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Roadbuilding
Worldâs longest concrete cable-stayed bridge to be âstitched togetherâ
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
Crews begin dismantling old Goethals Bridge
Crews began dismantling the old steel-cantilever truss Goethals Bridge January 15 by removing its middle span and lowering it onto a barge, NJ.com reports. It took a little more than eight hours to remove the middle span of the bridge, which runs between Staten Island and lower it onto a barge waiting 135 feet below in [âŚ]
January 24, 2018
Roadbuilding
Vice President Biden expected to tout infrastructure investment during Panama Canal visit
Vice President Joe Biden is expected to promote infrastructure investment during a visit to the Panama Canal next month, according to a report from The Hill. The White House announced last week Bidenâs tour of the Panama Canal expansion project. The Hillâs report notes that Biden will travel to Panama during the third week of [âŚ]
October 28, 2013
Business
Construction economists: spending on slow upward march, housing has long way to go
There are several pluses and minuses in todayâs construction spending front, although the overall picture is trending upwards, agreed three construction economists participating in a Reed Construction Data forecast webinar today. âConstruction is growing, but it is growing unevenly,â said Ken Simonson, chief economist for the Associated General Contractors of America. Simonson sees growth in [âŚ]
May 10, 2013
Roadbuilding
Senate EPW Committee introduces Water Resources Development Act to help Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund
The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee has introduced and approved the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), Governing.com reported. The legislation, brought on at least in part by the expansion of the Panama Canal, focuses on key points for waterway development such as project authorization, project delivery reforms, harbor maintenance, innovative financing and project [âŚ]
March 26, 2013
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