Pier Design, Falsework Questioned In Fatal Vietnamese Bridge Collapse - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Investigators are trying to determine whether a Japanese contractor consortium or designers with the transport ministry of Vietnam were to blame for the fatal Sept. 26 collapse of a 90-meter-long section o
Publication Date: 03 October , 2007
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State DOTs Focus On Bridges, Funds- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
In the wake of the Aug. 1 Minneapolis bridge collapse, bridge safety has taken on new urgency for state transportation leaders across the U.S. State transportation department chiefs who gathered in Mil
Publication Date: 03 October , 2007
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Untangling Starts on Unusual Baltimore Bottleneck - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
An infamous East Coast Interstate bottleneck is on its way out. Construction is well under way on the four-year, $450-million Interstate 95/I-695 interchange job north of Baltimore.
Publication Date: 03 October , 2007
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Pylon Design, Scaffolds Eyed In Vietnam Bridge Collapse - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Investigators are trying to determine whether a Japanese contractor consortium or designers associated with the transport ministry of Vietnam were to blame for the fatal Sept. 26 collapse of the 100-meter
Publication Date: 02 October , 2007
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Canal Authority Issues RFP For 2nd Dry Excavation - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The Panama Canal Authority put the second of five dry excavation contracts required for the canal's $5.25-billion expansion on the street this past week.
Publication Date: 28 September, 2007
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Contractor Appeals Charge In Stalled Oregon Highway Job - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Granite Construction Co. last week filed a request for an informal hearing to discuss a $240,000 fine levied by the Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality. In the Sept. 20 request, the Watsonville, Calif.-b
Publication Date: 26 September, 2007
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North Carolina Airport Shapes A Common-Use Vision - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Raleigh-Durham International Airport’s new Terminal C, under construction, will ride the first wave of a developing trend in airports: end-to-end, common-use terminal facilities.
Publication Date: 26 September, 2007
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I-35W Bidders Question "Best Value" Protocol - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Two teams bidding on a replacement to the fallen I-35W bridge in Minneapolis have filed an administrative protest questioning the legality of Minnesota's design-build procedures for highway construction. T
Publication Date: 24 September, 2007
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NYC Pols Propose State Infrastructure Commission - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
New York's aging roads, bridges, and subway tunnels would get a closer look under new legislation being proposed in Albany.
Publication Date: 24 September, 2007
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UDOT Unveils State's First Continuous Flow Intersection - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The Utah Dept. of Transportation on Sept. 18 opened the state's first continuous flow intersection (CFI) at 3500 South and Bangerter Highway, just south of Salt Lake City. The $7.5-million, seven-month pro
Publication Date: 21 September, 2007
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Aviation Bill Passes House; Construction Grant Boost - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The House has approved a $68-billion aviation bill that would authorize $15.8 billion over four years for the Federal Aviation Administration airport construction grants and also let airports raise passeng
Publication Date: 20 September, 2007
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Flatiron, Figg Clinch I-35W Rebuild - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Forensic engineers and demolition crews are still hard at work dredging up the remains of Minneapolis' I-35W bridge, but the state already is putting the finishing touches on a contract to rebuild the ill-
Publication Date: 20 September, 2007
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Transportation Market Is Strong, But Funding Shortfalls Remain - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
When much of the nation turned on the news on Aug. 1 to discover that a bridge had collapsed in downtown Minneapolis, something that had been common knowledge in the transportation industry suddenly was hi
Publication Date: 19 September, 2007
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New Los Angeles Light Rail Line Gets Final Funding Boost - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The last major funding piece fell into place this month for a $640-million, 8.4-mile light rail line from downtown Los Angeles to Culver City. The California Transportation Commission (CTC) allocated $315
Publication Date: 14 September, 2007
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Senate Passes DOT Spending Bill, Rejects Plan to Waive Davis-Bacon - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The Senate has approved legislation that would increase federal highway and transit funding in fiscal year 2008, but turned back a proposal to waive Davis–Bacon wage requirements on projects to upgra
Publication Date: 13 September, 2007
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Complex Belgium Rail Tunnel Contract Is Still Pending - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
A last-minute snag recently delayed the signing of a complicated contract for a $400-million airport- rail link at the Belgian capital of Brussels. The project calls for a team of banks to lead the financi
Publication Date: 12 September, 2007
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Construction To Begin Soon on New Runways in Florida - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Construction is scheduled to begin in November on a $330-million relocation of Panama City-Bay County International Airport, in Florida. Officials this month received $26 million from the Federal Aviation
Publication Date: 12 September, 2007
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Panama Canal Expansion RFP Issued for Pacific Side - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The massive $5.25–billion expansion of the Panama Canal took a large step forward on Sept. 11 when the officials with the the Panama Canal Authority released a request for proposal for the first majo
Publication Date: 11 September, 2007
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Senate Votes to Hike FY '08 Bridge Spending - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
In the aftermath of the Interstate 35-W bridge collapse in Minneapolis in August, the Senate has voted to boost f
Publication Date: 11 September, 2007
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Bay Bridge Rehab Gets a Lift With 6,500-Ton Deck Section- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Over the Labor Day weekend, a contractor lifted out a 6,500-ton, football-field-sized slab of roadway connecting the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge to Yerba Buena Island, fitting it with a more suitable
Publication Date: 05 September, 2007
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FAA Reports On Airport Grants - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Large U.S. airports received 10% of the 2,059 airport infrastructure grants that the Federal Aviation Administration awarded in 2006, but they accounted for 33% of the grant program’s $3.41 billion i
Publication Date: 05 September, 2007
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Houston Contractor Nabs Hefty Performance Bonus - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The completion of a major interchange in Houston last month marks a milestone in building one of North America’s widest highways. A hefty incentive program plus a rare lane rental method spurred Will
Publication Date: 05 September, 2007
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Quebec Overpasses Under Scrutiny After 2006 Collapse Near Montreal - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Inspections of 135 concrete bridges, overpasses and ramps are well under way in Quebec as part of an action plan by Transports Québec. They are spurred by last September’s collapse of a 20-met
Publication Date: 05 September, 2007
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Minneapolis Bridge Bidders Are Busy Crunching the Numbers - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
If the project were clipping along at a normal pace, the teams bidding on rebuilding a 1,900-ft-long bridge over the Mississippi River would already have their work cut out for them. But cranking out a ris
Publication Date: 29 August , 2007
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New York City Conference Attendees Reflect on History of Structural Failures - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Highly technical sessions on topics like bridge aesthetics, seismic tests and cable analysis dominated the fourth annual New York City Bridge Conference on the first day, Aug. 2. But a special evening sess
Publication Date: 29 August , 2007
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Quebec Inspects Bridges As 2006 Collapse Effects Linger - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Inspections of 135 concrete bridges, overpasses and ramps are well underway in Quebec as part of an action plan by Transports Québec. They are spurred by last September's collapse of a 20-meter-long
Publication Date: 29 August , 2007
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Prequalification Request Marks First Step In Panama Canal Locks Competition - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The Panama Canal Authority took a first step in the $3.35–billion effort to construct a new set of locks, with the Aug. 28 release of a request for pre–qualifications.
Publication Date: 28 August , 2007
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Minnesota Offers Big Bonus for New Crossing - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Minnesota Dept. of Transportation on Aug. 23 released its request for proposals for the rebuilt I-35W bridge over the Mississippi River, offering up to $27 million in early-completion incentives for the wi
Publication Date: 24 August , 2007
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Span's Anti-Ice Chemical May Have Speeded Corrosion - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Although the probe of the I-35 bridge disaster in Minneapolis remains in an early stage, the National Transportation Safety Board is widening its investigation to retrofits made to the 40-year-old bridge b
Publication Date: 23 August , 2007
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Design Process Advances For New Minneapolis Bridge - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The Minnesota Dept. of Transportation delivered an official design sketch of a new Interstate-35W bridge to Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Ryback (D) on Aug. 21, allowing state and local authorities to begin defin
Publication Date: 22 August , 2007
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Fast Span of Attack Flings Crossing Over Biloxi Bay - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The joint venture contractor facing a Nov. 1 deadline to open two lanes of traffic on a replacement bridge for Mississippi's U.S. 90 over Biloxi Bay is well ahead of schedule, and glad of it, too. As the 2
Publication Date: 22 August , 2007
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Methods Rather Than Structural Design Flaw Eyed in Arizona - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Officials remain puzzled over an Aug. 9 bridge collapse in Mesa, Ariz. Early signs point to a construction incident rather than structural failure.
Publication Date: 22 August , 2007
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Rash of Fatalities Hits Projects in Busy Las Vegas - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Luck has seemingly run out for Las Vegas construction workers, with three fatalities recorded in August and several others earlier in the year.
Publication Date: 22 August , 2007
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Minn. DOT Delivers Design Sketch for New I-35W - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The Minnesota Dept. of Transportation today delivered an official design sketch of the new I-35W bridge to Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Ryback (D). That starts the process for state, county and local authorities
Publication Date: 21 August , 2007
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Biloxi Bridge Gets Leg Up On 2007 Hurricane Season - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Seventy–seven days shy of a deadline to open two lanes to traffic on a replacement bridge for Mississippi's US 90 over Biloxi Bay, the joint venture contractor on the job is way ahead of schedule. Th
Publication Date: 20 August , 2007
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Federal Probe Eyes Gusset-Plate Design - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
It may take more than a year of waiting before the world knows what caused Minneapolis’ Interstate-35W continuous-steel deck truss to collapse on Aug. 1, killing at least nine people and injuring doz
Publication Date: 15 August , 2007
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Subway Hub Bids on Horizon Despite Budget Bumps - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Capital Construction Co. will let bids next month for the crown jewel of the $888-million Fulton Street Transit Center project. It is the fourth a
Publication Date: 15 August , 2007
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Arizona DOT Puzzled Over Bridge Collapse - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Officials remain puzzled over an Aug. 9 bridge collapse in Mesa, Ariz. Early signs point to a construction incident rather than structural failure. On Thursday, around 8:30 a.m., a 114–ft–long
Publication Date: 15 August , 2007
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Contractor Nabs $11.4 Million For Houston Fast-tracking - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The completion of a major interchange in Houston this month gives Texas Dept. of Transportation officials new confidence in techniques for building what will be one of North America's widest highways ever.
Publication Date: 15 August , 2007
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New Jersey Relic Will Be Restored to Former Glory - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Crews are recreating a piece of Hudson River history with new steel piles, painstaking copper restoration and the erection of a new clock tower this month. The second phase of a $115-million redevelopment
Publication Date: 15 August , 2007
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Arizona Highway Bridge Falls During Construction - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
On Aug. 9, a 114–ft–long bridge section that was under construction collapsed in Mesa, Ariz. Nine of 11 precast reinforced girders of a future bridge on the Loop 202 Red Mountain Highway, just
Publication Date: 10 August , 2007
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Feds Release $50 Million For Minnesota Recovery - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
U.S. Dept. of Transportation Secretary Mary Peters announced August 10 that she would make $50 million in emergency funds available immediately to help Minnesota move forward with recovery efforts.
Publication Date: 10 August , 2007
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Bridge Falls, Bush Stands On Tax Hike Opposition - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
With the recent Minnesota bridge collapse focusing increased attention on the state of the country's infrastructure, President Bush has said he doesn't support increasing the federal gasoline tax to fund b
Publication Date: 09 August , 2007
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Five Teams File with MNDOT For Bridge Replacement- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The Minnesota Dept. of Transportation announced Aug. 9 that five contracting teams submitted Statements of Qualifications to bid on the I–35W Mississippi River Bridge project. All five teams will now
Publication Date: 09 August , 2007
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Litigation Issues As Murky as the River - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Victims of the I-35W bridge collapse have not all been recovered and causes of the disaster remain under investigation, but issues surrounding liability and legal consequences are starting to emerge
Publication Date: 08 August , 2007
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Structural Health Monitoring is Sensitive Subject - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
A question begged by the Minneapolis bridge collapse is whether current inspection practices are adequate or whether unused or underutilized monitoring technology could improve them. Predictably, vendors o
Publication Date: 08 August , 2007
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America Needs Some Political Backbone - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
It seems that only disasters have the ability to awaken the American public, and the cataclysmic collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis has people stirring. It should. Failures like this can
Publication Date: 08 August , 2007
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Engineers Await Tragedy's Inevitable Impacts- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Just as West Virginia's Silver Bridge collapse in 1967 marked a new era for bridge inspections and awareness of U.S. infrastructure issues, so will Minnesota's Interstate 35W bridge collapse be another ant
Publication Date: 08 August , 2007
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Minnesota Bridge Conditions Were Extensively Documented - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Forensic officials who arrived on the scene of the I-35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis soon ruled out terrorism and seismic activity as causes. Nothing else is being ruled out as the cause of the Aug. 1 f
Publication Date: 08 August , 2007
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Powers Fasteners Indicted in CA/T Plenum Collapse - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
A Suffolk Grand Jury indicted Powers Fasteners, Brewster, N.Y. Aug. 8 on a single count of manslaughter for the death of 38-year-old Melina Del Valle who died July 10, 2006 when 52,000 lb of concrete ceiling panels and hardware fell from the Int
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Publication Date: 08 August , 2007
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Feds Deploy Laser Scanners For Bridge Forensic Probe - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The Federal Bureau of Investigation donated a three–dimensional laser scanning device that transportation officials began using August 4 to document the wrecked Interstate 35W arch truss bridge now laying across the Mississippi River in Mi
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Publication Date: 06 August , 2007
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Minn. Bridge Replacement Placed On Fast Track - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Minnesota Dept. of Transportation officials have issued an urgent request for proposals for design-build teams interested in replacing Minneapolis' I–35W bridge over the Mississippi River. The 40&nda
Publication Date: 06 August , 2007
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NTSB: Bridge Contractor Had Prior I-35W Experience - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The contractor hired to resurface and repair the road deck of the Interstate 35W bridge that collapsed on Aug. 1 had prior experience working on it, according to officials with the the National Transportation Safety
Publication Date: 06 August , 2007
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Summer Paving Halted Critical Bridge Inspections - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The Minnesota Dept. of Transportation knew that a $9–million project to replace concrete overlay, expansion joints, lighting and guardrails on the ill–fated I–35W bridge over the Mississippi River would delay for months critica
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Publication Date: 06 August , 2007
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DOT Sec'y Peters: Money No Issue for I-35W Repair - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
U.S. Dept. of Transportation Secretary Mary Peters vowed Friday that money will not be an issue for rebuilding the collapsed Interstate 35W bridge in Minnesota. Speaking at a press conference, she said tha
Publication Date: 03 August , 2007
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I-35W Bridge Damaged Mississippi Lock, Shut Down Waterway - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
People, cars and a train weren't the only things that the I-35W bridge took out on its six-story plummet into the Mississippi River. Part of it also landed on a lock and dam operated by the U.S. Army Corps
Publication Date: 03 August , 2007
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U.S. DOT Calls For Nationwide Inspections of Steel Deck Truss Bridges - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
PDF: Deficient Bridges Report reveals the state of bridges across U.S.
Publication Date: 03 August , 2007
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DOT, Congress Move to Provide Repair Funds for Minnesota - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The U.S. Dept. of Transportation and lawmakers in Congress are moving quickly to provide aid for initial repairs and longer-term reconstruction for the collapsed Interstate–35 bridge in Minneapolis.
Publication Date: 02 August , 2007
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Multiple Reports, Video Could Shave Months Off Investigation of Fatal Minnesota Bridge Collapse - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
A surveillance video, failure analysis software program and construction and inspection records could save months off the National Transportation Safety Board investigation of the fatal Interstate 35W brid
Publication Date: 02 August , 2007
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Report: Epoxy Reps at Site During Boston Ceiling Work - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
New revelations stemming from the July 10 National Transportation Safety Board hearing show that a representative of the epoxy distributor was on hand July 29, 1999, when the contractor first started insta
Publication Date: 01 August , 2007
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