Take a look at the new $3.8-billion super bridge that will span the Canada-US border (RENDERINGS) Gallery Take a look at the new $3.8-billion super bridge that will span the Canada-US border (RENDERINGS) Bridges, Canada, Gordie Howe International Bridge, Michigan, Project to Watch Take a look at the new $3.8-billion super bridge that will span the Canada-US border (RENDERINGS)Urbanized » Bridging North America (BNA), a private consortium that will design, build and then operate and maintain the Gordie Howe International Bridge over a 30-year period, has released drawings and computer renderings of the structure. Michelle2018-10-08T12:26:49-08:00October 1, 2018|
Crack in beam shuts down San Francisco’s new $2B terminal Gallery Crack in beam shuts down San Francisco’s new $2B terminal California, Metro Rail / Transit, Rail Crack in beam shuts down San Francisco’s new $2B terminalThe Associated Press » San Francisco officials shut down the city’s celebrated new $2.2 billion transit terminal Tuesday after discovering a crack in a support beam under the center’s public roof garden. Coined the “Grand Central of the West,” the Salesforce Transit Center opened in August near the heart of downtown after nearly a decade of construction. It was expected to accommodate 100,000 passengers each weekday, and up to 45 million people a year. Michelle2018-09-27T09:29:18-08:00September 26, 2018|
Kingston’s third bridge construction contract marks a first in North America Gallery Kingston’s third bridge construction contract marks a first in North America Bridges, Federal Programs, Funding, Public-Private Partnerships Kingston’s third bridge construction contract marks a first in North AmericaGlobal News Canada » The contract was awarded through a so-called integrated project delivery (IPD) model, believed to be a first in North America. Unlike traditional design-build models, the IPD team brings together the bridge designer/contractor and the bridge’s owner, plus city experts, to develop goals at the project’s outset, share information and accept their responsibilities as equal partners. Michelle2018-10-05T14:59:30-08:00September 26, 2018|
Autostrade rejects ministry’s findings over Genoa bridgeReuters » Italy’s Autostrade, the operator of the bridge that collapsed last month in the port city of Genoa killing 43 people, rejected on Tuesday the findings of a ministerial inquiry that blamed the toll road firm for the disaster. Autostrade said the report did not clarify the causes of the collapse or how it happened. Michelle2018-09-26T15:59:59-08:00September 25, 2018|
Four States Will Ask Voters for Transportation Funding This Year Gallery Four States Will Ask Voters for Transportation Funding This Year California, Colorado, Missouri, Roads, Utah Four States Will Ask Voters for Transportation Funding This YearGovTech » Gas taxes may be the most practical way to raise money for transportation, but they can also be politically perilous. That’s why transportation advocates are closely watching four statewide ballot measures this November that would affect fuel taxes or transportation funding. Michelle2018-09-26T15:37:48-08:00September 25, 2018|
VIDEO: Get down and dirty with workers repairing Oroville Dam spillway in this night shift videoSacramento Bee » As work continues through the night on the Lake Oroville main spillway, multiple crews place, test, and finish concrete for one of the project’s structural slabs. The state Department of Water published this video work progress on September 24, 2018. Michelle2018-09-27T09:03:50-08:00September 25, 2018|
