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Government, Safety, Logistics

Federal Grant to Make Golden Gate Bridge Safer From Earthquakes

Golden Gate Bridge at dawn

Protecting the safety of travelers over the Golden Gate Bridge, including 555,000 truck drivers carrying freight annually, was a key topic among Washington officials gathered in San Francisco near the iconic landmark to celebrate a $400 million federal grant for earthquake resiliency.

January 27, 2023
Government, Safety, Logistics

FHWA Announces $2.1 Billion for Four Large Bridge Projects

Infrastructure sign at a Connecticut bridge site

President Joe Biden on Jan. 4 visited the worn-out Brent Spence Bridge in Kentucky as part of the administration’s renewed push to highlight the bipartisan infrastructure law.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
January 5, 2023
Government

Federal Grants Provide Lifeline to Rural Bridge Assessments

Woodson Bridge in Tehama Count, Calif.

Rural bridges that carry freight are among this year’s winners of $18.4 million in federal grants awarded to states evaluating whether to refurbish aging ones or build new spans.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
October 19, 2022
Government, Business, Safety

FHWA Opens Applications for $2.36 Billion to Upgrade Bridges

The Federal Highway Administration has issued a $2.36 billion funding notice to open applications for states and local officials to apply for money to improve bridge projects across the nation.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
June 10, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

FHWA to Extend Inspection Requirements for Bridges

The Federal Highway Administration has issued a final rule that will extend inspection requirements for some of the nation’s bridges from 24 months to 48 months, and in some cases, 72 months.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 6, 2022
Government, Logistics

PennDOT Officials: Bridge’s ‘Poor’ Rating Didn’t Warrant Closure

PITTSBURGH — The bridge that collapsed in Pittsburgh Jan. 28 showed deterioration during a September inspection that was not bad enough to require its closure, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said Jan. 31.

Gene Puskar and Mark Scolforo | Associated Press
January 31, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

What Does a Poor Bridge Rating Mean?

A 50-year-old bridge that collapsed in Pittsburgh had been rated as poor on a recent inspection report, but transportation officials and engineering experts cautioned that doesn’t necessarily signal imminent danger for the thousands of other U.S. bridges with the same designation.

Claudia Lauer | Associated Press
January 31, 2022
Government, Business

Biden Visits Collapsed Bridge, Touts Infrastructure Needs

PITTSBURGH — Arriving just hours after a serious bridge collapse, President Joe Biden stared into the cratered muddy earth where the aging span fell early Jan. 28, striking evidence supporting the $1 trillion infrastructure law he already had planned to tout on his trip here.

Associated Press
January 28, 2022
Government, Business, Safety

Bridge Collapses in Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH — A 50-year-old bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh early Jan. 28, requiring rescuers to rappel nearly 150 feet and form a human chain to reach occupants of a bus that had plummeted with the span into a park ravine.

Associated Press
January 28, 2022
Government, Business, Safety

DOT Dedicates $27 Billion to Bridge Repairs Nationwide

The Transportation Department is launching a $27 billion program to repair and upgrade roughly 15,000 highway bridges as part of the infrastructure law approved in November.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
January 14, 2022

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