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The Maryland State Highway Administration (MSHA) was faced with juggling competing demands in the reconstruction of two bridges feeding into Annapolis, the 350-year-old state capital. It sson became clear that garnering community support had to be the top priority.
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Several nondestructive tests can be used to evaluate concrete bridges.
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Concrete bridges are major investments and critical to local transportation systems, but traffic, trauma, and exposure to the elements can cause them to deteriorate. That's why prudent owners schedule periodic evaluations to ensure bridges function safely
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As the last segment of a new toll bridge was put in place in late March, California transportation officials looked forward to the end of a major traffic headache.
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) offers a report that lays out the types of construction materials used in the successful building and rehabilitating of bridges, as required by SAFETEA-LU.
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The U.S. EPA has awarded $420,000 in grants to 42 student teams to research and develop sustainable environmental solutions.
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The Missouri DOT (MoDOT) has launched an ambitious bridge rehabilitation plan to repair and replace hundreds of troubled structures by 2012.
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Daniel Ruefly won an essay contest and got to be the person who flipped the switch and detonate a hated Washington, DC bridge.
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For the fourth time in the competition's 15-year history, a team of North Dakota State University (NDSU) civil engineering students won the annual National Steel Bridge Competition.
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A recent study of Seattle's Interstate 90 floating bridge proved the feasibility of adding a light rail transit system atop the structure.