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Archive for the ‘Bridges’ Category

ASCE OCEA Award Finalists, Part 2: Second Avenue Subway and SR-520 Floating Bridge

Thursday, March 29th, 2018

The 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

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ASCE OCEA Award Finalists, Part 1: Elizabeth River Tunnels, Fox River Bridge and Folsom Dam Auxiliary Spillway

Tuesday, March 20th, 2018

The 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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West Virginia DOT: 50th Anniversary of the Silver Bridge Collapse

Monday, December 18th, 2017

This documentary, “Silver Lining: The Catastrophe that Lead to the Creation of the National Bridge Inspection Standards,” was created to honor the 46 lives lost and acknowledge the program that has saved thousands of lives across the nation.

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Pennsylvania DOT’s Public-Private Partnerships

Friday, December 15th, 2017

PennDOT operates one of the most ambitious and comprehensive public-private partnership (P3) programs in the nation. The featured projects bring value to Pennsylvania by significantly reducing structurally deficient bridges, supporting motorist safety, enhancing mass transit and rail service, and in some cases, generating new revenue to support future investment. –Pennsylvania Department of Transportation on YouTube

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Toll Excellence Awards, Student Scholarships Spotlight Innovation in Global Tolling Industry

Thursday, October 12th, 2017
IBTTA Awards

Originally posted on the blog of the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) Written by Bill Cramer, Communications Director, IBTTA The tolling industry’s top innovators and some of its most promising future leaders were in the spotlight in Atlanta last month during IBTTA’s 85th Annual Conference and Exhibition in Atlanta. On the Monday morning […]

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Utah DOT: Pedestrian Bridge Over Bangerter Highway (Time Lapse)

Wednesday, September 27th, 2017

UDOT closed Bangerter Highway near 7000 South the night of Aug. 19 while crews installed a new pedestrian bridge. The bridge is part of the Bangerter Interchanges project. UDOT is building a freeway-like overpass at 7000 S. This new pedestrian bridge over Bangerter Highway replaces one that was removed earlier this year to make room for the overpass.

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New York City: Mario M. Cuomo Bridge Time Lapse – Four Years in Two Minutes

Friday, September 22nd, 2017

Watch as the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge takes shape in this new time lapse video, covering four years of construction in just two minutes and the opening of its first span to traffic last month.

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ACEC’S ENGINEERING INC. — The Enduring Legend of Gridlock Sam

Monday, September 11th, 2017
The Enduring Legend of Gridlock Sam: Sam Schwartz addresses employees at the company

“Gridlock Sam” Schwartz has always had an outsized presence in his endeavors. “He is, inarguably, the most beloved transportation engineer alive,” says Charles Komanoff, a New York City transport economist, who then adds with a smile, “Admittedly, there’s not much competition.”

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Washington, DC: Fly-Through of the Proposed South Capitol Bridge

Thursday, August 31st, 2017

Washington D.C. is to replace the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge to the tune of $441 million. AECOM is leading the design of the new bridge with Archer Western Construction and Granite Construction carrying out the project.

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What’s Working: Governor Cuomo on the Making of New York’s Massive New Bridge

Monday, August 28th, 2017

Part of the new, state-of-the-art bridge replacing the aging Tappan Zee over New York’s Hudson River opens Friday. Norah O’Donnell climbed to the top of the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to find out what it took to get the bridge built on time and on budget in four years.

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