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Final phase of Nevada’s largest interchange underway in Las Vegas
The final phase of Nevada's Centennial Bowl project is underway. This last phase involves completing three remaining ramps in northwest Las Vegas. Watch here.
January 14, 2021
Roadbuilding
Painstaking, 3-year rehab of iconic Arlington Memorial Bridge completed
The 88-year-old bridge is now open to traffic and marks one of the largest infrastructure projects in National Park Service history. Details and video here.
December 10, 2020
Roadbuilding
Virginia DOT opens state’s 2 tallest bridges
Virginia recently opened its two tallest bridges, the twin Grassy Creek Bridges, both 265 feet tall. Watch VDOT open the first phase of the bridges here.
November 25, 2020
Roadbuilding
Pandemic Creates More Uncertainty For Fixing Aging U.S. Bridges
Lockdown orders and more people working from home put a dent in fuel-tax and toll revenues this year. Which states have the best bridges and which states have the worst? In the past year, some states have been able to rehab many of their bridges. Other states have faced budgetary challenges, leaving many of their […]
November 20, 2020
Roadbuilding
Largest U.S. double-deck highway tunnel wins national award
The new 2-mile tunnel in Seattle has won the Grand Prize in the 2020 America's Transportation Awards. Read more details here on Equipment World.
November 19, 2020
Roadbuilding
Contract awarded to repair burn damage to major Ohio River bridge
Following its closure due to fire damage from a wreck in November, Kokosing Construction intends to repair and reopen the Brent Spence Bridge before Christmas.
November 18, 2020
Roadbuilding
Bridge engineer blamed in fatal Miami collapse loses another major Texas project
The $962 million Sam Houston Tollway Ship Channel Bridge Replacement Project has a new engineer, replacing FIGG Bridge Engineers after the firm was fired.
October 15, 2020
Roadbuilding
New bridge features tallest deck in U.S. for cable-stayed span
The new bridge for the Port of Long Beach is the second-tallest cable-stayed bridge in the country and has the highest deck for a U.S. cable-stayed bridge.
October 12, 2020
Roadbuilding
Pensacola Bay Bridge suffers extensive damage from barges loose during Hurricane Sally
Damage during Hurricane Sally to the new Pensacola Bay Bridge will keep the crossing closed for “an extended period of time,” says the Florida Department of Transportation. The bridge between Pensacola and Gulf Breeze, Florida, known locally as the Three Mile Bridge, was struck by multiple construction barges that broke loose during the storm September 16. Five […]
September 25, 2020
Roadbuilding
Hurricane Sally Damages New Pensacola Bay Bridge, closes dozens of roads, bridges in Ala., Fla.
The new Pensacola Bay Bridge is one of dozens of roadway casualties to Hurricane Sally, which made landfall September 15 near Gulf Shores, Alabama. The bridge on U.S. 98 between Pensacola and Gulf Breeze, Florida, known as the Three Mile Bridge, has been damaged in several locations, according to the Florida Department of Transportation. FDOT […]
September 17, 2020
Roadbuilding
New designer named for Corpus Christi’s Harbor Bridge replacement after FIGG fired
A new design team has been hired for the Harbor Bridge replacement project in Corpus Christi, Texas, to replace FIGG Design Group. FIGG was fired from the project by the Texas Department of Transportation last year after the company was partly blamed for the fatal collapse of a pedestrian bridge being built at Florida International […]
August 5, 2020
Roadbuilding
Las Vegas’ Tropicana Ave. Bridge gets repairs after crash damage
The Tropicana Avenue Bridge over Interstate 15 in Las Vegas is undergoing repairs after several high-load crashes damaged its underside. The repairs come about a year and a half before the bridge area near The Strip will be reconstructed as part of the $200 million I-15 Tropicana Avenue Project. The bridge was built in the […]
June 1, 2020
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