Emily Buenzle - Fri March 16, 2018
FIU Bridge Collapse Update: Details Emerge
Six people have died from the bridge collapse at Florida International University on March 15. Five people were pronounced dead at the scene, and a sixth died after being taken to the hospital, ABC News reported....
Thu March 15, 2018
Several Injured, Dead After Newly Constructed Bridge Collapses
Several people are dead after a newly installed 950-ft. pedestrian bridge located at 109th Ave. and 8th St. collapsed on the Florida International University campus in Miami March 15. Florida Highway Patrol Lt....
Thu March 15, 2018
CTDOT Opens Walk Bridge Welcome Center in Norwalk
On Feb. 27, 2018, the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) opened the Walk Bridge Welcome Center. The Welcome Center, located on the first floor of the Lock Building at 20 Marshall St. in South Norwalk, will serve as a central location for the Norwalk community to engage with the Walk Bridge Program: The Walk Railroad Bridge Replacement, CP243 Interlocking, and Danbury Branch Dockyard Projects....
Andrea Watts - CEG Correspondent - Thu March 15, 2018
MassDOT's $317M Whittier Bridge/I-95 Improvement Project in Final Phase
The five-year Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Whittier Bridge/I-95 Improvement project is now in its final six months. With the construction of the new Whittier Bridge complete, crews are removing the old bridge's foundations from the Merrimack River and paving the new lanes on I-95 within the project corridor....
Jennifer Rupp – CEG Correspondent - Tue March 13, 2018
Burnside Bridge: Portland's Lifeline Undergoes Repairs
In 2015, Multnomah County inspected the six Willamette River bridges it maintains to see if any of them need repairs or improvement. This study resulted in a report called the Willamette River Bridges Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)....
Thu March 08, 2018
Flood-Damaged 1800s Covered Bridge Undergoes Repairs
FLEMINGSBURG, Ky. (AP) A 19th century bridge in northeastern Kentucky is getting much-needed repairs after being damaged by flooding last year. The project will temporarily stabilize the Dover Covered Bridge in Mason County....
Emily Buenzle - Tue March 06, 2018
Historic Bridge Boasts Unique Construction
A historic bridge in River Falls, Wisc., might be small, but its construction is extraordinarily unique. The Swinging Bridge, which was built in 1925 by the Minneapolis Bridge Company, is one of just five pedestrian suspension bridges, according to the Wisconsin Historical Society, the River Falls Journal reported....
Mon March 05, 2018
MassDOT Proceeds on Bridge Replacement in Raynham
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation's Board of Directors gave approval Feb. 12 to award a contract for about $20 million to replace the highway bridge that carries vehicles on Route 44 over Route 24 in the southeastern town of Raynham....
Cindy Riley - Thu March 01, 2018
CTDOT Does Work in Advance of Larger Walk Bridge Replacement
As part of a much larger undertaking, the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is overseeing two key projects that will be completed in advance of the highly publicized Walk Railroad Bridge replacement....
Giles Lambertson – CEG Correspondent - Wed February 28, 2018
Repairing America's Highway Bridges
America's highway bridges need repair. Everyone agrees more money needs to be spent on them. So many bridges are “structurally deficient” that every local TV news team gets to pose a nervous-looking reporter on a local bridge and infer that the structure is apt to collapse the next time they drive across it — if it doesn't implode on camera under the weight of the reporter....
