Emily Buenzle - Mon October 30, 2017
CEO Finds Robotic Solution to Industry Labor Shortage
Steve Muck, CEO and chairman of Pennsylvania-based Brayman Construction Corp., has joined forces with Jeremy Searock, former technical program manager of Carnegie Mellon University's National Robotics Engineering Center, to find a robotics-based solution for the labor shortage in the construction industry....
David Porter - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri October 27, 2017
Mock Groundbreaking Highlights Bridge's Funding Issues
KEARNY, N.J. (AP) A mock groundbreaking near a century-old rail bridge highlighted the stalled funding for a massive project to replace it and build a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River into New York City....
Fri October 27, 2017
Hogan Announces Completion of Takoma Park Bridge
A month ahead of schedule, the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) recently completed the $12 million rehabilitation of the historic arch bridge that carries MD 195 (Carroll Avenue) over the Sligo Creek Parkway....
Thu October 26, 2017
Beck & Bellucci Bridges the Gaps in New Hampshire, Vermont
From the mountains to the highways. That's the path Achilles Bellucci and Allan Beck's company took on its way to becoming exclusive bridge constructors. In 1947, friends Bellucci and Beck teamed up to build some of the country's first ski lifts....
Wed October 25, 2017
OTC: I-40 Project Moves Forward, New 8-Year Plan, Awards $118M in Contracts
Highlights of the Oklahoma Transportation Commission's Oct. 2 meeting include approval of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation's rebalanced Eight-year Construction Work Plan, a report on the impacts of state funding cuts on planned projects, award of a major project on I-40 at Choctaw Rd....
Mike McCullough - Fri October 20, 2017
Bridge Day 2017 to Honor 40th Birthday of New River Gorge Bridge
FAYETTEVILLE, W. Va. — Orange signs placed along U.S. Route 19 show detour instructions for Oct 21, signaling another Bridge Day is finally here. Bridge Day 2017 will be particularly special as the iconic structure celebrates its 40th anniversary....
Emily Buenzle - Wed October 18, 2017
Bridge Construction Reaches Major Milestone
The center lift span of Maine's new Sarah Mildred Long Bridge was floated into place Oct. 18. The bridge piece travelled up the Piscataqua River between 6 and 9 a.m. Edge Radio reported. With help from the rising tide, the span will be lifted into place over its bearings, then around 11 a.m., the lift span will be lowered onto the bearings as the tide goes out, Maine DOT said....
CEG - Wed October 18, 2017
U.S. 169 Project Opens Ahead of Schedule
In the early morning darkness and damp cold of a Minnesota winter, crews closed off a 3,000 ft. long bridge deck of U.S. 169 carrying 90,000 daily motorists over an expansive wetland and small creek in the city of Edina....
The Associated Press - Thu October 12, 2017
Last Car Crosses Now-Closed Tappan Zee Bridge North of NYC
With a 1929 Model A Ford Phaeton making the final 3.1-mile journey across the Hudson River, the Tappan Zee Bridge in New York City's northern suburbs has officially closed. Much of the fanfare that accompanied the opening of an adjacent $3.9 billion twin-span named in honor of former New York Gov....
Emily Buenzle - Tue October 10, 2017
Old Bay Bridge Demolition Commences
Demolition of the last Marine Foundations of San Francisco's Old Bay Bridge will continue Oct. 14, 15 and 16, as the third and final phase of the project nears completion. Caltrans said it will demolish Piers E11, E12 and E13 of the 1936 concrete East Span with a series of controlled, underwater implosions, which will last less than 10 seconds....
