Better Bridges Research Papers
Is highway infrastructure in better shape than we think?
According to a new report from the National Center for ... Read More...
Caltrans calls for full...
Source: Caltrans
In an effort to raise public awareness about the safety and integrity of the new east span of the Bay Bridge, Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty called on the Sacramento Bee to retract a recent story that made ... Read More...
Climbing Techniques for Bridge...
Stephen Sahs of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) explores the use of "Climbing Techniques for Bridge Inspection" in this research paper.
To learn more about rope access for bridge inspections, click here for a downloadable PDF of "Climbing ... Read More...
SPRAT: Safe Practices for Rope...
For a downloadable PDF of the Society of Professional Rope Access Technicians' (SPRAT) "Safe Practices for Rope Access Work," click here.
Illinois Tollway, University...
The Illinois Tollway Board of Directors has approved a three-year intergovernmental agreement with the Illinois Center for Transportation (ICT) at the University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana to study ways to reduce construction and maintenance costs and extend the ... Read More...
ASCE award Hoover Dam Bypass...
The Hoover Dam Bypass/Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge project was awarded the Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement (OCEA) award by the American Society of Civil Engineers on March 22 at its OPAL Gala in Washington, D.C. (To see a ... Read More...
NY State DOT re-opening former...
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is re-opening the former Route 219 (South Cascade Drive and Miller Road) Bridge over Cattaraugus Creek several weeks ahead of schedule, acting Regional Director Darrell Kaminski said at a March ... Read More...
Worksaver Inc.'s new clamp-on snow blades are ideal for compact tractors with non-quick-attach buckets. These ... Read More...
A Construction Marvel
More than 10,000 automobiles’ worth of steel bridge beams are going up on the new Sam Rayburn Tollway/Dallas North Tollway interchange.
Piece by piece and steel girder by girder, the five-level construction marvel known as the new Sam Rayburn ... Read More...
Better Bridges
Integral Abutment Bridges
A survey on the status of use, problems and costs associated with ... Read More...
