Topics related to bridges and the utilities that pass through them.
It’s the peak of bridge construction season. Your team has been at it since early spring, and it’s likely they’ll continue working at this pace until winter arrives. This is the time of year when you or your construction crew is likely to: Become complacent and less focused on safety issues Lose motivation Become less […]
There have been many serious bridge disasters throughout history, most caused by things like extreme weather, fires, and collisions. Others have come about due to highly unexpected things, like a medieval battle, singing, and a celebrity clown. No matter the cause, most resulted in significant loss of life, devastating injury, and serious economic consequences, including lost utility […]
Today, thousands of miles of piping, cable, and other utility infrastructure spans bridges all over the world, transferring water, electricity, cable, data, and other critical services across rivers, lakes, bays, valleys and highways. Let’s take a look at the close relationship between bridges and utilities throughout history. Simple bridges made it easier to gather supplies to make […]
In this year’s contentious election cycle, there is something both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump seem to agree on: America’s bridges, highways, utilities, and other critical infrastructure are in deplorable condition and need to be repaired or completely rebuilt. They have both made campaign promises to do so. The good news? Once either plan goes into […]
Are you a contractor looking to increase the amount of bridge construction your firm does? Maybe you work for a government transportation agency and need a new team of bridge specialists, or your utility company needs assistance building and maintaining utility infrastructure on bridges. Though the bridge industry is highly specialized, it actually takes a village to build a bridge. This network […]
According to a report by the television news program 60 Minutes, America’s bridges are in very poor shape: “Tens of millions of Americans cross over bridges every day without giving it much thought, unless they hit a pothole. But the infrastructure problem goes much deeper than pavement. It goes to crumbling concrete and corroded steel and […]
Despite major advances in bridge and roadway construction safety, it’s still very risky work. Before the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) was created 43 years ago, an estimated 14,000 workers were killed on the job every year. The number of fatal injuries has fallen from an average of 38 a day back then to […]
Bridges, along with the roads, ramps, and other structures that connect to them, are now safer than ever before. Centuries of data and experience allow engineers to build bridges that are stronger and more durable than their predecessors. Nonetheless, emergencies happen. In order to protect the public, workers, and vital utility services, it’s absolutely crucial for municipalities […]
According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHA), approximately one out of every four of the 600,000 bridges in the United States needs to be rehabilitated, repaired or completely replaced. The level of conventional bridge construction it will take to remedy this could result in a big increase in traffic delays, economic costs, construction-related accidents and […]
Almost every year since 2000, one major bridge has collapsed in the United States. Beyond major incidents, 228 bridges on average fail each year. Many of these failures are due to violent weather. Almost two hurricanes on average make landfall in the United States annually, causing damage to bridges and road infrastructure. Many states, including Florida, […]