Tag: bridge
Rebuilt Monroe Street Bridge Now Open to D.C. Traffic
The new Brookland area railroad overpass eliminates bridge deficiencies and improves vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian safety.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 14, 2019) — Replacement of the...
U.S. Bridge Construction Starts
Source: Dodge Data & Analytics
* In 2018, bridge construction starts had a very strong year with more than $20.5 billion in projects breaking ground.
This...
Bridges to Prosperity
New Funding Model, New Opportunities
Talk about the intersection of engineering and business. Avery Bang, the president & CEO of Bridges to Prosperity, has inked...
From Kigali with Love
Bridges to Prosperity Making Big Infrastructure Play in Rwanda
By Richard Massey
Rwanda. For many, that one word is synonymous with civil war and genocide, and...
Transportation landmark
EXP designs a regional gateway for Meredosia, Ill., linking the community to a new bridge over the Illinois River
By Nadia Abou and Sarah Wilkinson,...
Mega-spans
Split towers comprising just two or three “spokes” retain most of the benefit of the optimal designs while being a little easier to construct.
Researchers...
VDOT awards state’s largest-ever design-build contract
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.
Sligo Creek Parkway bridge rehab completed ahead of schedule
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.
Idaho bridge replacement uses precast post-tensioned slabs
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.
