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December 1, 2018

Split towers comprising just two or three “spokes” retain most of the benefit of the optimal designs while being a little easier to construct. Research... Read More...

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VDOT awards state’s largest-ever design-build contract

October 26, 2017

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) awarded a $409.6 million contract to Granite/Parsons/Corman Joint Venture to widen about eight miles of Interstate 64 and construct a new High Rise Bridge adjacent to the existing span in the Hampton Roads District. The award is the largest design-build contract in VDOT history.... Read More...

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Sligo Creek Parkway bridge rehab completed ahead of schedule

September 25, 2017

A month ahead of schedule, the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) recently completed the $12 million rehabilitation of the historic arch bridge that carries MD 195 (Carroll Avenue) over the Sligo Creek Parkway.... Read More...

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Idaho bridge replacement uses precast post-tensioned slabs

August 24, 2017

The new bridge was designed with a span of 45 feet. Due to this span length, not being conducive to standard precast slabs, Oldcastle Precast engineers partnered with VSL Structural Technologies to create a custom precast solution.... Read More...

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Modjeski and Masters selected for work on Blue Water Bridge in Michigan

June 30, 2017

Modjeski and Masters announced its selection as prime consultant by the Michigan Department of Transportation for the anchor link and gusset plate replacement on the first Blue Water Bridge.... Read More...

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Skanska completes reconstruction of Florida’s Choctawhatchee Bay Bridge

June 9, 2017

Skanska USA announced completion of the new 12,000-foot-long two-lane Choctawhatchee Bay Bridge (US 331) in Walton County, Fla.... Read More...

Structures + BuildingsTransportation

District DOT selects CH2M for design-build replacement of H Street Bridge

June 7, 2017

As part of the ongoing building boom in America's capital city, the District Department of Transportation selected CH2M as its consultant for the design-build replacement of the H Street Bridge, spanning 24 rail tracks at Union Station, Washington, D.C.... Read More...

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Flatiron JV receives ACI Excellence in Concrete Award

June 2, 2017

For successfully navigating several challenges including pouring a concrete bridge deck during a harsh Canadian winter, the American Concrete Institute presented a Flatiron joint venture (JV) with the 2017 Excellence in Concrete Award for the team’s innovative work on Northeast Anthony Henday Drive in Alberta.... Read More...

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Parsons’ Sir Ambrose Shea Lift Bridge receives Transportation Award of Merit

April 25, 2017

The Sir Ambrose Shea Lift Bridge replacement — designed by Parsons — received the 2017 Transportation Award of Merit from the Consulting Engineers of Ontario... Read More...

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Transportation

Essential travel routes restored to Alaska state highways after earthquake

Lane Construction wins North Carolina highway design-build contract

National Academies report calls for overall of U.S. interstates

Project Delivery

Lane Construction wins North Carolina highway design-build contract

KAI Receives Design-Build Institute of America Award

PennDOT P3 to replace 558 bridges nears completion

UAV

DriveOhio launches strategic plan to advance drone technologies

Five challenges drones face in terrain mapping

Coming ashore

Continuing Education

Call for Abstracts: 34th Annual WateReuse Symposium

Cold-formed steel framing educational opportunities

Congress’ Definition of R&D: Why Designers Qualify for the Research Tax Credit

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