This week, Canada's ambassador to the United States said his fellow Canadian officials are within weeks of issuing a long-awaited request for proposals that will seek a team to build the Gordie Howe International Bridge and disrupt the Ambassador Bridge's long-standing bridge monopoly.
October 13, 2016TCA
Is Bad GPS Causing Trucks to Hit Low Bridges in New York Town?
In a bizarre turn of events, a second tractor-trailer hit a low railroad overpass in Glenville, New York, on Nov. 28, just hours after a similar incident at the rail bridge on Glenridge Road.
November 30, 2016Government, Business
State DOTs Raise Concerns About Funding to Maintain, Improve Bridges
Inadequate funding is hampering state departments of transportation and local agencies as they try to maintain or improve the condition of the bridges for which they’re responsible.
September 30, 2016Business
Golden Gate Bridge Toll Collection to See Dramatic Change
SAN FRANCISCO — A large gantry-type structure is in the offing at the Golden Gate Bridge as officials look to upgrade toll collection machinery.
August 26, 2016Business
Sarah Long Bridge Between New Hampshire, Maine Closes Permanently
A mechanical failure in the tower on the New Hampshire side of the Sarah Long Bridge that connects Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Kittery, Maine, has caused the 76-year-old structure to be closed permanently.
August 25, 2016Business
Plans for Tennessee River Toll Bridge Dashed Because of Cost
The long-studied idea for a toll bridge across the Tennessee River from Soddy-Daisy to Harrison and Interstate 75Â has been killed by cost.
July 25, 2016Government, Business
Iowa Bridges Get Help Under State Transportation Plan
More than a third of the $3.5 billion Iowa state planners said they intend to spend on transportation needs in the next five years will be devoted to improving bridges.
June 15, 2016Business
ARTBA Study Finds 58,000 US Bridges to be 'Structurally Deficient'
Nearly 10% of the country’s bridges – 58,495 out of 609,539 – were considered structurally deficient last year and needed repairs, the American Road and Transportation Builders Association reported Feb. 18.
February 19, 2016Government, Business
Quarter of US Bridges Deemed Deficient, GAO Says
Nearly one in four bridges in the country have been found to be deficient, with about 14% categorized as functionally outdated, according to a recent study by the Government Accountability Office.
December 1, 2015Business
I-10 Bridge Repairs Continue After Collapse Snarls Traffic
California transportation officials said the area where a bridge collapsed on Interstate 10 was scheduled to partially reopen July 24, a move that would bring relief much sooner to truckers and other motorists who rely on the corridor that connects Southern California and Phoenix.
July 27, 2015