Tag: Bridge
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Maryland officials failed to test Key Bridge vulnerability
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The Maryland Transportation Authority failed to evaluate the Francis Scott Key Bridge for vulnerability and risk as a result of collision, the National Transportation Safety Board announced Thursday. The March 26, 2024, collapse of the span could…
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$2B George Washington Bridge project hits 7-year milestone
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Suspended high above the Hudson River, crews unfastened and replaced the final steel rope of the George Washington Bridge earlier this month. The suspender rope replacement stands as a major undertaking within the Port Authority of New…
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Robotic bridge inspection tech wins ASCE award
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: A robotic system that improves how bridges are inspected won the American Society of Civil Engineers 2025 Charles Pankow Award for Innovation, according to a Feb. 28 news release from the Missouri University of Science…
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Skanska Completes $19.8M Essex Road Bridge in San Bernardino
Skanska, a leading global construction and development firm, has announced the substantial completion of the Essex Road Bridge replacement in Essex, CA. The $19.8M project was awarded to Skanska by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and involved the replacement of Westbound and Eastbound bridges on Interstate 40 (I-40) over Halfway Hills Wash. The 20-month…
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3 more Key Bridge contracts doled out
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The Maryland Transportation Authority announced three $20 million contracts for the Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuild project last week. The cargo ship Dali hit the bridge almost a year ago in March 2024, causing it to collapse…
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Senators frame Trump’s DOL pick as bridge between employers, employees
Listen to the article 8 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who was previously criticized for straddling the line between pro-union and pro-employer, played up her ability to move between worlds and represent all kinds of workers during her confirmation hearing Wednesday. Turnout…
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Balfour Beatty to build 85m-long arch bridge in Nottingham
The proposed walking and cycling bridge (Image: Nottingham City Council) Balfour Beatty has signed a £12.6m delivery agreement with Nottingham City Council for an 85m-long walking and cycling bridge over the River Trent. The network arch bridge will link the north side of the river, where the new Trent Basin community of 350 homes is…
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JV picked for $2.3B Long Bridge overhaul
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Award: Long Bridge SouthValue: $2.3 billionLocations: Potomac River between Washington, D.C., and Arlington, VirginiaClients: Virginia Passenger Rail Authority The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority has awarded Long Bridge Rail Partners the design-build construction partner contract for the Long Bridge…
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Refurbishment of London’s iconic Hungerford Bridge begins
Network Rail kicked off works to refurbish the 161-year-old Hungerford railway bridge on Saturday (18 January). The structure takes trains over the River Thames between the South Bank, near Waterloo, and London Charing Cross station. The project, which will be carried out in two phases, involves engineers preparing and painting the bridge, testing the truss…
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Video | How Balfour is restoring Edinburgh’s historic North Bridge
Balfour Beatty is refurbishing Edinburgh’s Grade A-listed North Bridge. The 160m-long structure was built between 1894 and 1897 by Sir William Arrol & Co, the same company that constructed the Forth Bridge. Balfour Beatty’s restoration project includes: Structural steelwork repairs Grit blasting and repainting of the structural steelwork Repairs to the cast iron facades Repairs…