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Roadbuilding
In the Persian Gulf: It’s art. It’s a bridge.
There is this bridge. And it is something to see. The Sheikh Zayed Bridge joins Abu Dhabi Island to the mainland on the southern shore of the Persian Gulf, and it is an excellent example of the seamless coming together of design, engineering and construction within a single transportation project. New photos from London company […]
April 10, 2013
Roadbuilding
Kirk Landers: Editor Emeritus
Several states are offering sponsorship opportunities for highways and bridges to private corporations.
January 9, 2013
Construction Equipment
“Flying” bridge will spice up Miami skyline
In order to create a more “visually appealing” exit and entrance to downtown Miami, the Florida Department of Transportation is planning on constructing a “flying” bridge on Interstate 395.
November 1, 2012
Roadbuilding
How come we can get trucks to Mars but not under low bridges on earth?
It’s surprising how little oversight there is in the use of GPS devices in a moving vehicle. Maybe you see that as a good, free-market, thing, or maybe worry about where it’s taking our driving future. New York Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer says GPS is possibly the cause of a lot of big trucks crashing […]
September 27, 2012
Technology
Put these bridge guys to work
Inside the Convention Center downtown Pittsburgh some really impressive American bridge technology. Outside, old bridges. Its frustrating, to put it mildly,to see so much know-how and capabiity being underused. I know, I know, I bleed reauthorization. But America’s bridges keep aging and we are far too slow to address the problem on the job. This […]
June 11, 2012
Roadbuilding
Better Bridges
A sharp decline in bat numbers prompts Oregon’s Department of Transporation to build habitats into bridges.
May 8, 2011
Roadbuilding
Indiana fully invests highway, bridge stimulus funds
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) it has fully advertised or awarded all $658 million of Indiana’s highway and bridge allocation under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The Recovery Act has funded 1,082 transportation projects spread across all 92 counties, with 62 percent of the funds invested in economically distressed counties. “While the full […]
February 10, 2010
Roadbuilding
Mississippi DOT awards Granite Construction $22.4 million bridge demolition project
WATSONVILLE, Calif.–Granite Construction Company has been awarded a $22.4 million contract by the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) for the demolition of the U.S. 82 Greenville Bridge located approximately 100 miles northwest of Jackson, Mississippi. The scope of the project includes demolition and removal of the 2.25-mile steel through-truss bridge that spans the Mississippi River. […]
January 13, 2010
Maintenance
Bridge company honored for hybrid-composite beam (HCB) bridge
HC Bridge Company, LLC has announced that the Lockport Township Highway Department, in conjunction with Teng & Associates, Inc., was selected to receive a national engineering honor award from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) for the new High Road Bridge.  The project, located over Long Run Creek in Lockport Township, Ill, serves […]
January 5, 2010
Roadbuilding
Bridge Managers Say Stimulus Has Provided a Boost But Funding Remains Insufficient
Despite the high number of sub-standard bridges throughout the nation, bridge engineers remain optimistic they will be able to reduce number of deficient bridges TUSCALOOSA, Ala., November 4, 2009—Although a shockingly high number of bridges in the United States remain sub-standard, highway and bridge engineers are optimistic about reducing the number of structurally deficient (SD) […]
November 4, 2009
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