Public Works: Bridges & Culverts

Video: How to build a 10-lane highway bridge in 13 months

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:28:39 EST

The Minneapolis bridge that tragically collapsed in 2007 was replaced in one-third the usual time, a deadline that required using concretes for which Minnesota DOT had no specifications.

America THINKS 2013 Tolling Survey

Tue, 7 May 2013 10:51:32 EST

HNTB Corporation’s America THINKS survey takes a fresh look at tolls: a revenue source previously most popular before the advent of the gas tax.

Not your typical river crossing

Thu, 4 Apr 2013 11:55:27 EST

Steel-and-reinforced-mortar pipe bridge saves sewer utility costs.

Video: New Bay Bridge crane collapses during construction

Wed, 6 Mar 2013 02:06:16 EST

No one injured when 129-ton steel scaffolding fell onto barge below.

How to build the world's longest floating bridge

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:49:13 EST

Wired is offering a slideshow to demonstrate the construction and technologies used in the Seattle Route 520 bridge that spans Lake Washington.

Fast-track bridge replacement: self-propelled trasnporter and bridge-jacking methods

Tue, 8 Jan 2013 12:08:13 EST

Utah cracks down on construction-related traffic delays with accelerated bridge construction and "bridge move" techniques

Infrasense, Inc. scans 17 bridge decks with infrared thermography in greater Chicago area

Wed, 2 Jan 2013 12:57:59 EST

Infrasense, Inc., a national leader in detecting subsurface conditions, recently completed subsurface investigations for 17 bridge decks in the Greater Chicago area using Infrared Thermography (IR).

MassDOT awards 325-foot vertical lift bridge

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 05:08:09 EST

One of nation's largest vertical lift bridges designed for Boston area shipping channel and highway system.

Parsons Brinckerhoff designing Chicago Bridge rehab

Tue, 4 Dec 2012 03:40:08 EST

The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) has awarded a contract to Parsons Brinckerhoff to provide preliminary and final design services for the rehabilitation of the Webster Street Bridge in Chicago.

Corrosion-resistant bridges may be in our future

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 12:31:23 EST

Researchers say they have findings that could change the standards in anti-corrosion coating development by using extremely thin graphene films.

Questions hang over revamped U.S. DOT funding program

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 05:50:22 EST

Considerable uncertainty surrounds the ground rules for Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) funding for highway, rail, and intermodal p

Michigan voters to decide on new U.S., Canada bridge

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 03:37:03 EST

Residents get the say-so on whether or not to build the Detroit River International Crossing (also called the New International Trade Crossing).

SCS Engineers selected for California bridge replacement

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 05:11:09 EST

SCS Engineers was chosen by Overland, Pacific & Cutler, Inc. to provide hazardous materials consulting services in support of the Gerald Desmond Bridge replacement project for the Port of Long Beach, Long Beach, California.

U.S. Senator wants GPS regs to prevent bridge strikes

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 05:51:09 EST

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer called on the U.S. DOT to conduct an investigation into the dramatic increase in low bridge strikes by commercial trucks across New York State.

IP3: EPA's Integrated Planning and Permitting Policy

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:19:32 EST

Pros and cons of the framework for meeting wastewater and stormwater regulatory goals.

Standardizing short-span steel bridge design

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 06:04:42 EST

A Web-based tool provides national design standards for cost-effective, sustainable structures.

Award-winning Tetra Tech storm surge barrier

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 12:47:41 EST

American Council of Engineering Companies annual Engineering Excellence Award results.

Free short-span bridge design tool

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 12:47:49 EST

Customized solutions for structures up to 140 feet.

Bridging endangered habitat in Alaska's Cook Inlet

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 12:52:08 EST

Groundbreaking research enables a 1.74-mile bridge over a whale waterway to proceed.

VDOT partners with Skanska for $1.5b project

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 02:50:02 EST

Virginia DOT (VDOT)and global construction developer Skanska USA have announced one of the largest public-private partnerships in U.S. history — and Skanska's first in the country. The developer will handle the financing, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the Downtown Tunnel, Midtown Tunnel, and Martin Luther King (MLK) Freeway extension project in Norfolk and Portsmouth. Skanska will also be responsible for service operations, snow removal, and incident response in the project area.