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Friday, September 7th, 2018Oregon DOT: I-105 bridge work for a better, safer ride
Friday, August 24th, 2018I-105 bridges and ramps between the Delta Highway interchange and downtown Eugene will be repaired, repaved and get seismic upgrades this summer.
View this complete post...Status of the Nation’s Highways, Bridges and Transit: Highway Freight Transportation
Thursday, July 19th, 2018Freight transportation is vital to the U.S. economy and the daily needs of Americans throughout the country. Households and businesses depend on the efficient and reliable delivery of freight to both urban and rural areas. Federal support for freight increased under the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, as the FAST Act included provisions to define, establish, and provide funding for a national highway freight program. The FAST Act freight provisions were designed to address significant needs in the transportation system to ensure that projected increases in freight volumes can be handled efficiently across all transportation modes.
View this complete post...Michigan DOT: Get Ready for the 2018 Mackinac Bridge Walk
Thursday, May 24th, 2018This video shows the options available for the public at the 2018 Annual Bridge Walk, scheduled for Sept. 3.
View this complete post...Rogers County, OK: US-412 Bridge Demolition
Tuesday, May 8th, 2018Watch as the Oklahoma Department of Transportation prepares, counts down and presses the button to blast the US-412 Bridge into the Verdigris River.
View this complete post...TedX Talk: Can Satellites Help Us Predict Infrastructure Collapses?
Friday, April 27th, 2018Bridges and other structures fall down relatively often, and every time it happens we wonder if we could have known earlier that there was a problem. What if we could use images from satellites to predict when (and what) might be at risk? Sakthy Selvakumaran is here to show us how. Sakthy Selvakumaran has worked as a civil and structural engineer in multiple roles, continents and cultures before returning to academia.
View this complete post...ACEC Engineering Excellence Awards “Grand Conceptor” Winner: The Bayonne Bridge Between New York and New Jersey
Friday, April 20th, 2018Already a marvel of 20th century engineering, the new Bayonne Bridge is now also a 21st century sensation. Since 1931, the iconic superstructure, formerly the world’s largest steel arched bridge, has spanned the Kill Van Kull, one of the most heavily traveled cargo-carrying waterways, accessing the port of New York and New Jersey. Engineering firms HDR and WSP USA joined forces to modernize the bridge and allow larger ships to cross under it. At the Engineering Excellence Awards Gala, hosted by ACEC on April 17th, Milestone 1 of the “Raising the Bayonne Bridge” project was awarded the highest honor of “Grand Conceptor.”
View this complete post...Illinois Transportation by the Numbers: Meeting the State’s Need for Safe, Smooth and Efficient Mobility
Thursday, April 5th, 2018Illinois’ roads, highways and bridges form vital transportation links for the state’s residents, visitors and businesses, providing daily access to homes, jobs, shopping, natural resources and recreation. Modernizing Illinois’ transportation system is critical to quality of life and economic competitiveness in the Prairie State. Inadequate transportation investment, which will result in deteriorated transportation facilities and diminished access, will negatively affect economic competitiveness and quality of life in Illinois.
View this complete post...ASCE OCEA Award Finalists, Part 2: Second Avenue Subway and SR-520 Floating Bridge
Thursday, March 29th, 2018The following projects are finalists to receive the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Outstanding Civil Engineering Awards.
The winner, one of the among five finalists, will be revealed at ASCE’s OPAL Gala, March 15, in Arlington, VA.
To see videos of all the finalists, check out ASCE’s YouTube playlist
View this complete post...ASCE OCEA Award Finalists, Part 1: Elizabeth River Tunnels, Fox River Bridge and Folsom Dam Auxiliary Spillway
Tuesday, March 20th, 2018The following projects are finalists to receive the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Outstanding Civil Engineering Awards.
The winner, one of the among five finalists, will be revealed at ASCE’s OPAL Gala, March 15, in Arlington, VA.
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