Tag: structurally deficient bridges

Roadbuilding

Iowa DOT reduced number of structurally deficient bridges to 46 by end of 2018

Iowa has been ranked as one of the worst states for structurally deficient bridges; however, the Iowa Dept. of Transportation is actively working to fix it.

December 13, 2018

Roadbuilding

$4 million in bridge repair grants offered in Neb.

The Nebraska Department of Transportation has $4 million to distribute in the state to replace and repair structurally deficient bridges. The NDOT is asking for counties to submit proposals for the grants, which require a 45 percent local government match. To be eligible for the program, bridges must meet the following criteria: Deemed structurally deficient […]

October 16, 2017

Roadbuilding

ARTBA: Structurally deficient bridge numbers drop, spending up in last 10 years

In an analysis of progress made on repairing U.S. bridges in the 10 years since the Interstate 35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) says the number of structurally deficient bridges have dropped by 24.5 percent, while the value of construction has increased 39 percent. While this is positive, […]

August 2, 2017

Roadbuilding

PennDOT plans to replace 20 structurally deficient bridges in Lancaster County in 2017

A report released by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) on Feb. 15 lists Pennsylvania as second among the states with structurally deficient bridges. In effort to bring that number down, PennDOT is planning to replace 20 bridges in Lancaster County in 2017 at an average cost of $1.59 million apiece, Lancaster Online reports. “We’ve been chipping away […]

February 28, 2017

Roadbuilding

ARTBA: Number of U.S. structurally deficient bridges drops to 55,710

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) analysis of the 2016 National Bridge Inventory from the Federal Highway Administration shows the number of structurally deficient bridges in the U.S. has dropped to 55,710 from 58,500 shown in the previous report. Even though the figure has dropped, this still represents 1,276 miles of structurally deficient […]

February 16, 2017

Roadbuilding

Two New Jersey bridges set for $2.8 million rehab in Dec.

Mercer County, New Jersey, officials reported that two of the county’s bridges deemed structurally deficient will soon get some much-needed rehabilitation work, NJ.com reports. County Department of Transportation and Infrastructure officials issued a statement reporting that work would begin on Monday, Dec. 5, 2016. “The bridges are in poor condition due to the superstructure defects that […]

November 30, 2016

Roadbuilding

Penn. county will use P3 to replace 33 structurally deficient bridges

Pennsylvania transportation officials will be watching Northampton County for the next few years as it begins a program to replace or repair more than a fourth of its bridges. The Morning Call reports that the county’s General Purpose Authority will award a Private-Public Partnership (P3) contract to replace 33 structurally deficient bridges in record time, while locking in the county’s costs. […]

September 16, 2016

Roadbuilding

FIU’s Azizinamini lobbies USDOT, Congress for accelerated bridge construction

Atorod Azizinamini, who heads up Florida International University’s (FIU) College of Engineering & Computing research on Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC), made a presentation of recent ABC findings before the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) on June 23, according to an FIU news release. The goals of the presentation were to encourage the department to place greater emphasis on ABC, which […]

July 1, 2016

Roadbuilding

Poor bridge ranking sparks Iowa group’s calls for more DOT funding

The advocacy group Progress Iowa says Iowans are driving on some of the worst bridges in the country, kcrg.com reports. The group is calling on state lawmakers to provide more funding to the Iowa Department of Transportation for bridge inspections, after the legislature cut nearly $5 million from this year’s DOT budget. “Iowa is now number one […]

May 25, 2016

Roadbuilding

Rhode Island DOT will replace structurally deficient bridges with slide-in construction

In 2014, data from the Federal Highway Administration ranked Rhode Island as the worst of the 50 states for structurally deficient bridges. With so many of its bridges needing to be rebuilt, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is planning to use a faster method for reconstruction. WPRI.com reports that reconstruction will begin with the McCormick Quarry Bridge in East Providence, which […]

April 28, 2016

Roadbuilding

ARTBA report highlights structurally deficient bridges in Wisc., warrants more and better funding

A report by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) shows a need to change how Wisconsin funds highway and bridge projects. According to wrn.com, the study found that approximately 9 percent of Wisconsin’s bridges are structurally deficient. Wisconsin Transportation Development Association President Jerry Derr tells the news agency that the state does an excellent job of […]

April 15, 2016

Roadbuilding

Rhode Island inspections reveal 28 bridges in critical condition

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation found 230 structurally deficient bridges in it’s inspections—28 of which were said to have “critical findings.” According to NBC 10, RIDOT began inspecting the state’s bridges back in May and discovered it would cost millions of dollars to temporarily fix the 28 bridges in critical condition. “We’re taking measures […]

September 2, 2015