New research from the University of Georgia (UGA) suggests that bridge owners can save money and extend the life of their bridges by taking a fresh approach to how they prioritise maintenance.
The preferred alternative has been identified for improvements to the Chester Bridge Mississippi River crossing in Illinois, USA.
Seven bridges are to be given seismic upgrades as part of a resiliency plan spearheaded by the US state of Oregon.
Construction of the I-64 Nitro/St. Albans Bridge in West Virginia, USA, is now under way.
The US state of Texas has awarded the design-build contract for a US$1.5 billion highway project that includes construction of 29km of elevated main lanes.
US president Joe Biden is targeting reconstruction of 10 major bridges and upgrades for the country’s worst 10,000 smaller structures as part of his US$2 trillion American Jobs Plan.
The governor of the US state of Virginia has announced that agreements have been reached for a US$3.7 billion investment in rail upgrades including construction of a major new bridge.
The final girder has been installed on the second of two parallel structures being built for the replacement of the Scudder Falls Bridge in the north-east of the USA.
A contract worth US$229 million has been awarded for the upgrade of 7.4km of highway and construction of 21 bridges in the US state of Georgia.
Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development (DOTD) has received 37 letters of interest regarding the public-private partnership (P3) for the I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge project.
Four teams have been shortlisted for a project to design and construct a new bridge over the Missouri River near Rochport in the USA.
A package of work has been awarded for the construction of 14 bridges on the A30 highway in England.
Florida Department of Transportation has announced that one lane in each direction will be open for the first 1.6km of the bridge from the week beginning 22 March.
Approval has been given to start preliminary engineering for the Long Bridge rail project in Virginia, USA.
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) in the USA has named the bridges being considered for inclusion in its public-private partnership (P3) initiative.
The signing of a US government grant has cleared the way for construction of a bridge that will enable the delivery of large loads destined for space exploration.
A contract worth over US$9.3 million has been approved for emergency repairs to the Grosse Ile Bridge in the US state of Michigan.
The winning team has been chosen for the design-build contract to replace the Buck O’Neil Bridge in Kansas City in the US state of Missouri.
Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has announced that extra workers have been brought in to enable repair of the Pensacola Bay Bridge by March 2021.
The contracting team has been appointed for the US$125 million Bay City Bridges project in Michigan, USA.
