bridge News Updates

The Interstate 64 bridge spanning the Ohio River between Louisville, Ky., and southern Indiana must be closed for six months, transportation officials said.

Trucking companies are facing significant delays and detours around Louisville following a sudden bridge closure on Interstate 64.

Indiana and Kentucky officials have set detour routes after closing a key bridge that crosses the Ohio River between the two states on Interstate 64.

Trailer Bridge Inc. reported a second-quarter loss of $3.6 million, or 30 cents a share, compared with net income of $900,000, or 7 cents, a year ago.

A new bill introduced in the Michigan legislature would allow the state and Canada to build a long-awaited bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, a project vigorously supported by truckers, automakers and labor unions in the Great Lakes region.

Trailer Bridge Inc.’s first-quarter loss widened to $10.4 million, or 86 cents per share, compared with a loss of $300,00, or 3 cents, a year ago.

The San Francisco Bay Area Toll Authority is reminding truckers that the first exemption it granted to truckers on higher bridge tolls will expire on June 30.

Trailer Bridge Inc. reported a fourth-quarter loss of $2.9 million, or 24 cents per share, compared with a profit of $1 million, or 8 cents, a year ago.

State transportation officials in Oregon and Washington are recommending a deck truss design for a new Interstate 5 bridge planned to span the Columbia River between Portland, Ore., and Vancouver, Wash., the Associated Press reported.