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The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed after a container vessel collided with one of its central pylons, causing the section of the bridge to fall into the Patapsco River. Four construction workers are still missing, while two workers survived and two bodies were recovered. Weather and water conditions have made it difficult to remove the wreckage and search for the missing workers. Demolition crews have started cutting and removing sections of the collapsed bridge, and plans are being made to reopen port channels. The investigation into the incident is ongoing, and recommendations may be made regarding bridge design, inspections, and safety measures for ships. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports that elevated flyover at U.S. over 23rd Street in Panama City, Flaorida, allows trains to enter and exit the port without the need to stage or break the trains in order for traffic to flow. Topics include Bridging North America is a private-sector partner responsible for design, construction, financing, operation and facility maintenance; and environmental assessment will be completed this summer with right-of-way acquisition and design scheduled for summer 2023.

The InQuik Bridging System, a semi-modular bridge system invented in Australia, is gaining popularity in the U.S. This system involves a prefabricated formwork tray with reinforcing steel that is filled with concrete on-site to create a fully cast-in-place concrete bridge structure. It has been successfully implemented in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, where a 30-ft-long, 27-ft-wide bridge was completed in just one month. The system eliminates the need for longitudinal joints required with precast bridges and has been praised for its ease of use and ability to be transported efficiently. InQuik is currently working with individual states to meet their specific requirements and is also exploring opportunities to license the technology in other countries. [Extracted from the article]

Smith-Rowe and Intercoastal Marine are heavy-highway and marine construction companies based in Mount Airy, N.C. Poseidon Barge is a Berne, Ind.-based sectional barge manufacturer that rents and sells equipment to the marine construction sector. BRIDGES TODAY II WHAT'S INSIDE Bridges on the Horizon Permanent Steel Sheet Pile Abutments New Bridges to Cross Cape Fear River Fiberglass Rebar Solution Comes to U.S. Connecting Multiple Great Plains Trails Barrier Versatility Improves Efficiency Uncorking Nation's Largest Bottleneck On May 28, the Florida Dept. of Transportation reopened the Pensacola Bay Bridge, restoring the connection between the communities of Gulf Breeze and Pensacola along U.S. 98. "Sheet pile abutments have a significant cost advantage by reducing excavation needs and construction time. Adding Longevity With Permanent Steel Sheet Pile Bridge Abutments Steel sheet piles have long been used as temporary formwork for bridges. [Extracted from the article]

PHOTO (COLOR): NORDIC KNOW-HOW Norway has already embraced 3D model-based bridge design and construction, and proponents believe other countries will soon follow suit. In the firm's home country of Portugal, it had used building information modeling on some projects, "but not in terms of bridges, and not this advanced", says Tiago Vieira, the firm's design team leader. FEATURE When the Norwegian Public Roads Administration asked the design-build team of Sweco, PNC, Armando Rito Engenharia and Isachsen to deliver a 643-meter-long concrete box-girder bridge completely in 3D, designers with Armando Rito were initially a bit skeptical. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents the discussion on actions of infrastructure decision makers. Topics include communities carrying travelers across roads, railways, waterways and valleys; using less gasoline and transition to cleaner mobility options such as electric vehicles; and debating on dropping or reducing the gas tax traditionally used for funding roads and bridges.

This section offers engineering-related news briefs in the U.S. as of July 6, 2020. A projected 30% decline in transportation revenue nationwide over the next 18 months is expected to change the scope and scale of bridge construction in 2020. The Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) has awarded the 106-million U.S. dollars contract to build seven flyover bridges to SEMA Construction. Trinity Highway Rental has launched Yodock Barricades for outdoor spaces.

The article explores several important issues prevail in bridge design and construction, along with mentions that experts have been influencing bridge options and defining actions to build a better future. It mentions that Linda Bauer Darr, President of American Council of Engineering Companies on key priorities for bridge engineers are delivering safety and resilience as they design those structures.

The article reports on 2019 data which suggests a steady growth in design-build projects in the U.S. Topics covered include a study which found that design-build projects from 1998 to2018 were 13% faster than construction manager at risk (CMR) delivery, the main factors driving the design-build trend, and the Texas High-Speed Rail project.

The article offers information on the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge replacement project in which provided an updated link between Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Kittery, Maine, with a unique bridge that is the first of its kind in the U.S. It mentions that the replacement bridge carries both vehicular and railroad traffic and also highlights its subcontractors teams as Case Foundation, Shaw Brothers Construction and Atlantic Coast Dismantling.

The article focuses on the issues regarding pedestrian bridge collapse in Florida in 2018 made by FIGG Bridge Group and process involves altering the material to promote mechanical bonding. Topics discussed include collapse is believed to have begun at the construction joint where truss members, National Transportation Safety Board is scheduled to issue its final report on the disaster October 22, 2019 and liability in civil lawsuits faced by contractor Magnum Construction Management (MCM).

The article reviews the design and architecture of projects including Goethals Bridge located in New York developed by Parsons, LaGuardia Airport terminal B in New York developed by WSP and HOK, and Lewis Arts Complex located in New Jersey developed by Turner Construction Co.

The article focuses on the design and construction of several bridges worldwide. These include the bridge system developed by the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center in Orono which utilizes composite material girders and precast concrete deck panels, the Champion Bridge in Montreal, and the I Street Bridge over the Sacramento River in California.

The article discusses the partnership between Topcon and Bridges to Prosperity (B2P), in which the former supports the latter's projects to build safe and sound trail and foot bridges in rural areas in countries like Rwanda and Uganda. Also cited are how foot bridges can improve people's access to critical resources like healthcare, education, and employment, and Topcon's support to other organizations advancing socially responsible projects.

The article reports on the bridge replacement projects of railroad company Amtrak along its Northeast Corridor rail line. Topics include the near-completion of the company's designs to replace the century-old Connecticut River Bridge, the plan of Amtrak to solicit bids for a replacement of the Susquehanna River rail bridge in Maryland, and the benefit of the Connecticut bridge replacement in reducing delays to rail and maritime traffic.

The article reports that the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) is building a new facility replacing Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial/Senator Thomas Middleton Bridge to increase its safety and vehicle capacity.

The article discusses the design and construction of the Grand Avenue bridge in Glenwood Springs in Colorado. Topics of the article include the efficient job done by the Colorado Department of Transportation and its construction contractors, the amount of planning and community approval, along with comments by construction personnel.

The article reports on the April 25, 2022 statement by Danish transportation engineer COWI A/S that it would buy Finley Engineering Group, a Florida specialist in complex bridge design and construction, in a bid to boost its North America footprint.

The article presents the ground-breaking ceremony of U.S. 181 Harbor Bridge Replacement Project in Corpus Christi, Texas. It mentions Governor, Greg Abbott as the lead dignitaries present in the ceremony. It mentions that the bridge will be a cable-stayed bridge with up to six driving Ianes and observation areas with telescopes for pedestrians. It also presents the projects timeline as construction of new bridge will take place between 2016-2020 and old bridge will be demolished in 2021.

The article discusses the design of the replacement for the Sixth Street Viaduct in Los Angeles, California, by architect Michael Maltzan and the firm HNTB.

The article focuses on the completion of the new twin-span concrete crossing, called the St. Anthony Falls Bridge, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The design-build contractor team, led by a joint venture of Flatiron Constructors Inc. and Manson Construction Co., will earn the maximum bonus of $27 million on its $234-million contract if the bridge opens to traffic on September 15, 2008. From quality control/assurance to community outreach, every aspect is meticulously orchestrated.

The article offers information on the plan to construct a new bridge over the Penobscot River, Maine. Engineers with the Maine Department of Transportation (MDoT) inspected the existing Waldo-Hancock Bridge in July 2003 to found out some crucial strand breakages in a suspension cable. While keeping the old steel bridge on U.S. Route 1 temporarily functional with a complex supplementary cable installation, MDoT now needed a fast-track process for its long-planned replacement. Three years later, the $84-million two-lane Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory is moving toward a Christmas opening, with completion in May 2007. INSET: After Accident, Toledo's Cable-Cradled Bridge Gains Speed.

In spite of its diverse practice, London, England-based Wilkinson Eyre Architects has solidified its reputation internationally as a designer of spectacular bridges. Its Floral Street Bridge at Covent Garden is a fraction of the scale of its award-winning Gateshead Millennium Bridge spanning the Tyne River, but just as powerful. Because the bridge spans a mere 30 feet across an unassuming street in London's Covent Garden, one would assume that the program would call for a modest functional footbridge connecting the back sides of two buildings.

The article report that the Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. has begun work on the Virgin River Bridge No. 1 project on Interstate 15 in northwest Arizona.

The article focuses on the Massachusetts Department of Transportation will build a pair of modern bridges over the Cape Cod Canal, with the federal government on the hook to pick up the tab, under a memorandum of understanding between the state and the Corps signed on July 8.

The article offers information on the Vulcan Barrier solutions from Trinity Highway.

The article discusses the New Jersey's proposed diversion of a portion of its annual payment to Amtrak to the Gateway Development Commission, established by New York to build the new bridge. Topics include the bridge project being received a medium-high rating from the Federal Transit Administration; the bridge and tunnel being considered antiquated workhorses of New York transportation infrastructure; and New Jersey is using traditional debt financing to fund construction of the Portal Bridge.

Reports on the reconstruction of the Millennium Bridge, a pedestrian suspension bridge in London, England. Use of a lateral suspension system with no vertical support; Initial problems encountered by the architect and the engineer for the bridge; Approval of test prototypes for the bridge.

The article offers news briefs related to the cement industry in the U.S. as of April 1, 2016. Topics include the construction of the Tappan Zee Bridge in New York, the increase in portland and blended cement shipments in the country and Puerto Rico in December 2015 and the development of an emissions stack at the Cushenbury facility of Mitsubishi Cement Corp. in Lucerne Valley, California to meet the monitoring requirements of the Environmental Protection Agency.

The article focuses on the expensive and high profile failures of the design and construction of San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in San Francisco, California.

The article reports on the post of Brian Brenner, an engineer and a college professor regarding the design of the Braga Bridge in Fall River, Massachusetts.

The article discusses the replacement of the Main Street Bridge in Chester, Connecticut by general construction contractor Arborio Corp. and civil and structural engineering firm TranSystems Corp.

The article discusses the replacement of the Gut Bridge in South Bristol, Maine by civil engineering firm Hardesty & Hanover LLP and general construction contractor Clanbro Corp.

The article focuses on the technical challenges and technological advancements used for replacing an existing railroad bridge over the Grand River in Bosworth, Missouri. Topics discussed include use of crane-mounted casing oscillator for precision work without disturbing the existing foundation, use of micropiles for form truss system, and use of t of geospatial database technology and geographic information systems (GIS) in two and three dimensions.

The article focuses on the Corpus Christi John F. Kennedy Causeway Bridge that was opened for vehicle traffic in July 1973 by the U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Texas Highway Department. It mentions that the bridge is significant landmark due to post-tensioned concrete segmental. It also mentions the advantages of post-tensioning such as deflection of the structure is controlled by design.

The article reports that half of the $4-billion Tappan Zee Bridge replacement which is named after late Governor Mario Cuomo (D), opened to traffic on August 24, 2017.

The article focuses on the legal complications in the construction project of the bridge on the Miami skyline in Florida. It discusses the Florida Department (Dept.) of Transportation (FDOT) preferring the project to construction companies Archer Western and The de Moya Group against the engineering company Fluor, which got higher grades in the aesthetics of the review. It talks about former Miami Commissioner Marc Sarnoff's lawsuit which alleged the FDOT of circumventing the selection process.

The article reports on the concern raised by highway officials in Hong Kong, China regarding concrete quality on country's Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao bridge project following the arrests of several employees, including senior executives, of a quality-testing contractor on May 23, 2017.

The article offers information on the protest conducted by a Fluor-led joint venture against the Florida Department of Transportation (DFOT) due to its alleged contribution in the selection process of Archer Western-de Moya Group venture as contractor for the signature bridge in Florida. It mentions that the reconstruction highway project will replace the 1960-era expressway.

The article reports the withdrawal of support for the River Thames Garden Bridge project by the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan on April 28, 2017.

The article previews the proposed design of a bridge across the St. Laurence River in Montreal, Quebec, which was developed in a public-private partnership between the Government of Canada and the Arup engineering and consulting firm.

This article offers information on John James Audubon Bridge project, which was built as part of the Transportation Infrastructure Model for Economic Development (TIMED) Program of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. The bridge is located over the Mississippi River and runs 90 miles between Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Natchez, Mississippi. A description of the bridge is provided as well as construction highlights.

The article discusses the thermoplastic material Recycled Structural Composite (RSC) from Axion International that is made from plastic bottles and other waste plastics. Topics covered include the use of RSC in structural, weight-bearing components of a bridge in Scotland, the construction of the bridge and the sources of the plastic waste used to manufacture RSC.

The article reports on the safety standards and structural requirements of Louisiana for both state-owned and parish-owned bridges. Topics discussed include critical deficiencies revealed after inspections of bridges in the towns of Houma and Gibson, selection of Acrow 700XS panel bridges for replacements, and views of Perry Blanchard, public works operations manager from Terrebonne Parisha, on the load and design requirements of Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.

The article reports on the construction of 12-feet-wide concrete support columns for the Fresno River Viaduct bridge in Fresno, California. It states that the design of the bridge was a joint venture of construction companies Tutor Perini/Zachry/Parsons (TPZP). Also mentioned is the effort of TPZP structures manager Whitey Gregory in the project.

The article offers information on the Luminous Veil, a suicide barrier atop the Prince Edward Viaduct in Toronto, Ontario. It states that a score of lights appears at the Luminous Veil after sundown which include lights in blues, pinks, and oranges. In addition, comments from its designer Dereck Revington are mentioned.

The article focuses on the New Haven Harbor Crossing Corridor Improvement Program, a construction project which extends from the Long Wharf area in New Haven to nearby Branford, Connecticut. The project calls for the development of a three-span extradosed structure, a hybrid cable-stayed and box-girder bridge with shortened pylons to address the air-traffic restriction from Tweed New Haven Airport. It focuses on the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge or the Q Bridge.

The article reports that the decision of a two-judge federal appeals court panel in New York City will save the contractor Tappan Zee Constructors 7.2 million dollars in wages paid for work on the Tappan Zee Bridge project over the Hudson River, New York and New Jersey. Topics include the court's affirmation to an arbitrator's decision that formwork for pile and pier caps over the water to be performed at lower pay rate for carpenters, and reversal of its preliminary decision by the contractor.

The article focuses on the construction of a rare type of arch bridge in Columbia, Ohio. The generic name of the new Main Street Bridge belies the fact that its single rib-tied arch design, tilting 10° from the roadway, is the first ever in the U.S. According to Greg DeMond, HNTB senior bridge architect, the redesign shortens the arch component and enlarges its cross-section.