Maximize Hydrodemolition Productivity for Bridge Repair Applications with These 3 Attachments
With the right attachments, Hydrodemolition contractors are able to realize the same productivity for work in other areas, such as parapets, abutments and piers. by Keith Armishaw, North America business development manager, Aquajet For decades, road and bridge repair contractors have relied on the power and precision of Hydrodemolition robots to increase efficiency for concrete removal and surface preparation applications. Traditional methods of bridge deck repair took hours of...
Acrow Bridge Provides Temporary Wastewater Bypass Solution During System Rehabilitation in Arizona
Durable steel structure enables cost-effective, safe transport of rerouted sewage (Parsippany, New Jersey) – Acrow, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, is pleased to announce one of its modular steel bridges was recently utilized in a successful project to replace sewage system structures under the Santa Cruz River in Tucson, Arizona. Acrow’s bridge provided a safe bypass route for relocated sewage pipes, enabling the efficient excavation, removal and replaceme...
Superior Construction to Complete First-of-its-Kind $72.6M Pedestrian Bridge for the City of Charleston
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Superior Construction, an American family-owned infrastructure contractor, was selected by the city of Charleston, South Carolina, to construct a bicycle and pedestrian bridge connecting West Ashley and downtown Charleston. The Ashley River Pedestrian Bridge will be the first cable-stayed movable structure in the country. Its hydraulic swing span components will allow the bridge to open horizontally rather than vertically, improving marine clearance. Funded by the City of...
Video: Steel Bridges: Understanding Fatigue
In this topic-based video from the Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance, Dr. Gregory K. Michaelson, Ph.D., P.E. (Co-Director, SSSBA Bridge Technology Center & Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering at Marshall University) discusses the basics of fatigue and how it affects short span steel bridge design. For more information, please see https://www.shortspansteelbridges.org
Acrow Bridges Reconnect Routes Closed After Flooding in San Luis Obispo County, California
Two detour structures maintain traffic flow on critical routes in remote locations (Parsippany, New Jersey) – 24 October 2023 – Acrow, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, is pleased to announce two of its modular steel bridges were installed recently to reconnect flood-damaged routes in different locations within San Luis Obispo County in California’s Central Coast region. The existing infrastructure was damaged during heavy rainstorms in January and March 202...
Superior and WSP Begin Work on FDOT's $171M Brooks Bridge Project
Picture credit: WSP FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. — Superior Construction, an American family-owned infrastructure contractor, along with WSP, one of the world's leading engineering, environment and professional services firms, will replace the John T. Brooks Bridge on behalf of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). This $171 million project, whose design introduces one of the nation's first unbonded flexible filler internal tendons spliced girder system, will require the team to de...
Biden-Harris Administration Opens Applications for Nearly $10 Billion in Funding to Improve Nation’s Bridges
Bridge grants are part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda that is rebuilding America’s infrastructure and creating good-paying jobs in communities across the country Washington - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration opened applications for nearly $10 billion in funding for fiscal years 2023-2026 through the competitive Bridge Investment Program’s “Large Bridge Project” category, which funds projects larger than $100 million. The Bridge Inve...
Four Detour Bridges from Acrow Installed to Maintain Traffic During I-94 Modernization Project in Michigan
Multi-year project will repair or rebuild bridges and resurface 10 miles of the expressway in Calhoun County (Parsippany, New Jersey) – Acrow, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, announced today it has designed and supplied four modular steel bridges to carry traffic during major highway construction in Michigan. Acrow’s structures were installed in Battle Creek to minimize inconvenience to travelers during the $160 million, multiyear I-94 Modernization Project...
Acrow Bridge Installed to Reconnect Key Route After Culvert Collapse in Rural Western Colorado
Acrow Emergency Bridge, CO - Image Credit - Ralph L. Wadsworth Detour bridge opened to traffic ahead of schedule, ending inconvenience of four-hour diversion route (Parsippany, New Jersey) – 7 September 2023 – Acrow, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, noted today one of its modular steel Mabey Universal™ panel bridges was recently installed on Colorado State Highway 133 (SH 133) between the small towns of Paonia and Somerset in the state’s Western Slope. T...
Spectacular Bridges Grace Stamps
Presorted First-Class Mail Stamps Highlight Engineering, Architecture PORTLAND, CT — The U.S. Postal Service today issued four new Presorted First-Class Mail stamps featuring striking photographs of bridges. The structures range from modern to historic, pedestrian to car-carrying, and all are important landmarks in their communities. The Bridges stamps are intended for business mail users and are sold in self-adhesive coils of 3,000 and 10,000. Use of these stamps requires a special perm...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
