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Roadbuilding

Fort Hamer Bridge to open Oct. 18, 2017

The Fort Hamer Bridge, which spans the Manatee River in Manatee County, Florida, is set to open on October 18, 2017, the Bradenton Herald reports. Construction of the 2,318-foot bridge began in March 2015, with an expected completion date of the summer of 2017, but two inclement weather delays pushed the opening date back. However, […]

October 13, 2017

Roadbuilding

Scientists test new earthquake resistant bridge designs

Saiid Saiidi, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno, served as project leader in testing new bridge designs with connectors that he says can better withstand violent temblors and help speed reconstruction after a major quake causes damage, the Montreal Gazette reports. Scientists conducted tests using a “shake table” to […]

October 12, 2017

Roadbuilding

Linden Comansa crane to erect main pylon for Montreal bridge

A project to replace Montreal’s busiest bridge is getting some help from a Linden Comansa 21LC550 crane. The company began erecting the crane, which will be used to build the 588-foot-tall main pylon, on the deck of the bridge in September. The crane will stand 591 feet tall from the base of the pylon. The […]

October 10, 2017

Roadbuilding

Old Hunter Station Bridge demolished for PennDOT replacement project

In the video below, taken October 4, Demtech demolishes the last of the Old Hunter Station Bridge superstructure on Route 62, which spans the Allegheny River in Tionesta Township. The demolition was part of a $23.7 million Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) bridge replacement project, which involved the construction of a new bridge approximately 100 feet […]

October 9, 2017

Roadbuilding

Wooden pylons under old Tappan Zee Bridge catch fire

Wooden pylons underneath the old Tappan Zee Bridge caught fire early Tuesday morning, lohud.com reports. Firefighters and state police said they were called to the bridge at 5:25 a.m. after the burning pylons were reported. Fire boats responded, spraying the pylons with water from the Hudson River, while firefighters worked to douse the flames from […]

October 5, 2017

Roadbuilding

WSDOT project to help fish pass beneath highway

A project to remove a failing culvert and replace it with a wider bridge will help drivers in Wooster Creek, Washington, but also help the fish. During heavy rains, the culvert blocks water flow and causes the Spirit Lake Memorial Highway (State Route 504) to flood. Hamilton Construction won the contract for the $4.8 million […]

October 3, 2017

Roadbuilding

B.C.’s Silver Bridge to get seismic retrofit

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure awarded a $1 million contract to Seismic 2000 Construction Ltd. to seismically upgrade Silver Bridge on Highway 1 south of Duncan, British Columbia, Canada, the Ladysmith Chemainus Chronicle reports. The upgrade is scheduled to begin in late September and be completed sometime in the spring of 2018. “Retrofitting the […]

September 21, 2017

Roadbuilding

Penn. Turnpike to replace two bridges in less than two weeks

Call it a bridge-building blitz. The Pennsylvania Turnpike will replace two bridges within two weekends. The process known as accelerated bridge construction will save a year or more in construction time and cut costs, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission says. A similar process, though on a much larger scale, was used to replace the Interstate 85 […]

September 19, 2017

Roadbuilding

Idaho I-15 interchange project expected to bring 10,000 homes

Work will begin this fall on one of Idaho’s largest public-private partnerships, which will build a new interchange on Interstate 15 in the eastern part of the state and pave the way for 10,000 new homes, according to the Idaho Department of Transportation (IDT). Representatives of the six-member partnership broke ground Sept. 14 on the […]

September 19, 2017

Roadbuilding

Ill. bridge named for fallen Vietnam hero

The bridge on West Irving Park Road that crosses the Des Plaines River in Norridge, Ill., is now named the Corporal Donald W. Bollman Bridge, in memory of a Norridge resident who received the Bronze Star for valor, but lost his life fighting in the Vietnam War in 1967, the Chicago Tribune reports. In order […]

September 19, 2017

Roadbuilding

Mild winter cuts Ill. bridge replacement time by more than a year

The Tazewell County Highway Department reported that its new $4.4 million Manito Road bridge that spans the Mackinaw River on County Highway 16 in Illinois is open for service, according to the Washington Times-Reporter. On Sept. 8 crews removed barricades and equipment and placed raised reflectors on the center line after the 36-foot-wide bridge opened. […]

September 18, 2017

Roadbuilding

Crews launch steel support beams into place for Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge in Cal.

The Caltrans time-lapse video below shows the progress being made on Big Sur’s Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge, which has been closed to traffic for reconstruction of the bridge. The video was taken between Aug. 21 and Aug. 28, 2017 as crews launched the steel support beams that will support the new Highway 1 bridge into place. […]

September 14, 2017