Acrow Supplies 61 Bridges to Panama’s Ministry of Public Works for Rural Infrastructure Development
(Parsippany, New Jersey) – Acrow Bridge, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, is pleased to announce that it provided Panama’s Ministry of Public Works with 61 modular steel bridges in 2018, along with training on assembly and installation of the structures to enable local engineers, technicians and contractors to implement this priority infrastructure project. Acrow is pleased to further report that approximately half of the bridges have already been installed. Whi...
Twenty-Eight Bridge Grants Awarded in South Dakota
The South Dakota Transportation Commission has awarded 28 preservation, rehabilitation, and replacement bridge improvement grants – known as the BIG program – to 22 cities and counties across the state totaling approximately $13.93 million. The BIG program – created in 2015 by Senate Bill 1 – sets aside $7 million per year from funds generated by license plate fees to be used to repair and replace aging local bridges. The South Dakota Department of Transportation adds an additional $8 million...
The Trusted Noise Barrier Wall for Virginia I-66 Project
Durisol® awarded the supply the noise barrier walls for the I-66 outside the Beltway highway transformation, with installation set to begin June 2019. Prince William County, VA – The transformation of the Virginia I-66 will begin this coming June and will require the supply of Durisol absorptive wall panels for a 523,000 square foot noise barrier wall along the highway. To mitigate the highway traffic noise impact on adjacent residential communities, noise walls will be constructed or repl...
Acrow Bridge Awarded United States Department of Defense Contract for Bridging System Support Services
(Parsippany, New Jersey) – 04 April 2019 – Acrow Bridge, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, has been selected by the U.S. Army as one of two firms to provide mission-critical bridging solutions over the next three years. The structures to be supplied are new and upgraded Line of Communications Bridges with a 5 meter travelway rated for Tri Lateral Live Load requirements of MLC120 Track/150 wheel. The potential contract value is $250M, with work locations and funding t...
BYD Produces 300th Bus in Lancaster; AVTA Nears 1 Million Emission-Free Miles
Lancaster, Calif. – BYD (Build Your Dreams) announced Wednesday it produced its 300th bus at its Lancaster, Calif. manufacturing plant. BYD is celebrating the milestone with its highly valued customer and neighbor Antelope Valley Transit Authority. AVTA is closing in on a landmark of its own -- 1 million miles of zero-emission bus operations. AVTA expects to make that breakthrough in early May. The 300th bus is a 35-foot BYD K9S model transit bus. The vehicle is one of three built for Bat...
State DOTs Across the Midwest Grappling with Damage Inflicted by Floods
State departments of transportation across the Midwest continue efforts to mitigate and repair damage to roads, highway, bridges, rails, and other modes of travel from severe flooding caused by rapid snow melt combined with heavy rains. [Above photo by the Nebraska National Guard.] President Trump issued federal disaster declarations for Nebraska on March 21 and Iowa on March 23 due to the flooding. Gov. Mike Parsons Gov. Mike Parsons of Missouri declared a state of emergency on March 21...
47,000 U.S. Bridges in Poor Condition & Pace of Repair Slows to Crawl, New Analysis of Federal Data Shows
Report Comes as Congress & President Continue Debating Infrastructure Highlights: 47,052 of America’s 616,087 bridges are “structurally deficient” and in poor condition. The pace of repair slowed to its lowest point in a half-decade; bridges with structural deficiencies dropped by just 1 percent last year. Brooklyn (N.Y.), Arlington Memorial (Washington, D.C.-Va.), Pensacola (Fla.), San Mateo-Hayward (Calif.) and Vicksburg (Miss.) bridges are among notables on the list. Averag...
WSP Salutes NCDOT on Opening of the Marc Basnight Bridge
NAGS HEAD, N.C. — WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, congratulates the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and residents of the Outer Banks on opening the new Marc Basnight Bridge to traffic on Feb. 25. A ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the new bridge, named in honor of former State Senator Marc Basnight, is scheduled for April 2. The new, 2.8-mile-long Marc Basnight Bridge between Hatteras and Bodie islands...
MDOT Announces Emergency Bridge Closures
JACKSON, MISS - Under the authority of Gov. Phil Bryant’s April 2018 emergency bridge closure proclamation, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) today was directed to begin immediately closing at least 34 local bridges. “If these bridges remain open, it will not only present a safety hazard to the traveling public but will also threaten $530 million in federal funding, which is about 50 percent of MDOT’s overall budget,” said Melinda McGrath, P.E., MDOT Executive Director. A...
Stantec Selected to Lead Displaced Left-turn Intersection Design in Fayette County, Georgia
PEACHTREE CITY, GA, NYSE, TSX:STN: The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) selected international design and engineering firm Stantec to provide analysis and engineering services to implement a displaced left-turn intersection (DLT) at the juncture of State Roads 54 and 74. These state roadways are two of the most congested corridors in Fayette County and are over-capacity during peak conditions. The Stantec team was contracted to implement the most effective traffic solution, which was...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
