Wed December 20, 2017
$38M Cabrillo Bridge Retrofit Wins Seismic Safety Award
Caltrans announced that the Laurel Street Overcrossing/Cabrillo Bridge Retrofit and Rehabilitation Project was awarded the 2017 Seismic Safety Award. The $38 million project brought the 100-year-old bridge up to current earthquake safety standards, all with almost no impact to the historic bridge's architecture....
Wed December 20, 2017
Topping Out Port of Long Beach Bridge
State, local and federal officials were joined by construction crews to celebrate the completion of the two 515-ft.-tall towers for the new bridge under construction at the Port of Long Beach. The “topping-out” ceremony marked the end of a three-year construction process to build the signature towers that will be the centerpieces of California's first cable-stayed bridge for vehicular traffic....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon December 18, 2017
Crews Rebuild Portion of I-40/I-440 in N.C.
Started in May 2013, the North Carolina Department of Transportation's (NCDOT) $200 million Fortify I-40/I-440 Rebuild project — the 11.5-mile rebuild of a stretch of I-40/I-440 in southern Raleigh — will be fully completed in 2018....
Emily Buenzle - Wed December 13, 2017
Fifty Years Later, West Virginia Remembers Silver Bridge Disaster
The West Virginia Division of Highways will hold an observance to mark the 50th anniversary of the Silver Bridge Disaster at 11 a.m. on Dec. 15. "It was important for the West Virginia Division of Highways to get involved with the 50th anniversary of the Silver Bridge collapse for many reasons," said Tom Smith, secretary for the West Virginia Department of Transportation....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 12, 2017
ODOT Embarks on $153M South Side Mega Fix Project
Shelly & Sands Inc. (S&S) has been working on Ohio Department of Transportation's (ODOT) South Side Mega Fix project. The I-71 South Side widening/ interchange reconstruction is a $153 million initiative in Columbus, Ohio, that will greatly improve traffic flow for motorists and commercial traffic....
Edgar A. Browning - Mon December 11, 2017
Looking Back: Football, Race and Building Bridges
Archie Alphonso Alexander was born in 1888 in Ottumwa, Iowa. He was an African-American mathematician and engineer who studied at the State University of Iowa and in 1912 was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from the university....
Mon December 11, 2017
Gov. Hogan Announces Start of $65.5M I-270/MD 85 Project
The Hogan Administration announces the beginning of the $65.5 million reconstruction project of the I-270/MD 85 (Buckeystown Pike) interchange. The project will replace two structurally deficient bridges, reduce congestion, improve safety, and benefit thousands of motorists....
Thu December 07, 2017
RIDOT Postpones Restrictions for Sakonnet River Bridge Demo
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced an updated schedule for temporary closures of the channel on the Sakonnet River where it passes underneath the old Sakonnet River Bridge in Tiverton and Portsmouth....
Thu December 07, 2017
Maryland DOT Closes Bridge After Being Struck
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) has closed the MD 355 (Urbana Pike) Bridge over the Monocacy River in Frederick County after it was struck by a commercial vehicle....
Thu December 07, 2017
RIDOT Fast-Tracks Solution for Deficient Slocum Bridge
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced it has been able to fast-track work on a bridge along a rural road in North Kingstown that recently was posted for buses and other heavy vehicles....
