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More than 200 Washington bridges are fracture-critical
More than 200 of Washington state’s bridges are classified as fracture-critical and could collapse if a key component of the bridge fails, according to KUOW. Of those bridges, at least three have been struck multiple times in the past five years, putting the bridges at a higher risk of collapsing. The Interstate 5 span that […]
July 17, 2013
The I-5 bridge that collapsed into the Skagit River in May was classified as fracture-critical. (Photo: modified from Cole Wagoner / Twitter)
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How collapsed I-5 bridge was reopened with a temporary span
Traffic is once again flowing over Washington state’s Skagit River as a temporary span has been set in place on the Interstate 5 bridge that suffered a partial collapse last month. According to our sister site Better Roads, the Washington State Department of Transportation reopened the bridge with restrictions. Vehicles traveling across are limited to […]
June 19, 2013
The temporary span of the partially collapsed Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River in Washington state has opened to traffic.
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Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation discusses infrastructure investment at bridge collapse hearing
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies met Thursday for a hearing, where the committee examined the Interstate 5 bridge collapse in the context of the overall status of the nation’s transportation infrastructure. AASHTO Journal reported that Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) chaired the hearing, “Crumbling Infrastructure: Examining the Challenges […]
June 18, 2013
Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) speaks about U.S. infrastructure at Thursday’s bridge collapse hearing.
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 The hearing, “Crumbling Infrastructure: Examining the Challenges of our Outdated and Overburdened Highways and Bridges,” will look at the bridge collapse in the context of the overall […]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
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Roadbuilding
Lawmaker proposes bridge safety hearing
Representative Janice Hahn (D-CA) has called for Congress to hold a hearing on bridge safety when the return from recess, The Hill reported. The request follows last week’s Interstate 5 bridge collapse in Washington State as well as bridge collapse this week in Missouri that resulted from two trains colliding and striking a supporting pillar. […]
May 30, 2013
Rep. Janice Hahn
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
A portion of the Interstate 5 bridge collapsed into the Skagit River in Washington State Thursday. (Photo: AP/Elaine Thompson via The Huffington Post)
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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
Visualization of the Skagit River Bridge temporary replacement (Photo: WSDOT / Flickr)
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2013’s bridges: A Skagit River reminder
Did the collapse of the I-5 bridge across the Skagit River in Washington State demonstrate a need for increased investing in our increasingly substandard transportation infrastructure, particularly bridges? One argument says no. Then it sort of says yes as well. “No” in that the bridge was not failing and in desperate need of repair. “Yes” […]
May 28, 2013
(Photo: NTSB / Twitter)
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Washington’s I-5 bridge collapse highlights need for infrastructure funding
Thursday night, a truck with an oversized load struck a portion of the I-5 bridge near Seattle, Washington, sending a section of the bridge and three drivers tumbling into the Skagit River below, according to our sister site Better Roads. Thankfully, no one was killed in the collapse, but rescue teams are searching the river […]
May 24, 2013
I-5 bridge collapse
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Congestion relief on I-5 earns Washington State DOT national kudos
A local partnership that quickly helped alleviate a sudden traffic snarl on Interstate 5 between Lacey and DuPont in Washington state is now getting national attention, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). A little more than a year ago, I-5 commuters headed north from Lacey found themselves sitting in 9-mile backups, doubling, […]
September 19, 2011
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Congestion relief on I-5 earns Washington State DOT national kudos
A local partnership that quickly helped alleviate a sudden traffic snarl on Interstate 5 between Lacey and DuPont in Washington state is now getting national attention, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). A little more than a year ago, I-5 commuters headed north from Lacey found themselves sitting in 9-mile backups, doubling, […]
September 19, 2011
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