Baltimore Sun - Mon June 03, 2024
Maryland Officials Open Bid Period on Designing, Building New Key Bridge in Baltimore
Calling all bridge builders. The state of Maryland has opened its call for the design and construction of a replacement for the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore and teams have until June 24 to put together a package for selection....
Brenda Ruggiero - Mon June 03, 2024
Ardent Co. Brings Safety Improvements Along MD 500
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) has reached the end of a $23.4 million project in Prince George's County to improve safety for pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists traveling along MD 500 (Queens Chapel Road) between MD 208 (Hamilton Road) and Eastern Avenue (Washington, D.C., line) in Hyattsville and Mount Rainier....
Manitowoc - Tue May 28, 2024
Brooke's House Receives $150K Donation From Manitowoc, Partners
Brooke's House, a rehabilitation center in Hagerstown, Md., dedicated to aiding women in recovery, has received $100,000 from Manitowoc and $50,000 from its dealers and customers. The partnership has proven mutually beneficial, with Manitowoc employing nearly 20 Brooke's House graduates who have gained valuable occupational skills and job training while recovering from substance abuse....
The Associated Press - Tue May 14, 2024
Demolition Crews Bring Down Largest Span of Baltimore's Collapsed Key Bridge
Crews set off a chain of carefully placed explosives May 13 to break down the largest remaining span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, and with a boom and a splash, the mangled steel trusses came crashing down into the Patapsco River below....
WeBuild Group - Mon May 06, 2024
Webuild Ready to Rebuild Collapsed Baltimore Bridge
A new, safe and innovative cable-stayed bridge to redefine the entrance to the historic port of Baltimore City, a key hub for American logistics. This is the project presented pro bono by Webuild, with its U.S....
Akima & CEG - Wed April 24, 2024
Jade Creek Construction Secures $499M From USACE to Help Modernize Baltimore's Infrastructure
Akima LLC, a premier provider of products and services to federal agencies based in Herndon, Va., announced April 18 that its subsidiary, Jade Creek Construction, has been awarded a $499 million design-build construction contract by the U.S....
CEG Staff - Thu April 18, 2024
Cranes Begin Unloading Dali After Key Bridge Collapse
Workers have begun using cranes to offload containers from the Dali, the 100,000-ton vessel that crashed into Baltimore's Key Bridge on March 26, 2024, and sent major sections of the bridge plunging into the waters of the Patapsco River....
American Society of Civil Engineers - Mon April 15, 2024
Thomas Viaduct Railroad Bridge Recognized as National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) dedicated a marker recognizing the Thomas Viaduct in Elkridge, Md., as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. The Thomas Viaduct is the first multiple-arch stone railroad viaduct built on a curving span in the United States....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu April 04, 2024
Key Bridge Collapse Highlights Strains to Shipping, Construction
When the container ship Dali rammed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, the 100,000-ton vessel sent the bridge and support structure crashing into the Patapsco River. The accident snarled a key part of Interstate 695, which carries traffic around Baltimore....
Maryland Matters & CEG - Tue March 26, 2024
UPDATE: Recovery Efforts Ongoing in Baltimore Harbor Following Key Bridge Collapse
Recovery efforts resumed Wednesday morning, March 27, at the site of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore for six people who were unaccounted for and presumed dead after an out-of-control cargo ship slammed into a bridge support in the early morning hours of March 26....
