Tag: bridge engineers

Roadbuilding

Firm blamed for deadly FIU pedestrian bridge collapse suspended from federal contracts

The FHWA has notified FIGG Bridge Engineers that it has been suspended and is being proposed for a 10-year debarment from federally funded projects.

August 17, 2020

Roadbuilding

Oklahoma DOT using ShakeCast to develop bridge inspection protocol following earthquakes

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) is using the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) ShakeCast program to help inspectors develop a protocol for inspecting bridges following an earthquake. Oklahoma has experienced an increase in both the number and severity of earthquakes over the past seven years, during which time there was “cosmetic damage” found following a […]

August 10, 2017

Roadbuilding

Lattatudes

The ultimate cost of a continued delay will almost certainly far outstrip the cost of finding adequate funding.

November 12, 2011