Video: Parley's Canyon Wildlife Overpass
The new animal overpass in Parley's Canyon will reduce collisions and help keep drivers as well as area wildlife safe. This week, a total of 12 steel beams were placed over I-80, weighing a total of 240,000 pounds. That's about as much as an adult blue whale. Once completed, the bridge will be 330 feet long and 48 feet wide. This is the first overpass in the state designed exclusively for wildlife to use. Several underpasses are in use already, including one under U.S. 40 east of Park City, and...
State Department of Transportation Announces Major Construction Complete on Freemans Bridge Rehabilitation in Schenectady County
Project Added Shared-Use Path Across the Bridge, Enhanced Important Connector Between Schenectady and Glenville New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez today announced that major construction has been completed on the rehabilitation of Freemans Bridge over the Mohawk River in Schenectady County. The project eased travel and enhanced safety along a heavily traveled connector between the City of Schenectady and the Town of Glenville in Schenectady County t...
Government of Ghana selects Mabey Bridge as preferred supplier for major emergency bridge programme
89 emergency bridges to be supplied across Ghana to enable quick, safe and efficient post-disaster recovery LYDNEY, United Kingdom - Mabey Bridge, the international modular bridging specialist, announces today that it has been selected by the Government of Ghana as the preferred supplier for a major new emergency bridge programme. The £43m bridge programme has been developed by the Government of Ghana’s Ministry of Roads and Highways as part of its strategy to improve connectivity for rural...
Stantec selected to lead the preliminary design of the new Île-d’Orléans cable-stayed bridge
Firm will contribute to the development of an iconic project in Quebec QUEBEC CITY, QC- TSX, NYSE:STN: Leading global design firm Stantec has been selected by Quebec’s Ministry of Transportation (MTQ) as part of Groupement Origine Orléans joint venture, to produce the preliminary design for the new Île-d’Orléans cable-stayed bridge, whose selected concept was unveiled today. The team’s mandate is to refine the design for the new bridge connecting Île d’Orléans and the north shore of the...
AEIS Completes Testing and Inspection on Henry Hudson Bridge
New York, NY —Atlas Evaluation & Inspection Services (AEIS), a leading testing, inspection and certification company based in South Plainfield, NJ, has completed testing and inspection on Henry Hudson Bridge, a fixed steel-arch bridge with a double deck of two roadway levels, viaduct and approach structures on both sides of the arch span, and spanning over 840 feet. Originally built in 1935, Henry Hudson Bridge connects the northernmost tip of Manhattan and the Bronx, serving over 62,000 cars pe...
Steel Bridges 1838-1940: The Stories They Could Tell
CHICAGO - A new interactive timeline from the National Steel Bridge Alliance provides a new way to look at some of the more than 25,000 steel bridges that opened between 1838 and 1938 and are still in service in the U.S. Bringing the awesome longevity of steel bridges to life, the timeline reveals that: The word “dinosaur” is younger than the oldest steel bridge that’s still in service in the U.S. More than 50 steel bridges that people still cross every day were open when Henry Bessem...
NCDOT Secures Groundbreaking BVLOS Waiver for Bridge Inspection Using Skydio 2
In partnership with Skydio, NCDOT is the first to secure a state-wide beyond visual line of site waiver for bridge inspection REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Skydio, the leading U.S. drone company and world leader in autonomous flight, today announced the FAA has granted the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) a first-of-its-kind, state-wide approval to fly Skydio drones beyond visual line of site (BVLOS) to inspect bridges. Achieved in partnership with Skydio, this waiver marks a...
Port of Long Beach and Caltrans open new Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project in Long Beach
HNTB performed type selection, conceptual and preliminary design and owner’s engineer responsibilities for the new 2,000-foot-long cable-stayed bridge LONG BEACH, Calif. – The Port of Long Beach and Caltrans officially dedicated the new Gerald Desmond replacement bridge in Long Beach with a virtual opening ceremony on October 2. Motorists can access the new bridge beginning the morning of October 5. The new bridge offers several improvements, including three lanes in each direction with wide...
Grand Opening Heralds Arrival of Gerald Desmond Bridge
New Long Beach cable-stayed bridge enhances a critical cargo route for one of the busiest U.S. ports, replacing a through-arch bridge that served the region since 1968. LONG BEACH, California, October 2, 2020 — Today, a combined virtual and live grand opening will celebrate completion of the new replacement for the Gerald Desmond Bridge, a signature cable-stayed span that replaces the adjacent arch bridge that connected the Port of Long Beach (POLB) with the mainland for more than half a...
South Dakota Approves Major Bridge Replacement Plan
The South Dakota Transportation Commission recently approved a $49.99 million plan to replace the Pierre-Fort Pierre Missouri River Bridge – an effort that’s been in the works for two decades – to improve freight shipment efficiency and improve overall travel safety. [Above graphic of new bridge design via the South Dakota DOT.] “Replacing the Missouri River Bridge at this location has been in the planning stages for the better part of 20 years,” explained Darin Bergquist, secretary of the...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
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