Wed October 11, 2017
Historic San Juan River Bridge to Be Decommissioned
SHIPROCK, NM (AP) An historic bridge that spans the San Juan River in northwestern New Mexico is slated to be decommissioned now that it has been deemed structurally deficient. The New Mexico Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration held a meeting on Sept....
Eric Olson - Mon October 09, 2017
Port St. Lucie to See Much-Needed River Crossing in Late 2019
Florida is famous for its rapid population growth as more and more people have chosen to leave the colder, northern states for the warmer climes of the Sunshine State. Miami, Jacksonville, Orlando and Tampa have all become major cities due to that growth, but many other lower-profile municipalities have also experienced such a large influx of new residents that their infrastructure has become overloaded....
Eric Olson - Wed October 04, 2017
Quad Cities See $1.2B Span Over Mississippi
It is hard to imagine a pair of structures more in need of replacement than the two that make up the Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge. More commonly known together as the Interstate 74 Bridge, the twin suspension spans transport about 80,000 vehicles across the Mississippi River each day between Bettendorf, Iowa and Moline, Ill....
Emily Buenzle - Mon October 02, 2017
Officials Watch as Crews Use Explosion to Demolish WWII-era Bridge
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other New York City and state officials watched early Oct. 1, as the Kosciuszko Bridge, which has connected Brooklyn and Queens since 1939, was demolished via an implosion, Curbed reported....
Brenda Ruggiero - Mon October 02, 2017
Pittsburgh's Andy Warhol Bridge Undergoes $25M Reno
The three “Sister Bridges” that are part of the Pittsburgh, Pa., city skyline are undergoing a major rehabilitation project, and the Andy Warhol (7th Street) Bridge is the first to undergo the process....
Wed September 27, 2017
ODOT Awards Contract for Historic Purcell/Lexington Bridge Replacement
In about two years' time, Oklahomans will see a modern four-lane bridge between Purcell and Lexington standing in place of the iconic, but problematic existing structure. Action taken by the Oklahoma Transportation Commission at its Sept....
Mon September 25, 2017
MDOT Speeds Up Plans for Bridges on Highway 14
YAZOO CITY, Miss. (AP) The Mississippi Department of Transportation said it is speeding up plans to repair two bridges that are important to farmers. The department recently reduced the weight limits on the two bridges on a rural stretch of Mississippi Highway 14....
Scott Sonner - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri September 22, 2017
Earthquake Lab Tests New Bridge Design After Mexico Quake
Scientists at a Nevada earthquake lab on Sept. 20, tested new bridge designs with connectors they say are innovative and created to better withstand violent temblors and speed reconstruction efforts after major quake damage....
Irwin Rapoport - Wed September 20, 2017
MDOT Spends $165M Upgrading Four Spans
Nearly one-third of the work has been completed on the Michigan Department of Transportation's $165 million 75 Rouge River-Detroit-Downriver Connection bridge project. It's an initiative that is repairing and upgrading four bridges that cross the Rouge River, vital railway lines and canals crucial to the auto and construction industry, and impact life in a residential/urban area in South End Detroit....
Wed September 13, 2017
Crews Set Final Steel Girders on Colorado Bridge
Crews began setting nine steel tub girders for the new Grand Avenue Bridge. The bridge closed on Aug. 14 and is scheduled to reopen later this fall. The bridge is the main connection for motorists from Interstate 70 to Colorado Highway 82....
