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...
Placing Efficiency and Quality
The Muscatine County Highway Department completed 15 miles of shouldering in two weeks using the FH-R. Previously, a project of that magnitude would have taken two-plus months. Images courtesy of the Muscatine County Highway Department Muscatine County Highway Department in Iowa reflects on the benefits of Road Widener’s FH-R There are a few things that come to mind when thinking about summer in the Midwest: warmer weather, weekends at the lake, camping trips — and roadwork. In fact,...
one.network to Create Lane Closure Notification System Pilot for Central Florida Expressway Authority
one.network will provide CFX with a single software platform to plan, manage and share all network lane closure information with employees, contractors and the public. ORLANDO, Florida – one.network, a leading road management and work zone data technology provider, today announced the company will be working with the Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) to create a Lane Closure Notification System (LCNS) pilot project for the area’s toll roads. CFX’s roads include some of the world’s...
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
Woolpert Implements Asset Lifecycle Management Solution at Tulsa International Airport and Tulsa Riverside Airport
Rapid Ready, a GIS solution trademarked by Woolpert that utilizes Cityworks software, is a component of Trimble’s asset lifecycle management solution supporting Part 139 operations, reporting, and facility maintenance at Tulsa’s two busiest airports. TULSA, Okla. (Oct. 26, 2023) — As a platinum partner of Cityworks, Woolpert has completed its Aviation Rapid Ready implementation of the Cityworks Asset Management System for Tulsa International Airport and Tulsa Riverside Airport. This precon...
Emissions-free transport milestone: Helsinki jubilantly opens new 25-kilometre light rail line
Photographer: Helsinki City Transport A new light rail line serving the Helsinki metropolitan area was taken into use amid much fanfare on Saturday, 21 October. Running crosstown between Espoo’s Keilaniemi and Helsinki’s Itäkeskus districts, the new light rail line is a substantial investment in zero-emissions public transport. It also brings the City of Helsinki one step closer to achieving its goal of carbon neutrality by the year 2030. A new light rail line serving the Helsinki metr...
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...
California Issues $114M for Beautification Projects
Cities and local agencies throughout California recently received $114.5 million in grants to help fund 60 litter removal as well as neighborhoods and public space beautification projects. [Above photo by Caltrans] That funding includes $14.5 million set aside specifically to support 18 projects for cleaning transit stations and other areas around the state’s public transportation systems. Those grants represent the latest round of funding from the “Clean California” initiative; a sweep...
Bentley, Infotech, and AASHTO Unite to Support Digital Delivery Initiatives for Departments of Transportation
Integration to automate digital workflows between design and construction. Image courtesy of Bentley Systems. To Eliminate Disjointed Manual Processes by Automating Digital Workflows between Design and Construction EXTON, Pa. – Oct. 3, 2023 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, Infotech®, a leader in infrastructure construction software solutions, and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHT...