Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Wed October 21, 2020
Rochambeau Bridge Reconstruction Project Under Way
The reconstruction of the Rochambeau Bridge, which is actually two adjoining bridges in Newtown and Southbury, Conn., began on June 15 and will continue until December 2023. The Middlesex Corp. of Littleton, Mass., is the lead contractor in the $52.87 million job that is being financed by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT)....
Caltrans - Tue October 20, 2020
Crews Continue Work on Highway 50 Echo Bridge Replacement
Caltrans recently announced it is receiving a $20 million federal grant to improve the busiest, most congested rail junction in California. The award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation Grants program will help fund the Stockton Diamond Grade Separation Project, which will elevate a set of tracks at the delay-stricken intersection to create free-flowing movement along passenger and freight rail lines, and allow for future expansion....
The Acorn - Tue October 20, 2020
Liberty Canyon Overpass Crossing Will Receive $5M Donation from WCB
A California agency that funds wildlife conservation initiatives across the state announced it will give $5 million toward construction of the Liberty Canyon wildlife bridge in Agoura Hills, according to a report....
Caltrans - Tue October 20, 2020
City Celebrates Reopening of Gerald Desmond Bridge
The Port of Long Beach and city officials held a celebration to kick off the official opening of the Gerald Bridge Replacement Project. The second highest cable-stayed bridge opened to the public on Oct....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue October 20, 2020
Bent Crews Replace Farmer Creek Bridge Along U.S. 101
Bent LLC is in the midst of replacing the Farmer Creek Bridge on U.S. 101 just north of Hebo, a structure built in 1916, for the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). The existing 27-ft. long, two-lane steel bridge is being replaced with a concrete, 80-ft....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue October 20, 2020
Composite Bridge System Used for First Time on West Coast
The rural community of Duvall, Wash., has become the first town on the west coast to utilize an AIT Bridges composite bridge system. The bridge, made up of 12 fiberglass composite arches, was trucked from AIT's Brewer, Maine, facility to Duvall, about 50 minutes northeast of Seattle....
CEG - Mon October 19, 2020
Pennsylvania's Sellers Avenue Bridge to Finally be Upgraded
Pennsylvania State Senator Tim Kearney and Ridley Park Mayor Hank Eberle announced Oct. 15 that a breakthrough had been reached on upgrading the 68-year-old Sellers Avenue Bridge in Ridley Park, paving the way for construction to begin on the long-dormant project....
Mammoet - Thu October 15, 2020
Mammoet Helps Minimize Close Time During German Bridge Move
As part of the renewal of a railroad overpass in Goslar, Germany, Mammoet was contracted by the construction company Echterhoff to install a 4,409 ton bridge. Due to the size and characteristics of the structure, the movement of the bridge was required to be very smooth and precise, and Mammoet's digital solution was chosen for the project....
Michigan Department of Transportation - Wed October 14, 2020
MDOT Researches Carbon Fiber Bridge Components
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and university researchers have subjected a high-tech material to trial by fire and ice in a quest for better bridge components. Steel has historically been the go-to material for reinforcing and pre-tensioning concrete for highway bridges....
Dick Rohland – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 14, 2020
Minnesota's Dale Street Bridge Honors Residents
A unique blending of engineering, art and enthusiastic neighborhood input were key components in the replacement design of one of the original, urban bridges built over I-94 when President Eisenhower's massive interstate highway system began construction in the late 1950's....
