Bridges

Mon November 20, 2017

Honeyville I-15 Bridge Demolition Work Under Way

The Utah Department of Transportation advises that the bridge over I-15, at the Honeyville (SR-240) Interchange in Box Elder County, closed Nov. 13, and east/west traffic on SR-240 will be embargoed until next spring....

Irwin Rapoport - Mon November 20, 2017

Zachry Construction Replaces Two Bridges in Raleigh, N.C.

Zachry Construction Corporation began construction of the North Carolina Department of Transportation's (NCDOT) $36.9 million Capital Boulevard Bridge replacement project in September 2016. Crews are replacing two bridges in Raleigh — one on Capital Boulevard (U.S....

Tue November 14, 2017

Bridge Partnership Program Marks 200th Opening

State, federal, and local leaders officially cut the ribbon on the Bagdad Road bridge over the Rocky River. It is the 200th bridge completed under a program between the Ohio Department of Transportation and local government partners....

Mon November 13, 2017

Mathis Bridge/Route 37 Eastbound Closes Through Spring

New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials reminded motorists the Mathis Bridge/Route 37 eastbound is scheduled to be closed through the spring for the start of the third and final winter construction season to complete a deck replacement project....

Brenda Ruggiero - Mon November 13, 2017

$20M Restoration Under Way on Pittsburgh Bridge

Rehabilitation work is currently being done on the only parallel cable suspension bridge within the state of Pennsylvania. The project involves the Philip Murray Bridge (South 10th Street) in Pittsburgh, and is under the direction of the Department of Public Works....

Fri November 10, 2017

Virginia CTB Awards $414.9M in Contracts

The Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) approved two contracts at its monthly meeting on Oct. 24 totaling $414.9 million for maintenance and construction projects in the Virginia Department of Transportation's (VDOT) Hampton Roads and Salem districts....

Cindy Riley - Thu November 09, 2017

$44M VTrans Project Replaces Two Rockingham Bridges

In Windham County, Vt., construction crews are making significant progress on the $44 million Rockingham Bridge 24N and 24S project, which will replace the existing bridges with two new structures. The current bridges were constructed in the early 1960s and rehabilitated in 1988....

Tue November 07, 2017

National Association Honors Interstate 15 Bridge Project

A national industry group has honored the Arizona Department of Transportation's $30 million rehabilitation of an Interstate 15 bridge through the rugged Virgin River Gorge in far northwestern Arizona....

Brenda Ruggiero - Wed November 01, 2017

MDOT SHA Uses Innovation to Replace Bridge

The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) is using an innovative approach to maintain traffic during the construction of a bridge replacement project in Hereford, Md., in Baltimore County....

Wed November 01, 2017

Tide Floats Sarah Mildred Long Span Into Place

The float-in of the lift span for the new Sarah Mildred Long Bridge, which connects Kittery, Maine, and Portsmouth, N.H., across the Piscataqua River, took place the morning of Oct. 18. On Oct. 17, the navigational channel was closed to all vessels — from kayaks to tankers — within a 300-yd....