Articles Tagged with ''bridges''

Minimizing disruptions to bridge users during a $220-million project to paint and repair truss span linking Chester, Pa., and Bridgeport, N.J., literally depends on which way the wind blows.

The west abutment of a dam near Mankato, Minn., was washed away, as was a portion of a railroad bridge between Sioux City, Iowa, and North Sioux City, S.D. 

It is the largest amount the agency has ever spent on projects in a single fiscal year. 

Entities leading Canada-US crossing construction said project's overall contract value will rise from $4.1 billion to $4.9 billion.

While the crowds of summer tourists at Montana’s Glacier National Park begin to thin, construction crews are pushing to complete several much needed infrastructure projects that have been accelerated by recent federal funding.

When crews with Kokosing Construction Co. began a $209-million design-build contract—the largest of its kind in West Virginia—in 2015, they first had to build roads in order to build the actual road called Corridor H.

Maintenance and repair work is planned for two spans linked to mainland Massachusetts while designs for their estimated $4-billion replacements move forward.

A $55.7-million scour repair project will see demolition of the existing seven bridge piers and associated timber piles, and installation of 14 new reinforced concrete drilled shafts on this 77-year-old bridge.

Teams representing more than 30 colleges and universities took part in the national finals of the Student Steel Bridge Competition, held May 27-28 at Virginia Tech.

Federal judge's decision clears the way for hundreds of lawsuits to proceed.