing, the average age of America’s bridges keeps going up and many of the nation’s […]

March 16, 2017

Roadbuilding

Preservation programs grow as state DOTs battle challenging bridge conditions

The truth is, while there are still a relatively large number of structurally deficient bridges across the country, roughly 58,500, that figure has dropped in recent years. It’s still not good, as the American Road & Transportation Builder’s Association estimates with current funding levels, it would take 21 years to replace or upgrade all those […]

May 19, 2016

Roadbuilding

TRIP report shows 38% of major NY roads in poor condition; costing drivers $24.9 billion a year

Thirty-eight percent of New York’s major urban roads are in poor condition, which is one contributing factor that is costing the state’s drivers a collective $24.9 billion per year in increased vehicle operating costs, delays and collisions, according to a recent report by The Road Improvement Program (TRIP). The group indicates in its report 42 […]

January 27, 2016

Roadbuilding

Federal study on bridge conditions shows improvements made in last 10 years

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) shows in its recent study on bridge conditions across the country an overall improvement of bridge conditions since 2005. The agency released the study to the public Nov. 30. The GAO examined data from the Federal Highway Administration’s National Bridge Inventory covering 2005 through 2014, and found the number of […]

December 3, 2015

Roadbuilding

Michigan bridge quality will continue to decline at current funding level reports state transportation council

If funding levels remain at current amounts, Michigan bridge conditions will steadily decline, according to the Michigan Transportation Asset Management Council’s (TAMC) 2014 annual report. The TAMC was created in 2002 to “expand the practice of asset management statewide to enhance the productivity of investing in Michigan’s roads and bridges. Part of the TAMC’s mission […]

April 30, 2015

Roadbuilding

FHWA to begin collecting bridge condition data by the square foot

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will begin gathering new data on bridges that will report conditions down to the square foot surface area, rather than simply the overall condition. The “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century” (MAP-21) Act requires this shift in data collection. As opposed to the previous overall scores given to […]

April 29, 2015

Roadbuilding

More than 1/3 of New York roads and bridges are in poor and deficient condition

The Road Improvement Program’s “Conditions and Safety of New York’s Roads and Bridges” report shows that 37 percent of the state’s major locally and state-maintained urban roads and highways are in poor condition, and 39 percent of the locally and state-maintained bridges show “significant deterioration” and do not meet “current design standards.” In addition to road […]

March 23, 2015

Roadbuilding

The State of the Nation’s Bridges

Our exclusive survey of bridge conditions in the United States is featured.

November 6, 2013

Roadbuilding

Rolling River

Three states join hands to upgrade lower Mississippi River bridges with ITS.

August 7, 2013

Roadbuilding

Road Science

Nanotech era draws closer.

October 4, 2011

Roadbuilding

Road Science

“Smart” bridges are on the way for road agencies burdened with the responsibility of monitoring bridge conditions.

May 1, 2010