On March 1, 2013, a section of the Richard J. “Dick” Henderson Bridge in Kanawha County was brought down by a controlled blast. – TheWVDOT on YouTube
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Saint Albans, WV: Richard J. Henderson Memorial Bridge Demolition
Monday, March 4th, 2013Seattle DOT: Progress Report 2013
Thursday, February 14th, 2013
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
The 2012 Transportation Action Agenda outlines policies, actions, and performance measures for SDOT over a two-year period. It is organized around five core principles.
St. Louis, MO: New Mississippi River Bridge
Wednesday, February 13th, 2013Take a tour of the new Mississippi River Bridge from the man basket. See views from over 400 feet above the river and from the top of the Missouri tower of the project. The project is expected to be ready for traffic in 2014. The two sides are expected to connect around July of 2013. […]
View this complete post...Saint Albans, WV: Richard J. Henderson Memorial Bridge Demolition
Monday, February 11th, 2013Great American Infrastructure: Oroville, California: Oroville Dam
Friday, February 1st, 2013
This is the twenty-seventh in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States. What: The Oroville Dam, located in California is the tallest dam in the United States. When: Initial construction began in 1961 & the Oroville Dam officially opened on May 4th, 1968. Why: The Oroville Dam provides irrigation water, flood […]
View this complete post...Portland, ME: Veterans Memorial Bridge Construction
Wednesday, January 30th, 2013Reed & Reed, Inc. replaces one of Maine’s busiest bridges, The Veteran’s Memorial Bridge, over the Fore River between the Cities of Portland and South Portland. This bridge is a precast segmental bridge that is 1,610 ft long and supported by six piers in the river spaced at 250 feet, with shorter approach spans on […]
View this complete post...Portland, OR: Moving the Sellwood Bridge
Thursday, January 24th, 2013It’s been there for over 87 years. But on January 19, 2013, the Sellwood Bridge was moved, 20 feet on the East and 60 feet on the West, to form a temporary span while a new bridge is constructed on the site of the old. – Mike Lloyd on YouTube
View this complete post...Guest on The Infra Blog: Robert Wendelgass, Clean Water Action
Friday, January 18th, 2013
Bob Wendelgass has been President and CEO of Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund since November of 2010. Prior to that, he spent five years as National Deputy Director for Clean Water Action, working with its state offices on planning and implementation of campaigns, elections and fundraising. He also served 15 years as Pennsylvania […]
View this complete post...Washington State DOT: The Alaskan Way Viaduct Tunnel Boring Animation
Thursday, January 17th, 2013This animation shows an example of what a tunnel boring machine looks like and how it works. – wsdot on YouTube
View this complete post...Guest on The Infra Blog: Tom Curtis, American Water Works Association
Wednesday, January 16th, 2013
Tom Curtis is Deputy Executive Director of Government Affairs for the American Water Works Association (AWWA). Prior to assuming this position, Curtis served for more than twenty years with several public policy associations, including Director of the Natural Resources Committee of the National Governors’ Association, and Deputy Director for Intergovernmental Liaison with the Environmental Council […]
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