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Golden Gate Bridge suicide deterrent needs more wind testing
A plan to add a suicide barrier and seismic upgrade to the Golden Gate Bridge requires more testing, as tests last month on a bridge model showed the center span being damaged by high winds coming in at an angle, The Marin Independent Journal reports. The bridge model, with the suicide-prevention netting and added earthquake […]
November 29, 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
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