Washington State Governor Jay Inslee (D) and Oregon Governor Kate Brown (D) launched a bi-state effort on November 18 to replace the Interstate 5 bridge that spans the Columbia River and connects the two states. [Above photo via the Washington State Governor’s…
Michigan DOT Deploys ‘Robot Boats’ for Bridge Inspections
To improve the detection of streambed erosion and degradation around a bridge’s substructure, the Michigan Department of Transportation is deploying…
Video: Midway Point Reached On Nevada’s Second-Longest Bridge
The Nevada Department of Transportation reported on November 7 that construction is now halfway done on the state’s second longest bridge: a 2,635-foot-long…
WYDOT, WGFD Commit Combined $2.5 Million Toward Wildlife Underpasses
Two state agencies have committed a combined $2.5 million toward installing wildlife underpasses along US 189 in southwest Wyoming to help reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions and improve safety. The Wyoming Transportation Commission recently approved…
ADOT Uses New Technique to ‘Slide’ New I-40 Bellemont Bridges into Place
PHOENIX – A new technique that basically slides precast bridges into place has greatly reduced delays for the Bellemont community with an Arizona Department of Transportation project replacing spans over Interstate 40 at Transwestern Road west of Flagstaff.…
AASHTO Releases a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Enhancement and Support of AASHTOWare Bridge Design & Rating
A Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit competitive proposals for professional services to complete the development and delivery of the first release of the planned modernized AASHTOWare Bridge Design-Rating system (BrDR 7.0) and to provide ongoing maintenance,…
Load, Capacity Calculation Errors, Inadequate Peer Review Led to Pedestrian Bridge Collapse
WASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board determined, during a public board meeting held Tuesday, that load and capacity calculation errors made by FIGG Bridge Engineers, Inc., are the probable cause of the fatal, March 15, 2018, Florida International…
LMN Architects Designs New Bridge in Everett Washington
Seattle - LMN Architects is pleased to celebrate the design and construction of the new Everett Grand Avenue Pedestrian Bridge in Everett, Washington. The bridge is a unique piece of public infrastructure that will provide a vital new link between the city…
Rebuilt Monroe Street Bridge Now Open to D.C. Traffic
The new Brookland area railroad overpass eliminates bridge deficiencies and improves vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian safety. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Replacement of the deteriorated Monroe Street Bridge, NE, which connects the neighborhoods of Brookland…
Engineers Mull Cause of Bridge Collapse
The Nanfangao Bridge in Yilan County’s Suao Township is pictured after the bridge collapsed yesterday morning. Photo: Peter Lo, Taipei Times Yesterday’s collapse of the Nanfangao Bridge (南方澳橋) in Yilan County might have been due to rusted…
