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Tag: Skagit River bridge
Roadbuilding
Several deficiencies exposed in Skagit River Bridge collapse
Several deficiencies have been exposed following the collapse of Skagit River Bridge on Interstate-5 near Mt. Vernon, Wash. The collapse happened when the bridge was struck by a truck carrying an oversized load. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found a series of problems after investigating the collapse. First and foremost, the driver of the […]
July 22, 2014
Roadbuilding
AP analysis deems 7,795 bridges both structurally deficient and fracture critical
A recent Associated Press analysis of 607,380 bridges in the most recent federal National Bridge Inventory has proven 7,795 — 1.2 percent — of those bridges to be both structurally deficient and fracture critical. The report also found that 65,605 of the bridges were classified only as “structurally deficient,” while 20,808 were found to be […]
September 19, 2013
Construction Equipment
One percent of U.S. bridges are both fracture critical and structurally deficient
A recent report from the Associated Press analyzing the 607,380 bridges in the most recent federal National Bridge Inventory found that 7,795, 1.2 percent, of them are both structurally deficient and fracture critical. Structurally deficient bridges are those in need of repair or replacing because one of its components has advanced deterioration. Fracture critical bridges […]
September 18, 2013
Roadbuilding
Crews move I-5 permanent replacement span into place
[Correction: The article previously noted that WSDOT expects work to be completed in early October. It has been edited to reflect the correct time frame, in mid November.) The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) announced Sunday that the permanent replacement bridge for the Interstate 5 Skagit River Bridge opened to traffic over the weekend. […]
September 16, 2013
Roadbuilding
66,000 U.S. bridges classified as deficient in 2013
Following Transportation for America’s release of a report stating that one in nine bridges is classified as structurally deficient, CNN Money has created an interactive map to demonstrate the amount of deficient bridges in each state in 2013. According to CNN Money’s report, the average lifespan of a bridge in the U.S. is 50 years. […]
June 24, 2013
Roadbuilding
I-5 temporary span opens to traffic
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) announced this morning that the Interstate 5 temporary span is now open to traffic, though the bridge has some restrictions. WSDOT is routing freight haulers carrying oversize or overweight loads around the temporary section of the bridge; maps and details about those detours are available at wsdot.wa.gov/Construction/PugetSound/detourmap. Vehicles […]
June 19, 2013
Roadbuilding
USDOT to release $15.6 million for I-5 bridge
Washington State Senator Patty Murray said on Thursday that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) will releasing $15.6 million of the federal share for repair of the Interstate 5 bridge in Washington State that collapsed into the Skagit River three weeks ago, according to the Daily Journal and The Associated Press. Murray said outgoing Transportation […]
June 14, 2013
Roadbuilding
I-5 bridge expected to reopen in mid-June
Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) announced Monday that it plans to have the Interstate 5 Skagit River Bridge temporary span open sometime next week. The bridge has been closed since a portion of it collapsed into the Skagit River last month when a large truck struck a steel support. Crews working for WSDOT have […]
June 11, 2013
Roadbuilding
Senate Appropriations Committee to discuss I-5 bridge collapse
The Senate Committee on Appropriations during a hearing on Thursday will discuss the Interstate 5 bridge collapse that occurred in Washington State last month, according to AASHTO Journal. The hearing, “Crumbling Infrastructure: Examining the Challenges of our Outdated and Overburdened Highways and Bridges,” will look at the bridge collapse in the context of the overall […]
June 10, 2013
Roadbuilding
U.S. infrastructure spending has sharply declined in past five years
The collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River in Washington State has sparked a number of conversations about infrastructure spending in the United States. Though the Skagit River Bridge was only considered functionally obsolete rather than structurally deficient (meaning it was built to older standards but not necessarily unsafe), some reports point […]
May 29, 2013
Roadbuilding
Washington governor announces I-5 bridge replacement plan
Washington State Governor Jay Inslee has announced the state’s plan to temporarily replace the collapsed portion of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River. A portion of the bridge collapsed Thursday night after an oversize truck struck an overhead steel support. The temporary four-lane bridge will carry I-5 traffic over the Skagit River at […]
May 28, 2013
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