Tue April 10, 2018
WSDOT Relocates Osprey Nest Before Bridge Preservation Work Begins
The Washington State Department of Transportation is preparing to launch a preservation project to give longer life to a steel truss bridge on State Route 409 that was built in 1938 and now suffers paint flaking and deterioration to the timber bridge deck beneath the roadway pavement....
Emily Buenzle - Wed April 04, 2018
VIDEO: Two Cranes Plus One Bridge Equals a Smooth Trip
While the thought of two cranes and a bridge typically brings a construction-related scenario to mind, this combination recently illustrated a hold-your-breath moment in the Delaware River. A cargo ship loaded with two enormous cranes from China carefully sailed beneath the spans of the Delaware Memorial Bridge at midnight on March 30....
Mon April 02, 2018
Woodland Avenue Bridge Replacement Project Under Way
SEPTA is working in partnership with the city of Philadelphia and PennDOT on the complete replacement of the Woodland Avenue bridge, located on Woodland Avenue between 47th and 48th streets, over the tracks for SEPTA's Media/Elwyn Regional Rail line....
Mon April 02, 2018
As Rail Tunnel Effort Teeters, a Smaller Win for New Jersey
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. (AP) As a multibillion-dollar rail tunnel project languishes amid political squabbling, New Jersey celebrated a smaller infrastructure victory. Officials announced an $18 million grant to rebuild a crumbling highway bridge near the Lincoln Tunnel, the culmination of a three-year process using a federal grant program that would be discontinued under President Donald Trump's proposed budget....
Mon April 02, 2018
DOT Launches Project to Replace Aging Frederick Douglass Bridge
District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser broke ground on a three-year, $441 million project to build a new Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge to replace the 68-year-old bridge that spans the Anacostia River and has required special repairs and truck traffic restrictions for years....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Mon April 02, 2018
Rehabilitation Begins on Historic Pa. Bridge
The oldest bridge still in vehicular use in the United States is undergoing a rehabilitation to allow it to continue its work in the future. The U.S. 13 (Frankford Avenue) bridge runs over Pennypack Creek in Philadelphia, Pa....
Thu March 29, 2018
RIDOT Begins Repairs on Series of Bridges in East Providence
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced work began March 12, on a multi-bridge project in East Providence and Providence that will make repairs to five bridges, including replacement of two structurally deficient bridges....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Tue March 27, 2018
ADOT's $128M I-10 Project in Marana Improves Traffic Flow
Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is improving traffic flow on Interstate-10 in Marana, Ariz., by constructing a new interchange bridge over I-10 and the Union Pacific Railroad Tracks at Ina Road....
AASHTO Journal - Mon March 26, 2018
State DOT: Board Advances $177M Bridge Replacement Project
The board of directors for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation approved a contract for about $177 million to replace Boston's North Washington Street Bridge that carries traffic over the Boston Inner Harbor between the North End and Charlestown....
Emily Buenzle - Tue March 20, 2018
NCDOT: Our Bridges Are Safe
In the wake of the tragic FIU bridge collapse, North Carolina Department of Transportation officials have assured residents that two state bridges built using Accelerated Bridge Construction are, in fact, safe....
