Brenda Ruggiero - Wed November 01, 2017
MDOT SHA Uses Innovation to Replace Bridge
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) is using an innovative approach to maintain traffic during the construction of a bridge replacement project in Hereford, Md., in Baltimore County....
Wed November 01, 2017
Tide Floats Sarah Mildred Long Span Into Place
The float-in of the lift span for the new Sarah Mildred Long Bridge, which connects Kittery, Maine, and Portsmouth, N.H., across the Piscataqua River, took place the morning of Oct. 18. On Oct. 17, the navigational channel was closed to all vessels — from kayaks to tankers — within a 300-yd....
Emily Buenzle - Mon October 30, 2017
CEO Finds Robotic Solution to Industry Labor Shortage
Steve Muck, CEO and chairman of Pennsylvania-based Brayman Construction Corp., has joined forces with Jeremy Searock, former technical program manager of Carnegie Mellon University's National Robotics Engineering Center, to find a robotics-based solution for the labor shortage in the construction industry....
David Porter - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri October 27, 2017
Mock Groundbreaking Highlights Bridge's Funding Issues
KEARNY, N.J. (AP) A mock groundbreaking near a century-old rail bridge highlighted the stalled funding for a massive project to replace it and build a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River into New York City....
Fri October 27, 2017
Hogan Announces Completion of Takoma Park Bridge
A month ahead of schedule, the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) recently completed the $12 million rehabilitation of the historic arch bridge that carries MD 195 (Carroll Avenue) over the Sligo Creek Parkway....
Thu October 26, 2017
Beck & Bellucci Bridges the Gaps in New Hampshire, Vermont
From the mountains to the highways. That's the path Achilles Bellucci and Allan Beck's company took on its way to becoming exclusive bridge constructors. In 1947, friends Bellucci and Beck teamed up to build some of the country's first ski lifts....
Wed October 25, 2017
OTC: I-40 Project Moves Forward, New 8-Year Plan, Awards $118M in Contracts
Highlights of the Oklahoma Transportation Commission's Oct. 2 meeting include approval of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation's rebalanced Eight-year Construction Work Plan, a report on the impacts of state funding cuts on planned projects, award of a major project on I-40 at Choctaw Rd....
Mike McCullough - Fri October 20, 2017
Bridge Day 2017 to Honor 40th Birthday of New River Gorge Bridge
FAYETTEVILLE, W. Va. — Orange signs placed along U.S. Route 19 show detour instructions for Oct 21, signaling another Bridge Day is finally here. Bridge Day 2017 will be particularly special as the iconic structure celebrates its 40th anniversary....
Emily Buenzle - Wed October 18, 2017
Bridge Construction Reaches Major Milestone
The center lift span of Maine's new Sarah Mildred Long Bridge was floated into place Oct. 18. The bridge piece travelled up the Piscataqua River between 6 and 9 a.m. Edge Radio reported. With help from the rising tide, the span will be lifted into place over its bearings, then around 11 a.m., the lift span will be lowered onto the bearings as the tide goes out, Maine DOT said....
CEG - Wed October 18, 2017
U.S. 169 Project Opens Ahead of Schedule
In the early morning darkness and damp cold of a Minnesota winter, crews closed off a 3,000 ft. long bridge deck of U.S. 169 carrying 90,000 daily motorists over an expansive wetland and small creek in the city of Edina....
