Michigan's Mackinac Bridge Authority recently turned to steeplejacks to climb up the cables of the iconic structure and chip away ice that led to a series of traffic closures. "Sheets and chunks of ice falling hundreds of feet from the bridge towers and cables…
Mississippi Opens New Coldwater River Bridge to Replace One Closed by 2016 Flood
The Mississippi Department of Transportation has opened a new highway bridge over the Coldwater River in Tate County after a nearly two-year closure of…
New Report Shows Dangerous New Cases Of Crumbling Infrastructure
According to government data, 54,259 bridges are deemed “structurally deficient,” and Americans are driving on them 174 million times a day. Subscribe…
Oklahoma DOT: Weekend Closure of Major Highway for Rail Bridge Saved Months of Work
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation said it recently closed Interstate 235 in Oklahoma City for nearly 60 hours for the first bridge move of its kind in state history, which placed "two giant bridge spans" overhead for freight carrier BNSF Railway and…
Mass DOT Replaces Savoy Road Bridge over the Chickley River Using Accelerated Bridge Construction
HAWLEY, Mass. (January 2018) — Partnering with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, engineering firm McFarland Johnson and general contractor Clayton D Davenport Trucking, Oldcastle Precast Rehoboth, Mass. provided the precast concrete bridge…
Over 54,000 American Bridges Structurally Deficient, Analysis of New Federal Data Shows
Data Available: www.artbabridgereport.org Highlights: 54,259 of the nation’s 612,677 bridges are rated “structurally deficient.” Americans cross these deficient bridges 174 million times daily. Average age of a structurally deficient…
NDOT Announces Selection of County Bridge Match Program Proposals
The Nebraska Department of Transportation this month selected 22 local bridge project proposals to share $4 million in state funding under its County Bridge Match Program. The announcement said the program "will fund 55 percent of eligible bridge construction…
Pennsylvania DOT, Plenary Walsh Keystone Partners Opening 390th Bridge
Harrisburg, PA – Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's (PennDOT) and its development partner, Plenary Walsh Keystone Partners, expect to finish the 2017 construction season with the opening of its 390th bridge this week. When this multi-year project…
Acrow Bridge Furnishes Detour Bridge for Infrastructure Project in Indiana and Kentucky
(Parsippany, New Jersey) – Acrow Bridge, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, announced today it has provided the Indiana DOT (INDOT) a temporary detour bridge that is being used on US Route 41 over the Cheatam Slough in Evansville,…
CH2M, Walsh Construction Updating One of Ohio’s Busiest Bridges
CLEVELAND - Approximately 170,000 vehicles per day cross over the I-480 Valley View Bridge, making it one of the state's busiest structures serving local and interstate traffic in the greater Cleveland area. The twin bridges, originally opened to traffic…
