Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Tue October 09, 2018
TxDOT Replaces Six Bridges on I-40 Near Amarillo
The need for today's highways to handle taller and heavier trucks has necessitated major new bridge projects in the Amarillo, Texas, area including a $50.4-million Texas Department of Transportation project to replace six bridges along a 4.26-mi....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Tue October 09, 2018
Crews Rebuild Bridges in Historic Route 66 Community
A historic community along old Route 66 will be open for visitors as crews repair three area bridges over Interstate 40 in the Phoenix area. The project is scheduled to last 10 months. Construction began on June 11 and is scheduled to be completed next spring....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue October 09, 2018
$128M Project Nears Completion at I-10, Ina Road in Marana
As drivers on Interstate 10 pass Ina Road in Marana, they have a clear view of a blank space in the middle of a new bridge that soon will carry Ina Road traffic over I-10 and the Union Pacific Railroad tracks....
PennDOT - Mon October 08, 2018
Wolf Administration Announces Improved Bridge Conditions, New Online Bridge Tool
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Leslie S. Richards announced that the overall condition of state-maintained bridges has improved compared to January 2015. PennDOT also has unveiled a new “Bridge Conditions” map at projects.penndot.gov where the public can view conditions of state-and-locally owned bridges....
Terex Bid-Well - Wed October 03, 2018
Shimmick, Terex Bid-Well Renovate Gerald Desmond Bridge
Rising 515-ft. above the landscape, the twin towers of the new cable-stayed Gerald Desmond Bridge in Long Beach, Calif., are the second tallest of any structure of its kind in the United States. Critical to the U.S....
Associated Press - Tue October 02, 2018
New York Finally Corrects Misspelling of Verrazzano Bridge
NEW YORK (AP) — A mistake that caused the name of New York City's Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge to be misspelled for more than 50 years has finally been corrected. On Oct. 1, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill adding a second letter 'Z' to the name of the country's longest suspension bridge, which links Brooklyn with Staten Island....
Massachusetts Department of Transportation - Thu September 27, 2018
Overnight Work Begins on MassDOT's $102M Haverhill I-495 Bridges Project
MassDOT has announced that overnight work on the $102 million project to replace the bridges that carry traffic on I-495 over the Merrimack River in Haverhill began on Sept 10. In general, overnight work will take place during weekdays between the hours of 7 p.m....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu September 27, 2018
New Bridge Over Winooski River to Replace Badly Deteriorated 1930s Span
Construction crews in Vermont are counting down to completion of the new VT 14 bridge over the Winooski River in the village of East Montpelier. The long-awaited replacement will be wider than the existing structure, with a third lane and traffic signal added to aid left turns onto U.S....
Massachusetts Department of Transportation - Thu September 27, 2018
Massachusetts' Morgan-Sullivan Bridge Reconstruction to Begin in October
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is beginning a new project in West Springfield/Agawam. The Morgan-Sullivan Bridge Reconstruction Project will reconstruct and widen the bridge that carries Suffield Street/Memorial Avenue (Route 147) over the Westfield River....
Associated Press - Tue September 25, 2018
Oregon House Speaker Spurs Talks on Interstate Bridge
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek wants to sit down with Washington lawmakers before the end of the year to further discussions about replacing the Interstate Bridge. The Portland Democrat said at a transportation forum that she welcomes a renewed commitment from Washington legislators who appear ready to start talking about replacing the Interstate 5 bridge connecting the two states, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported....
