Mon July 31, 2017
N.C. Goes to Court to Get Property for Coastal Bridge
COROLLA, N.C. (AP) North Carolina has gone to court to condemn property it wants to use for a bridge that would make it easier to get to the northern Outer Banks. The Daily Advance of Elizabeth City reported the state Transportation Department wants the property located off N.C....
Janet Moore and MaryJo Webster - Tue July 25, 2017
Minnesota Repairs Bridges Across the State with $2.5B Budget
Minnesota has repaired or replaced about 120 bridges in the past decade as part of a special funding program authorized after an Interstate 35W span plunged into the Mississippi River, killing 13 people and injuring 145 others....
Cindy Riley - Mon July 24, 2017
Bridge Deck Cruises Through Panama Canal
In dramatic fashion, an orthotropic deck shipped from Washington State via the Panama Canal has reached its final destination in New Jersey. The mid-July arrival marks a milestone for crews working on the Route 7 Wittpenn Bridge project, located within Jersey City and Kearny in Hudson County....
Thu July 20, 2017
Innovative Construction Technique Shaves Time Off CTDOT Construction Schedule
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) Commissioner Jim Redeker announced that as a result of innovative construction techniques, CTDOT has been able to shave off three months from the construction schedule for the new, replacement bridge that is being built over the West River along I-95 northbound and southbound, which connects New Haven and West Haven....
Thu July 20, 2017
New Hampshire Demolishes Historic 108-Year Old Bridge for Safety Reasons
HOOKSETT, N.H. (AP) A historic bridge in Hooksett, N.H., has been demolished for safety reasons. The 108-year-old Lilac Bridge on the Merrimack River was closed to traffic in 1976 but remained open to pedestrian traffic until this June....
Thu July 20, 2017
RIDOT Completes Pawtucket Ave. Bridge Ahead of Schedule
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has reopened the Pawtucket Avenue Bridge in East Providence approximately five weeks ahead of schedule. The bridge is located between Warren Avenue and Grosvenor Avenue and carries 23,000 vehicles per day on Pawtucket Avenue over the I-195 corridor....
Wed July 19, 2017
WYDOT Closes County Bridge for Removal, Replacement
As of July 5, The Wyoming Department of Transportation closed the Peru Cutoff Bridge over the railroad on County Road 4-37 near Green River Wrecking and Salvage Yard. Business accesses will be maintained over the duration of the project....
Tue July 18, 2017
TxDOT Makes Plans to Replace Two Bridges on U.S. 271
Two narrow bridges on U.S. 271 in northwest Titus County will be replaced over the next couple of years, according to plans approved in June by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). “We will be replacing the bridges crossing Ripley Creek and Ripley Creek Relief,” said Bill Compton, area engineer of TxDOT in Mount Pleasant....
Tue July 18, 2017
First Bridge Girders in Place for South Mountain Freeway
The Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway continues taking shape with the installation of bridge girders, together weighing more than two Boeing 747 jets, at the future interchange with 17th Avenue in the Ahwatukee Foothills....
Tue July 18, 2017
Reinforced Carbon Fiber Gives ADOT Crews New Tool for Bridge Repairs
The Arizona Department of Transportation has turned to a space-age technique to repair and strengthen girders on two Interstate 17 bridges in Phoenix. As a result, one of those bridges is no longer listed as structurally deficient....
