New Report Shows Dangerous New Cases Of Crumbling Infrastructure
According to government data, 54,259 bridges are deemed “structurally deficient,” and Americans are driving on them 174 million times a day. Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews
Oklahoma DOT: Weekend Closure of Major Highway for Rail Bridge Saved Months of Work
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation said it recently closed Interstate 235 in Oklahoma City for nearly 60 hours for the first bridge move of its kind in state history, which placed "two giant bridge spans" overhead for freight carrier BNSF Railway and saved months of potential closures. The department said it closed all lanes of I-235 between N. 36th St. and I-44 starting Friday, Jan. 26. The next morning "self-propelled mobile transporters began inching the first of two 45-foot tall...
Mass DOT Replaces Savoy Road Bridge over the Chickley River Using Accelerated Bridge Construction
HAWLEY, Mass. (January 2018) — Partnering with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, engineering firm McFarland Johnson and general contractor Clayton D Davenport Trucking, Oldcastle Precast Rehoboth, Mass. provided the precast concrete bridge components for the entire substructure, besides the footings, to replace the Savoy Road Bridge over the Chickley River. The MassDOT project consisted of replacing the existing bridge with a new bridge using concrete NEXT beams and precast conc...
Over 54,000 American Bridges Structurally Deficient, Analysis of New Federal Data Shows
Data Available: www.artbabridgereport.org Highlights: 54,259 of the nation’s 612,677 bridges are rated “structurally deficient.” Americans cross these deficient bridges 174 million times daily. Average age of a structurally deficient bridge is 67 years, compared to 40 years for non-deficient bridges. One in three (226,837) U.S. bridges have identified repair needs. One in three (17,726) Interstate highway bridges have identified repair needs. Website features listing o...
NDOT Announces Selection of County Bridge Match Program Proposals
The Nebraska Department of Transportation this month selected 22 local bridge project proposals to share $4 million in state funding under its County Bridge Match Program. The announcement said the program "will fund 55 percent of eligible bridge construction cost with counties, providing a 45 percent match. The selected proposals include 35 counties and 66 bridges at a total construction cost of $8.5 million, of which $ 4 million is from the CBMP." In all, the NDOT said, 59 counties submi...
Pennsylvania DOT, Plenary Walsh Keystone Partners Opening 390th Bridge
Harrisburg, PA – Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's (PennDOT) and its development partner, Plenary Walsh Keystone Partners, expect to finish the 2017 construction season with the opening of its 390th bridge this week. When this multi-year project is completed, PennDOT will have replaced 558 structurally deficient bridges with its Rapid Bridge Replacement Project. "Both PWKP and PennDOT have worked very hard on this innovative, complicated project that will speed the delivery of impro...
Acrow Bridge Furnishes Detour Bridge for Infrastructure Project in Indiana and Kentucky
(Parsippany, New Jersey) – Acrow Bridge, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, announced today it has provided the Indiana DOT (INDOT) a temporary detour bridge that is being used on US Route 41 over the Cheatam Slough in Evansville, Indiana. The project is part of the larger Fix For 41 construction collaboration between INDOT and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet that will rehabilitate seven bridges on the highway from near the Interstate 69 interchange in Evansville...
CH2M, Walsh Construction Updating One of Ohio's Busiest Bridges
CLEVELAND - Approximately 170,000 vehicles per day cross over the I-480 Valley View Bridge, making it one of the state's busiest structures serving local and interstate traffic in the greater Cleveland area. The twin bridges, originally opened to traffic in 1977, cross over the Cuyahoga River Valley in Cuyahoga County. Because of the bridges' age and heavy volume of traffic, the existing concrete decks are nearing the end of their useful life. In October, the Ohio Department of Transportat...
National Park Service, FHWA Unveil $227M Plan to Fix Arlington Memorial Bridge
Department of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said federal agencies have put together $227 million for a project to rehabilitate the iconic Arlington Memorial Bridge that spans the Potomac River and links Arlington, Va., with Washington, D.C. Major construction will begin next autumn, the DOI said, but minor repairs will begin soon on the weight-restricted bridge owned by the National Park Service that is a major commuter route and runs between Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia and the Li...
Louisiana DOTD Opens Rebuilt St. Helena Parish Bridge, Damaged in 2016 Floods
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has reopened the Beaver Creek Bridge on La. 10 in St. Helena Parish that "had to be completely rebuilt following irreparable damage during the catastrophic August 2016 floods." The $2.1 million project to rebuild the structure, also known as the Greensburg Bridge, began in March 2017. Before that a contractor had to demolish the old bridge. "This new bridge is great news for those who travel La. 10 and is a continued sign of our st...
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