Associated Press - Wed June 15, 2022
Officials Announce West Seattle Bridge Could Reopen By Fall
SEATTLE (AP) The West Seattle Bridge could finally reopen this fall after it was abruptly closed in 2020, bringing relief to the residents of Seattle's southwest peninsula. The city's department of transportation said recently it's planning for the week of Sept....
CEG - Thu June 09, 2022
Crews Rebuild Critical Spans for 16@95 Project in Georgia
Construction crews and the Georgia Department of Transportation are making considerable progress on a $295 million project just outside of Savannah. At the point where I-95 crosses over I-16, just a few miles west of downtown Savannah, crews are clearing benchmarks for a major construction project, primarily along I-16, to keep traffic moving safely and efficiently....
GDOT - Mon June 06, 2022
GDOT Awards $182.2M in New Projects in April, $50M for Roadwork in May
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) awarded more than $182.2 million for 17 projects statewide in April, the agency announced May 31. According to the department, 47 percent of the money went to bridge projects, while 44 percent is earmarked for road resurfacing efforts....
Orangeburg Times and Democrat - Thu June 02, 2022
Work to Begin On $12M Upgrades to Orangeburg, S.C., Corridor
In the shadow of a pedestrian bridge that bears his wife's name, South Carolina Congressman James Clyburn helped break ground May 31 in Orangeburg, S.C., for a new project designed to give pedestrians and bicyclists a safe, beautiful corridor within the city, located southeast of Columbia....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu June 02, 2022
Mosites Construction Leads Roberto Clemente Bridge Rehabilitation
The Roberto Clemente (Sixth Street) Bridge in Pittsburgh, Pa., is undergoing a $34.4 million bridge rehabilitation project for the Department of Public Works. The contract was awarded to Mosites Construction and Development Company of Robinson, Pa., for a total amount of $34,477,777....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu June 02, 2022
Cianbro Leads Reconstruction of Veranda Street Bridge in Portland, Maine
MaineDOT used the Accelerate Bridge Construction technique to reconstruct the Veranda Street bridge in Portland as the key part of a project that will be completed later this year. Using the ABC technique, the old Veranda Street bridge was demolished on April 22 and the new bridge opened on April 25....
International Business Times & CNN - Wed June 01, 2022
VIDEO: Record-Setting Glass-Bottomed Bridge Spans Across Vietnam Gorge
A mountain resort in Vietnam has opened a bridge featuring a walkway made of glass over a beautiful gorge to attract thrill-seeking tourists, the third such span in the Southeast Asian country. The difference with this feat of engineering is that it has been certified by Guinness World Records as being the longest bridge of its kind in the world at 2,073 ft....
CEG - Tue May 31, 2022
Orion Marine Group, SDOT Earn Award Honors for Fairview Avenue Bridge Project
The Orion Marine Group, along with the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), are celebrating the accolades of a job well done. The American Public Works Association (APWA) recently awarded the Fairview Avenue N Bridge project The National Public Works Project of the Year and the The Washington State Chapter Public Works Project of the Year award....
WGME-TV - Thu May 26, 2022
Decade After Bridge Was Demolished, Maine Town Hopes for New One Soon
A new timeline has been established to restore a vital link between two communities on the Maine-New Hampshire border after they were cut off more than 10 years ago. Back in 2012, the span over Salmon Falls River that connected the New Bridge Road in Lebanon, Maine to Milton, N.H., was demolished after it was deemed unsafe....
ODOT/KYTC - Wed May 25, 2022
Ohio, Kentucky to Improve Brent Spence Bridge Corridor
The Brent Spence Bridge Corridor (BSBC) improvement project is hitting another milestone as the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) requested proposals from consultants to support contract administration, public outreach, project management and control tasks necessary to manage the eventual design-build project....
