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Roadbuilding
WVDOT remembers fatal Silver Bridge collapse that led to national inspection program
Fifty years ago, the collapse of the Silver Bridge in Pt. Pleasant, West Virginia, killed 46 people and resulted in the country creating the National Bridge Inspection Program. On December 15, a large crowd, including victims’ relatives, gathered to remember the victims and recognize the inspection program that is “saving thousands of lives across the […]
December 19, 2017
Roadbuilding
East End Crossing opens to traffic, renamed as Lewis and Clark Bridge
The East End Crossing, the second half of the Ohio River Bridges project, has opened to traffic and has been renamed the Lewis and Clark Bridge. “Louisville and the surrounding region has needed these bridges for years,” says Deputy Federal Highway Administrator David Kim. “By reducing congestion, the East End Crossing and its massive partner […]
December 20, 2016
Roadbuilding
Last piece of East End Bridge spanning Ohio River set in place
The video below, released by the Ohio River Bridges Project, shows time-lapse footage of the last three months of construction on the East End Bridge that began in the summer of 2013. The final bridge piece was lifted into place by a crane on Monday, August 29. The 2,500-foot, cable-stayed bridge, which stretches across the Ohio River between Kentucky […]
September 6, 2016
Roadbuilding
Drone footage of Louisville’s ongoing East End Bridge construction
The drone video footage below from the  Louisville-Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project offers a look at ongoing construction of the cable-stayed East End Bridge over the Ohio River, part of the East End Crossing project that began in the summer of 2013. The project, which will connect the east end of Louisville, near Prospect, to southern […]
August 8, 2016
Roadbuilding
Traffic expected to begin crossing Louisville’s Downtown Crossing in January
Under construction for more than two years and in the works for decades the Downtown Crossing in Louisville, Kentucky, is expected to be open for traffic in the beginning of 2016. According to WAVE 3 News, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is right on schedule to have two-way traffic moving across the new bridge, which spans the Ohio River, […]
September 8, 2015
Roadbuilding
Drone footage shows progress from 4 angles at $1.27B Ohio River East End Crossing project
The billion-dollar Ohio River Bridges Project is still more than a year from completion, but the team behind it sent up a drone to capture footage and give an update on the progress. The Ohio River Bridges project, which is under construction by the WVB East End Partners, will connect the east end of Louisville, Kentucky, to southern […]
August 6, 2015
Roadbuilding
First vehicles cross new Milton-Madison Bridge
One week after the record-breaking slide of the Milton-Madison Bridge, vehicles are now able to drive across the span connecting Milton, Ky. and Madison, Ind. across the Ohio River. The span, which opened Thursday evening, replaces a bridge that was built in 1929. The new structure will allow large trucks to travel across for the first […]
April 21, 2014
Roadbuilding
Watch these crews slide a half-mile, 30 million-pound bridge into place over the Ohio River
Construction crews have completed a record-breaking bridge slide over the Ohio River. Related: VIDEO: Portland engineers use dish soap to move century-old bridge At nearly a half-mile in length and weighing in at more than 30 million pounds, the Milton-Madison bridge is a new steel truss bridge that replaces a span originally built in 1929. […]
April 15, 2014
Construction Equipment
Crews pull half-mile, 30 million-pound bridge into place in record-breaking slide
Construction crews have completed a record-breaking bridge slide over the Ohio River. At nearly a half-mile in length and weighing in at more than 30 million pounds, the Milton-Madison bridge is a new steel truss bridge that replaces a span originally built in 1929. It is now the largest bridge in North America (perhaps the […]
April 14, 2014
Roadbuilding
Guest Blog: 5 Reasons Bridges Fail
Human beings are creatures of overcoming obstacles. Out of necessity, we have built bridges to connect islands, places, cities and most importantly, the hearts of men. Because of the amazing urge for innovation, our history has seen the evolution of bridges, from simple plank of wood to the sophisticated engineering marvel and design. As wonderful […]
November 22, 2013
Roadbuilding
Downtown Crossing construction begins
Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear and Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Secretary Mike Hancock on Tuesday broke ground on the $1.3 billion Downtown Crossing. The federally funded second half of the Ohio River Bridges project is expected to carry more than 242,000 motorists daily. The Ohio River Bridges project–one of the largest projects […]
June 20, 2013
Roadbuilding
The Man Who Slides Bridges
Any story is valuable if it can show us how to do our work better. And especially when that work is big, massively expensive, part of our daily lives and paid for by tax dollars. For example, an old bridge that serves as a temporary route while the new bridge is being built. Better Roads […]
April 8, 2013
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