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National Park Service, FHWA Unveil $227M Plan to Fix Arlington Memorial Bridge

December 12, 2017 - in Bridges, Transportation

Department of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said federal agencies have put together $227 million for a project to rehabilitate the iconic Arlington Memorial Bridge that spans the Potomac River and links Arlington, Va., with Washington, D.C. Major construction…

Louisiana DOTD Opens Rebuilt St. Helena Parish Bridge, Damaged in 2016 Floods

November 23, 2017 - in Bridges, Transportation

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has reopened the Beaver Creek Bridge on La. 10 in St. Helena Parish that "had to be completely…

The New Tappan Zee Bridge: Four Years in Two Minutes

November 21, 2017 - in Bridges, Transportation, Videos

Watch as the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge takes shape in this new time lapse video, covering four years of construction in just two minutes and the…

HDR Receives Honors for Open-Technology Database Created for Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge

November 13, 2017 - in Awards, Bridges, Transportation

OMAHA, Neb. — buildingSMART International has named HDR the winner in its “Operation and Maintenance Using Open Technology” category for the database HDR created for the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge in New York. Connor Christian, HDR’s director of…

A Digital Twin to Make Amsterdam’s 3D-Printed Steel Bridge Smarter and Safer

October 26, 2017 - in Bridges, Technology, Transportation

Amsterdam, Netherlands : Amsterdam-based startup MX3D is 3D printing a 12-meter-long stainless steel pedestrian bridge to be installed crossing one of Amsterdam’s canals in the old city center by late 2018. Today we announce that a consortium of mathematicians,…

National Association Honors Interstate 15 Bridge Project

October 24, 2017 - in Awards, Bridges, Transportation

PHOENIX – A national industry group has honored the Arizona Department of Transportation’s $30 million rehabilitation of an Interstate 15 bridge through the rugged Virgin River Gorge in far northwestern Arizona. The American Public Works Association selected…

New Lift Span of the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge to be Floated

October 20, 2017 - in Bridges, Transportation

The float-in of the lift span for the new Sarah Mildred Long Bridge, which connects Kittery, Maine and Portsmouth, New Hampshire across the Piscataqua River, will take place the morning of Wednesday, October 18th. Beginning on Tuesday morning the navigational…

Ready To Build: Susquehanna River Bridge

October 11, 2017 - in Bridges, Rail, Transportation, Videos

The Ready To Build campaign showcases five critical investments - including the Susquehanna River Rail Bridge - that are vital to the realization of a renewed, modern passenger rail system. Connecting Perryville and Havre de Grace, MD, the century-old Susquehanna…

Congratulations to the ASCE Bridges Photo Contest Viewer’s Choice Award Winner

September 14, 2017 - in Awards, Bridges, Transportation

ASCE members have chosen a striking winter photo of the 1866 New Portland Wire Bridge in New Portland, Maine, winner of the 2017 Viewer's Choice Award. See Vijay Jeyakrishnan's photo and all of the ASCE Bridges Photo Contest winners on ASCE's Facebook page.…

Cortec MCI-309 Protects Post-Tension Strands During Construction of New St. Croix River Crossing

August 31, 2017 - in Bridges, Transportation

The St. Croix Crossing, dedicated August 2nd, 2017, is a significant new structure connecting Oak Park Heights, Minnesota, with St. Joseph, Wisconsin. The new bridge is expected to promote regional economic development and reduce congestion by replacing the…