Paterson Press - Mon October 28, 2024
Paterson, N.J., Officials Approve $1.1M in Funding to Replace Iconic Footbridge at Great Falls
More than three years after the iconic footbridge at Paterson, N.J.'s Great Falls was closed for safety reasons, city officials on Oct. 21 approved a $1.14 million contract to replace the structure....
Gov. Dan McKee & Rhode Island Current - Mon October 28, 2024
R.I. Lands Second Federal Grant to Replace Troubled Washington Bridge
The effort to replace the westbound Washington Bridge in Providence, R.I., got a major boost Oct. 16 as the state's U.S. Senate and House representatives in Washington, D.C., joined with Gov. Dan McKee in announcing a $95.6 million Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) federal grant for the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT)....
Greenfield Recorder - Thu October 24, 2024
Northfield, Mass., Officials Continue to Seek Funding Sources for New Schell Bridge
Town officials in Northfield, Mass., are continuing their push to reinvigorate the effort to reconstruct a new Schell Bridge over the Connecticut River. Recently, they invited state and federal legislators, key stakeholders from various Massachusetts state departments and local groups to visit the community to discuss the project....
CEG - Wed October 23, 2024
Newly Renamed Bill Russell Bridge in Boston to Open Soon After Six Years of Construction
The new structure to replace the more than 100-year-old North Washington Street Bridge over the Charles River, between Boston's North End and Charlestown, and under construction for over six years, is finally nearing completion....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu October 17, 2024
Cianbro Leads Ticonic Bridge Replacement Project in Maine
The replacement of the Ticonic Bridge, which carries Bridge Street (Routes 137 and 201) over the Kennebec River between Waterville and Winslow, Maine, is under way. The $52.85 million project, which received a $25 million BUILD grant from the U.S....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu October 17, 2024
PennDOT Preserves McKees Rocks Bridge
A project to preserve a Pittsburgh, Pa., bridge will be complete by next summer, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). The $40.8 million McKees Rocks Bridge Preservation project is fully funded by the state....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 16, 2024
Wildish Construction Repairs Damaged Bridge on U.S. 101 in Oregon
For a traveler, it's a wish on the bucket list of awesome drives; for a business owner, it's a transportation artery for goods transiting the West Coast; and for a local, it's the twisting, climbing road that leads to everything....
CEG - Tue October 15, 2024
Wrecked By Hurricane, Two Tenn. Bridges Being Rebuilt; Memphis-Area Hospital to Expand
Two weeks after Hurricane Helene destroyed two eastern Tennessee highway bridges, the state's Department of Transportation (TDOT) awarded its inaugural progressive design-build (PDB) contract to expedite their reconstruction on Oct....
CEG - Mon October 14, 2024
Repairs Set for Delaware River Bridge, Makeover Ahead for Second Nearby Span
The historic Skinners Falls/Milanville bridge that once carried traffic across the Delaware River between Pennsylvania and New York, but has been closed for the last five years, is set for emergency repairs later this fall to protect boaters and the waters below....
Streetblogs Mass - Mon October 14, 2024
Boston-Area Rail Commuters Could Be Negatively Impacted If Critical Bridge Is Demolished
The Grand Junction Bridge in Boston certainly does not look like an important piece of infrastructure. Indeed, it is caked in rust and graffiti and half of it has been abandoned, such that when looking down on it from the nearby Boston University Bridge, it is possible to peer straight through its steel lattice structure and see the Charles River below....
