In 2003, the longest suspension bridge in the U.S. since the Verrazano Narrows Bridge spanned the Hudson River nearly 40 years before, was completed. History was made when the bridge was named for a construction worker—Al Zampa—who, as an iron worker, had helped construct the original Carquinez Bridge, and had worked on the Golden Gate Bridge, Bay Bridge and every other bridge spanning the San Francisco Bay. Meet Al Zampa’s son and grandsons, all iron workers, as well as numerous other workers who helped build the Al Zampa bridge.
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Bridge Builders – Al Zampa Bridge, CA
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011California’s Bullet Train — On the Road to Bankruptcy
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011For California’s high-speed rail boosters including their chief cheerleader, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, the month of May must have felt like a month from hell. First came a scathing report by California legislature’s fiscal watchdog, the non-partisan Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO), questioning the rail authority’s unrealistic cost estimates and its decision to build the first $5.5 billion segment in the sparsely populated Central Valley between Borden and Corcoran.
View this complete post...A Glimpse into the Past: Archival Infra Films
Thursday, May 19th, 2011These archival infra films show us how things used to be built, and how systems used to run.
View this complete post...Improved Wastewater Treatment to Meet Increasing Water Demands
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011To reach the ever growing demands for water in the Orange County Water District, Siemens was able to come up with a cost efficient and environmentally sound solution – Memcor®. This is a submerged membrane microfiltration system, supplying 87MGD (329 MLD) of water to a reverse osmosis unit, followed by advanced oxidation. It makes groundwater […]
View this complete post...California: High-Speed Rail Is at a Critical Juncture
Tuesday, May 17th, 2011LEGISLATIVE ANALYST’S OFFICE
California’s proposed high–speed rail project would link the state’s major population centers, including Sacramento, the San Francisco Bay Area, the Central Valley, Los Angeles, the Inland Empire, Orange County, and San Diego…In this report, we describe a number of problems that pose threats to the high–speed rail project’s successful development as envisioned by Proposition 1A.
New Bike Lanes in Southern California’s Most Bike-Friendly City
Friday, April 29th, 2011Go take a ride down 3rd Street and Broadway to see the brand new bike lanes and bike signals!
View this complete post...Nuclear Power Plants and Earthquake Risks
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011“This map shows areas of equal seismic hazard and indicates the minimum peak horizontal ground acceleration value, a measure of the how hard the ground shakes in a given area. The map also shows locations of the 63 US nuclear power plants. The data comes from the US Geological Survey Geological Hazards Team and the US Energy Information Administration.”
-Greenpeace.org
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