Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu August 08, 2024
Crews to Replace Span in Augusta, Maine
When a bridge goes from tight to right, people notice. Especially when that bridge is in the state capital. The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) decided to begin this transformation of the Western Avenue bridge located on U.S....
Hendersonville Times-News & EcustaTrail.org - Wed August 07, 2024
Six Steel Pedestrian Bridges Being Installed Along Ecusta Trail in Henderson County, N.C.
The initial phase of construction on the Ecusta Trail in western North Carolina is moving forward with the installation of six new bridges along what was once an old railroad bed. The first phase is scheduled to open in December, Henderson County Engineer Marcus Jones told the Hendersonville Times-News....
NMDOT - Wed August 07, 2024
Nogal Canyon Bridge to Be Replaced With $71M Investment
The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) has announced the successful application for the Large Bridge Grant for its I-25 Nogal Canyon Bridge Replacement Project in Socorro County, N.M. The NMDOT has been awarded $71 million in grant funding through the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) competitive Bridge Investment Program, established by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law....
Miami-Dade County - Tue August 06, 2024
Miami-Dade County to Get $100.5M Federal Grant to Preserve Venetian Causeway
The Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW) announced July 17 that it had received confirmation of a grant award of $100.5 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation Bridge Investment Program (BIP) for Miami's Venetian Causeway Project....
CEG - Tue August 06, 2024
Construction on Jupiter, Fla.'s U.S. 1 Bridge to Finish This Fall; Polk County Bridge Work Begins
Construction on the new $122 million U.S. Highway 1 bridge over the Loxahatchee River and Intracoastal Waterway in Jupiter, Fla., has passed a milestone as crews work to reopen a lane in each direction this fall....
CT Insider - Thu August 01, 2024
Private School in Wallingford, Conn., Proposes Building New Pedestrian Bridge Over City Street
A 17-ft.-tall pedestrian bridge over Christian Street may be coming to Wallingford, Conn., after the town council recently gave Choate Rosemary Hall approval to proceed on the planning. The bridge would keep students at the prestigious co-ed boarding and day school safe while eliminating traffic backups due to pedestrian crossings, providing a link between Choate's north and south campuses — namely the sports field, school representatives told CT Insider....
Liebherr - Wed July 31, 2024
Liebherr Cranes Involved in Replacing Germany's Second Longest Road Bridge
The replacement of the Rader High Bridge in Schleswig-Holstein is one of the largest bridge modernization projects currently under way in Germany. The bridge, built back in 1972, spans the Kiel Canal and is part of the A7 motorway....
Baltimore Banner - Tue July 30, 2024
Baltimore's 108-Year-Old Hanover Street Bridge Gets Funds for a Rehab … Someday
Baltimore is taking initial steps to make over the corridor that connects some southside neighborhoods to the rest of the Maryland city, but it will likely be years before the project, which includes rehabilitating or replacing the ancient Hanover Street Bridge, could become reality....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue July 30, 2024
Chicago's Metra $332M Project Replaces 22 Bridges
Metra's 2024 construction budget includes $332.4 million allocated for a variety of projects ranging from major infrastructure improvements to smaller tasks across Metra's 11 lines. Topping the list for Chicago's commuter rail system is a plan to replace 11 120-year-old bridges on the Union Pacific (UP) North Line....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu July 25, 2024
SPS New England, Select Demo Lead Boston Bridge Project
The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority announced that the Dorchester Avenue Bridge in Boston is under construction. The bridge, which is located between Von Hillern and Kemp streets, was built in 1925 and rehabilitated in 1975....
