The gentler of the two | Roads and Bridges
WEBNov 2, 2018 — The gentler of the two. Boston’s 120-year-old North Washington Street Bridge over the Boston Inner Harbor carries 42,000 vehicles per day, heavy pedestrian traffic and numerous utilities from Boston’s North End and West End areas to Charlestown. Among the vehicles crossing the bridge each day are four major bus routes of the Massachusetts ...
The Open Roads of America: 100 Years in the Making
WEBMar 27, 2007 — The first attempt of a cross-country road trip by automobile occurred in 1903, when a group of men in a San Francisco bar bet 31-year-old Dr. H. Nelson Jackson to drive his car from California to New York City in less than 90 days. After a $50 wager was set, Dr. Jackson was on the road.
Illinois Making Major Changes to the Highways
WEBNov 22, 2022 — The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is focusing on several projects that will help drivers on the Illinois roadway. The Kennedy Expressway is going to see major repairs to bridges and pavement between the Edens Expressway and Ohio Street in Chicago. And, R oute 56 (Butterfield Road) and Route 64 (North Avenue), a pair of heavily used roads, will be transformed into "smart corridors."
Illinois DOT Provides Construction Update on Chain of Rocks Bridge
WEBMar 5, 2024 — The Chain of Rocks Bridge, which spans the Mississippi on Interstate 270, has been under construction since last year when Illinois and Missouri teamed up to improve the critical freight corridor.Now, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has offered an update on its progress. "It's progressing well," Joel Cumby, engineer for IDOT, said to KSDK News.
NJ TRANSIT awards contract for Portal North Bridge project
WEBOct 13, 2021 — The NJ TRANSIT Board of Directors has approved a contract with Skanska/Traylor Bros Joint Venture for the construction of the new Portal North Bridge.. The project, a critical part of the Gateway Program, will eliminate the critical issues caused by operation and maintenance of the existing swing bridge that have long plagued the most heavily transited portion of the Northeast Corridor ...
FHWA’s National Bridge Inspection Standards program reaches …
WEBApr 27, 2021 — FHWA’s National Bridge Inspection Standards program reaches milestone. April 27, 2021. Program has been at the core of highway bridge safety for 50 years. A reliable transportation system relies on a robust inventory of highway bridges. Regular and thorough inspections of our nation’s bridges are critical to maintaining safe bridge ...
Trinity Highway Products - Roads and Bridges
WEBSep 1, 2021 — More Info on Valtir, LLC. Valtir has been an industry leader and global supplier of highway safety products for over 50 years. Our core roadway product lines include guardrail, end terminals, cable and steel longitudinal barriers, crash cushions, truck and trailer-mounted attenuators, water-filled barricades, sign supports, and delineators.
No. 10 - Whittier Bridge - Roads and Bridges
WEBJan 1, 2019 — Travelers along I-95 driving from Massachusetts to New Hampshire will inevitably cross over the Merrimack River near Amesbury. What motorists may not realize is that the current structure over the river is something never before seen in the Bay State: a network tied-arch bridge, with a shared-use path along the interstate.
Rehabilitating Concrete - Roads and Bridges
WEBAug 14, 2023 — Rehabilitating Concrete. Aug. 14, 2023. Strategies to keep our roads nice and smooth. By Matthew J. Zeller, Contributing Author. Temperature extremes are becoming more pronounced, and road damage caused by severe weather patterns threaten our mobility. Our infrastructure faces excessive expansion and contraction in pavements.
Crossing the bridge to BIM - Roads and Bridges
WEBSep 12, 2019 — As part of the model-based design and construction initiative launched in 2014, Utah’s DOT has already completed 10 roadway projects using 3D models and is currently completing a pilot for a major roadway reconstruct that includes three bridges. “Our pilot projects have gone very well,” said Swanwick. “With 3D …
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