Articles Tagged with ''Highway/Bridge''

On the final 18-mile, four-lane stretch of I-25 between Denver and Colorado Springs, a $330-million project has added a tolled express lane in each direction, improved safety for the traveling public and added four wildlife underpasses, more than 28 miles of wildlife exclusion fence and widened shoulders.

Originally built in the 1940s, two pedestrian access bridges at the southern entrance of the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheater had reached the end of their service life.

An extensive and thoughtful restoration effort has remedied the Third Avenue Bridge’s deteriorated condition and extended its service life.

As part of the Central Tri-State Tollway (Interstate 294) project, the Illinois Tollway reconstructed one of the most challenging crossings on its system: Interstate 294 over the intersection of 87th Street and Roberts Road at the convergence of three communities: Hickory Hills, Justice and Bridgeview.

Working under a design-build delivery approach, the team completed replacement of two tower elevator systems on the Marine Parkway–Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge, a 540-ft-long vertical lift span built in 1937, and rehabilitated mechanical components, including the span locks. 

The project team delivered a fixed-span bridge to replace the existing bridges connecting the mainland to Harkers Island, N.C.

South Carolina’s section of Interstate 85, called the Boom Belt due to burgeoning economic activity throughout the corridor, is now even better equipped to handle its load of travelers and shipping thanks to this design-build project to add two lanes across eight miles of I-85 and reconstruct four interchanges and one railroad bridge.

This long-awaited $26.5-million expansion of Sunport Boulevard bridges a gap in Albuquerque’s local transportation network and promotes safer and more efficient movement of people, goods and services near the Albuquerque International Sunport.

A 45-ft-tall, 385-ft-long three-span bridge over the Central Arizona Project (CAP) Canal in North Buckeye provides a new way to cross the waterway and increases access for the local community.

To improve accessibility and minimize flood risk in San Marcos Creek’s alluvial plain as well as preserve creek habitat and improve the ability to traverse the area, this $72.5-million project included construction of two new bridges at Via Vera Cruz and Bent Avenue, along with sidewalks and bike lanes.