Items Tagged with 'Highway/Bridge'

High winds and a tight schedule made replacement of two tower elevator systems and upgrades to locks, gates, counterweights and mechanical components on the nearly 90-year-old Marine Parkway–Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge no easy feat.

The $66-million reconstruction of State Highway 445 near Reno, Nev., promises safer travel, smoother commutes and a path forward in coping with growth.

The John Jordan “Buck” O’Neil Memorial Bridge has been a vital pathway in and out of downtown Kansas City, Mo., since 1956, when it opened as the Broadway Bridge.

A new direct access off-ramp from eastbound SR 520 carries traffic to the Overlake Village area in Redmond through a 130-ft-long cut-and-cover tunnel running beneath 148th Avenue Northeast.

Extending Sound Transit’s Link Light Rail Line 3.7 miles from Shoreline to the Lynnwood Transit Center required two elevated stations with vertical circulation, 2.3 miles of elevated guideway and 1.4 miles of at-grade track.

A 795-ft bicycle and pedestrian bridge now connects to the Cross Kirkland Corridor across one of the city’s most complicated and busy intersections.

The only network tied arch bridge in the world with an S-curved deck serves pedestrians crossing over the busy eight-lane U.S. 75 and its frontage roads.

To create a $141.45-million interchange connecting I-10 to the recently opened terminal at New Orleans International Airport, scope of work included construction of two elevated flyover ramps and the state’s first diverging diamond interchange (DDI) on Loyola Drive.

A four-lane, 116-span bypass express bridge now travels around the cities of Kemah and Seabrook, Texas, while the existing 41-span bridge has been expanded and now features a bike lane.

A $148-million design-build effort has revitalized 4.5 miles of the I-80 corridor. The project features improvements to roadways, bridges and drainage systems; enhancements for cyclists and pedestrians; and utility relocations.