CEG - Wed July 21, 2021
Rhode Island Begins Work on Phase Two of Newport Pell Bridge Approaches
Federal, state and local officials gathered July 16 on the long Claiborne Pell Bridge off-ramp in Newport, R.I., for the groundbreaking of work to reconfigure the structure's approaches, the second phase of a total $84.9 million project that began in 2020....
Dick Rohland – CEG Correspondent - Wed July 21, 2021
Ames Oversees $129M Minneapolis Bridge Rehab
It has been a workhorse of a bridge standing the test of time over the last five generations as motor vehicle traffic continued to evolve and drastically increase in numbers. Without doubt, this is due to the engineers who designed it and the contractor who built it at a time when, just a few years earlier, the horse and carriage could still be seen on city streets....
Ohio Department of Transportation - Tue July 20, 2021
ODOT Auctions Roche de Boeuf Bridge
On June 30, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) auctioned the Roche de Boeuf bridge across the Maumee River and accompanying property, located in Middleton Township and the city of Waterville....
USA Today New York - Thu July 15, 2021
NY Thruway Rejects Most of Cuomo Bridge Builder's $960M in Claims
A top official with the New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA) rejected most of the $960 million in claims from the builders of the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge on July 7. The NYSTA agreed instead to pay only $28 million for a piece of the dispute that had already been resolved, along with a handful of other small costs....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed July 14, 2021
Walsh Construction Tearing Down, Rebuilding Bridges On I-80
As part of the $57.1 million Interstate 80 (I-80) Bridge Rehabilitation Project, Walsh Construction began demolition of the I-80 bridge overcrossing at Cisco Grove. This marked the start of major project construction with completion expected in summer 2023....
UDOT - Tue July 13, 2021
Crews Restore Main Street Bridge Over Weber River
Last fall, UDOT finished the first phase of improvements on I-84 and Main Street in Henefer. Now, crews are restoring the Main Street Bridge over the Weber River and replacing the bridge over I-84 and installing a new cable barrier....
Mammoet - Tue July 13, 2021
VIDEO: Mammoet Successfully Lifts Wellsburg Bridge in West Virginia
Mammoet and Flatiron Construction have successfully completed the main span float and lift of the Wellsburg Bridge which connects Wellsburg, W.V., and Brilliant, Ohio. History was made on the Ohio River during the Wellsburg Bridge project as floating a bridge had never been done before in West Virginia....
UMA - Tue July 13, 2021
UMA Preserves Vital Retaining Wall Structures for N.C. Bridge Demolition
UMA Geotechnical Construction, a North Carolina-based geotechnical contractor serving the Mid-Atlantic Region, this past May helped its customer avoid failure of retaining wall structures during the demolition of a bridge spanning Blanket Creek in the Winston-Salem area....
UDOT - Mon July 12, 2021
Starvation Reservoir Bridge Restoration Gets Under Way
Construction is under way to update and preserve the Starvation Reservoir bridge on U.S. 40 in Duchesne County. Improvements to the bridge require renovations to the bridge barrier walls ("parapet walls") and resurfacing the concrete bridge deck to extend the life of the roadway....
Office of Missouri Gov. Mike Parson Facebook - Wed July 07, 2021
MoDOT, Officials Break Ground On Construction of New Buck O'Neil Bridge
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), Missouri Gov. Mike Parsons and Kansas City officials gathered to celebrate the start of the long-awaited construction of the Buck O'Neil Bridge. Investing in infrastructure is a top priority for Parson's administration, and in 2019 it developed the Focus on Bridges bonding program in order to repair/replace hundreds of the state's worst bridges....
