Hurricane Sandy has tested our infrastructure in many ways. Users are urged to visit Show Us Your Infra! for eye-witness videos of the storm’s aftermath.
View this complete post...Archive for the ‘Bridges’ Category
Infrastructure Weathers the Storm: American Infra Vs. Hurricane Sandy
Wednesday, October 31st, 2012Sandy Aftermath: Did Our Infrastructure Pass the Test?
Wednesday, October 31st, 2012The worst is over from Hurricane Sandy, but now repairs and cleanup must begin. Take a look at the videos below to see how some of our infrastructure held up against Sandy.
View this complete post...Norfolk, VA: South Norfolk Jordan Bridge Construction Animation
Thursday, October 25th, 2012Guest on The Infra Blog: Graham T. Beck, Contributing Author, Next American City: New York’s Tappan Zee Bridge
Wednesday, October 17th, 2012
Graham Beck, author of the Next American City article “Cuomo’s Crossing,” about NY Governor Andrew Cuomo’s decisions regarding the replacement of the Tappan Zee Bridge, speaks with InfrastructureUSA Managing Director Steve Anderson.
View this complete post...Interactive Map: Save Our Bridges
Tuesday, October 16th, 2012
SAVE OUR BRIDGES
By accessing the Save Our Bridges Map, users can enter a zip code to immediately see the dangerous bridges in their area. Families can see if their children’s school buses or their own commutes to work or church take them across a bridge that is both structurally deficient and fracture critical. Trucking companies and other suppliers can determine whether the routes their carriers take require that they cross these dangerous bridges.
Are We There Yet? Creating Complete Communities for 21st Century America
Monday, October 1st, 2012
RECONNECTING AMERICA Introduction We all remember being a child on what seemed like an endless journey to grandma’s house or the grand canyon and asking “Are we there yet?” In America’s cities and towns, we are having one of those “Are we there yet?” moments — although it seems the GPS is malfunctioning and we […]
View this complete post...Morgantown, WV: Ices Ferry Bridge Demolition
Wednesday, September 26th, 2012Workers demolish the Ices Ferry bridge before completion of the new bridge can resume. – Eric Tomlinson on YouTube
View this complete post...Hastings, MN: Hastings Bridge Lift Time-Lapse
Monday, September 24th, 2012Iberia Parish, LA: Testing Patout Bridge
Friday, September 21st, 2012Details of Possible $1.5 Billion Funding Cut to Roads, Transit and Rail
Thursday, September 20th, 2012Transportation Issues Daily Preliminary estimates released by the White House last Friday indicate funding for highways, transit and rail programs in 2013 will be cut by about $1.5 billion on January 2 if automatic budget cuts take place as scheduled. Shrinking or preventing those cuts requires Congress and the White House to strike a budget […]
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