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Several I-15 bridge projects in Idaho to be completed by late October

Several bridges on Interstate 15 between Blackfoot and Idaho Falls in Bingham County, Idaho, will be repaired or upgraded in a series of projects that are now underway and should be completed by late October, the Idaho State Journal reports. According to the report, the work is being funded by new revenue approved by the Idaho Legislature in 2015. Once […]

July 22, 2016

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Mass. lawmakers want to focus funding on repairing small bridges

Massachusetts lawmakers want to start a new “Small Bridge Program” to focus on repairing municipally owned bridges less than 20 feet in length that don’t qualify for federal funding and rural towns can’t afford to repair, wwlp.com reports. These bridges don’t qualify for federal funding because of their size, and many rural towns can’t afford fix them. “Anyone of […]

July 14, 2016

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S. Carolina DOT slates 10 bridges for replacement

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has slated 10 substandard bridges on state roads in Pickens County to be replaced, thanks to the roads legislation adopted by the Legislature this year, Greenville Online reports. The new legislation will generate $950 million over the next 10 years to replace 400 deficient bridges statewide and will allow the agency […]

July 8, 2016

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One worker dead, one injured after truck hits arm of lift at bridge work site

On July 1, two men who were working on the Fauntleroy Expressway Bearing Pad Replacement Project under the West Seattle Bridge were injured when a box truck traveling on a bridge off-ramp hit the arm of the lift in which they were working, KIRO 7 reports. Both men were knocked out of the lift basket by the impact. One man, who was wearing […]

July 7, 2016

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Florida DOT announces work on 3 Jacksonville bridges

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) announced plans to work on three Jacksonville bridges, News 4 Jax reports. Work on the Ortega River Bridge has already begun, and work will begin soon on Dames Point Bridge and Hart Bridge. Preliminary work on the Ortega River Bridge on Roosevelt Boulevard (U.S. 17) began in early June and is […]

July 4, 2016

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Iowa DOT says lack of funding responsible for No. 1 ranking in deficient bridges

A 2016 report from the American Road and Transportation Builders Association ranked Iowa no. 1 in the country for structurally deficient bridges. Of the approximately 5,000 deficient bridges in the state, approximately 400 of them are closed. “Funding is the main issue, you know,” Scott Neubauer with the Iowa Department of Transportation told KCCI TV. “The locals need more money […]

June 28, 2016

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Two bridges in Chippewa Falls, Wisc., undergo reconstruction

Two bridges in Chippewa Falls, Wisc.–the Veterans Memorial Bridge on Main Street and the Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge on Spring Street—will undergo reconstruction in this month, according to a report in The Chippewa Herald. Work on the Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge started June 6, and work on the Veterans Memorial Bridge is scheduled to start June […]

June 10, 2016

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Tennessee General Assembly votes to increase county roads, bridges funding

There’s a lot of road work ahead for county roads and bridges in Tennessee. The Tennessee General Assembly voted to triple the amount of funding allotted for county roads and bridges with an additional $42 million to divide between the counties, whjl.com reports. It also voted to allow counties to pay only 2 percent of the cost for road and bridge […]

June 6, 2016

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Las Vegas spending $20 million on seismic updates to bridges on I-15

While engineers try to figure out why a bridge in Oklahoma failed so easily when it was hit by a truck on May 19, highway workers in Las Vegas are busy making sure their bridges are safe. According to 3 News Las Vegas, several Interstate 15 bridges are receiving $20 million worth of seismic updates. “We are wrapping […]

May 27, 2016

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How this carbon fiber donut quickly repairs bridges damaged by earthquakes

Researchers at the University of Utah say they have developed a method that not only greatly reduces the amount of time it takes to repair bridges damaged in earthquakes, but also can provide reinforcement against such damages on bridges that have not yet been impacted. The process, developed by a team of researchers led by U of […]

May 5, 2016

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Pennsylvania P3 Board approves bridge, transit projects

The Pennsylvania Public-Private Partnership (P3) Board recently approved projects that will improve 34 bridges in Northampton County and assist in “transit development” at a Middletown train station. “Public-private partnerships are one way that we can leverage private-sector ideas and resources to improve transportation in our state,” Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary and P3 Board […]

December 4, 2015

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Texas DOT bridge worker dangles from nearly 200 feet before being rescued in Houston

A Texas Department of Transportation subcontractor had to be rescued after he fell while working under the Houston Slip Channel Bridge and was left dangling below. According to KPRC in Houston, Rex Godsey was doing maintenance work when he slipped and fell October 7. Still attached to his safety harness, he dangled 175 feet above the Houston […]

October 12, 2015