Arizona Department of Transportation - Fri December 28, 2018
Girders Set for Two South Mountain Freeway Interchanges
As the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway advances, bridge girders were installed last month at two of the 14 planned traffic interchanges, marking the first time on this Arizona Department of Transportation project that these massive support beams were set at two interchanges in the same week....
Associated Press - Thu December 27, 2018
Fifteen Aging Bridges on the Erie Canal Set for Repair Work
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - New York state will embark next year on a multi-year project that will make tens of millions of dollars in repairs to aging bridges spanning the Erie Canal in western New York. The Democrat and Chronicle of Rochester reported that the Department of Transportation will spend as much as $50 million to fix 15 trusses and lift bridges located in Monroe, Orleans and Wayne counties....
AASHTO Journal - Wed December 26, 2018
VIDEO: RIDOT Taps 'Bridge-In-A-Backpack' System for Replacement Project
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation said it wrapped up its $3.6 million Railroad Avenue Bridge replacement project seven-months ahead of schedule due to the use of a "Bridge-In-A-Backpack" system developed at the University of Maine and commercially offered by Advanced Infrastructure Technologies....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed December 26, 2018
MnDOT Highway Project Aims at Defeating Floods
The Minnesota Department of Transportation's (MnDOT) $31.4 million New Ulm Gateway Project is replacing two bridges — the Minnesota River and Front Street Bridges north of New Ulm — and constructing a new one at an interchange being built at Highways 14 and 15 and Nicollet County Road 21....
PennDOT - Thu December 20, 2018
PennDOT Announces Replacement of More Than 500 Poor Spans
A significant project to replace 558 poor-condition bridges statewide is nearly complete, with 511 completed and open to traffic in the state's public-private partnership (P3) for bridges, the Rapid Bridge Replacement project, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Leslie S....
Niagra Falls Bridge Commission - Thu December 20, 2018
$90M Plaza Modernization Project at Lewiston-Queenston Bridge Begins
Sen. Chuck Schumer and the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission (NFBC) officially announced the commencement of construction activity on Phase Two of the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge's U.S. Customs Plaza modernization as part of a major three phase project to enhance operational efficiency and functionality at one of the busiest ports of entry along the U.S.-Canada border....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Wed December 12, 2018
Crews Race Time in R.R. Bridge Rebuild
This fall, Fay, an i+iconUSA Company, managed the design-build replacement of the Flat Rock River Bridge in Columbus, Ind., completing the project in only 50 hours, well in advance of a 96-hour outage deadline....
Mon December 10, 2018
Officials Ask Coast Guard to End Opening of Portal Bridge During Rush Hour
Following a series of malfunctions of the 100-year-old Portal Bridge, which has created horrendous delays for tens of thousands of commuters, U.S. Sen.Bob Menendez, Sen. Cory Booker and Gov. Phil Murphy called on the head of the United States Coast Guard to immediately cease openings of the bridge for maritime traffic during rush hours....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu December 06, 2018
Two Down, Two to Go for East Hartford $22M Bridge Rehabilitation Project
Two down, two to go is the progress report for the Connecticut Department of Transportation bridge rehabilitation project that completed the second bridge in East Hartford, Conn., on Oct. 19 and will complete two more next year....
Massachusetts Department of Transportation - Wed December 05, 2018
Baker-Polito Admin. Announces $40M in Additional Local Road, Bridge Funding
The Baker-Polito Administration announced that $40 million in additional funding will be provided to cities and towns in Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) for road construction and transportation improvement projects....
