After switching from conventional to explosive demolition, the contracting consortium building the new 3-mile-long Mario M. Cuomo Bridge over the Hudson River in New York finally brought down the east section of the main span of the old Tappan Zee Bridge.
San Francisco is seeking input from technical experts on its landmark tall-buildings seismic safety study. Suggestions from seismic design professionals, especially about code reform, will help inform the city’s path forward.
To grease the wheels of mass timber building construction in the state, the California Government Operations Agency is holding a developer-design competition for commercial and multifamily mass-timber building projects.
Skeptics say controversial L Train tunnel rehab shift, developed by NY academics and pushed by Gov. Cuomo, has safety, fix longevity issues; Amtrak may also consider it.
On Jan. 10, the Transbay Joint Powers Authority announced that procurement has begun for the repair of the two fractured bottom flanges of the twin parallel girders that span 80 ft across Fremont Street in the 4.5-block-long Salesforce Transit Center in San Francisco.