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Better Bridges
The Bridge as Bat Cave
A sharp decline in bat numbers prompts Oregon’s Department of Transporation to build habitats into bridges.
By Tina Grady Barbaccia
Build a bridge, save a bat.
That’s what the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has done as part of ... Read More...
Better Bridges: Building blocks for bridges
Constructing a bridge via Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) that uses lightweight fill material can involve what appears to be assembling giant building blocks. But these are made of polystyrene so contractors are working with huge plastic foam blocks.
“They are literally ... Read More...
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