More than 200 US bridges are set to be upgraded after receiving funding from a US$1.5bn programme to revitalise infrastructure.
A US$253 million contract has been awarded for the rehabilitation of the Throgs Neck Bridge in New York, USA.
The 500th new bridge has been completed in a US$899 million project involving the accelerated replacement of structures that are in poor condition.
The US state of New York is set to start a two-year project to rehabilitate seven historic bridges along the Erie Canal.
Design checks carried out for the investigation into the fatal collapse of a bridge under construction in Florida, USA, have identified apparent flaws.
The 1.6km Willis Bridge linking the US states of Oklahoma and Texas is set to be replaced next year following the appointment of a contractor.
Repairs are set to get under way shortly to replace a main load-carrying member that was damaged last month when a crane hit the Sunshine Bridge in the US state of Louisiana.
The US city of Sacramento has appointed the lead designer for the replacement of the I Street Bridge and has unveiled some concepts.
An audit requested by senior US transport officials has concluded that the fatal collapse of a Florida footbridge was not connected to the way the grant funding application was made, though there were shortcomings in the documentation.
The group previously named as preferred bidder for the record-breaking bridge linking Canada and the USA has now reached financial close on the US$4.4 billion project.
The USA’s Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) has cited five companies for safety violations in connection with the fatal collapse of a pedestrian bridge under construction in Miami, Florida.
The US states of Kentucky and Indiana have initiated the first steps in an extensive project to extend the life of the 56-year-old Sherman Minton Bridge.
Port commissioners in the US state of Washington are calling for a new bridge over the Columbia River.
The opening ceremony has been held for the second of the twin cable-stayed structures replacing the Tappan Zee Bridge in New York, USA.
Work is getting under way on a three-year programme to carry out repairs and install cathodic protection at three bridges in Oregon.
The design team is now in place for a project to complete the final section of cycle route in Los Angeles, USA, in time for the 2028 Olympics.
The client for the Gordie Howe International Bridge has approved Aecon’s request to rejoin the project team after withdrawing earlier this year.
A new temporary lift bridge has been installed over the Intracoastal Waterway and Lake Worth Lagoon in Palm Beach, Florida, to eliminate disruption to road and waterway traffic during reconstruction of the existing crossing.
The latest update has been published on the investigation into the collapse of a pedestrian bridge under construction in Florida, USA.
Rapid developments in drone technology are expected to enable a wider range of applications in the bridge inspection field. Shekhar Scindia, David Day and Matt Bacon reveal the trials being conducted by a bridge owner in the USA
