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Cleveland moving ahead on $16.8 million pedestrian bridge across North Coast Harbor
By Robert Higgs, cleveland.com bhiggs@cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio – A pedestrian bridge across North Coast Harbor that has been in the works for more than a decade is finally moving forward at a cost of nearly $17 million. The city could seek...
BNSF to build $200M Seattle drawbridge
Construction of a replacement for a century-old bridge on the Everett-Seattle mainline is expected to cost BNSF about $200 million. The bascule bridge crossing the Lake Washington Ship Canal on Salmon Bay near Ballard was built in 1914. “As it goes up and down with a...
MBTA will replace North Station drawbridges, eliminating a chokepoint
By Adam Vaccaro Globe Staff October 15, 2018 Yet another old bridge that carries thousands of commuters into Boston is about to go under the knife. This time, though, the benefits of the $100 million construction project will go to commuter rail riders instead of...
Ramboll designs twin replacement bridges for Bermuda
3 October, 2018 By Rob Horgan - Ramboll has received government backing for its twin replacement bridge designs to link Bermuda’s airport to the rest of the nation’s islands. The Bermuda Bridges concept will now move to a detailed design phase, following a public...
NOPEC has earmarked $308,000 in energy grants
By MARK TODD mtodd@starbeacon.com Sep 24, 2018 (Topic of MBR interest) County commissioners put its grant dollars towards the LED lighting project at the lift bridge in Ashtabula’s Bridge Street district. The vast majority of the communities who are members of an...
Only one tender received for bridge link between Isle Madame and Cape Breton
Nancy King (nancy.king@cbpost.com) Published: Sep 19 at 8:39 p.m. Updated: Sep 19 at 8:44 p.m. ‘They have to go back to the table’ LENNOX PASSAGE, N.S. — The Progressive Conservative MLA for Cape Breton-Richmond says she’s concerned over the fate of the Lennox Passage...
Crews had to look to Florida (JC Machine Works) to replace 1931 Stillwater Lift Bridge pulleys
By Mary Divine | mdivine@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer Press PUBLISHED: September 17, 2018 at 5:00 am | UPDATED: September 17, 2018 at 4:06 pm It turns out it’s not that easy to find replacement parts for a bridge built in 1931. Crews working on the $8.7 million...
All Systems Go For Smith Point Bridge Replacement
SHIRLEY, NY — All systems are go for the Smith Point Bridge's replacement, officials say. According to Suffolk County Legislator Rudy Sunderman, on July 17, the Suffolk County Legislature approved the final funding appropriation in connection with the replacement of...
DOT reveals plans for new Shore Road draw bridge
Plans are being developed to replace the more than 100-year-old Pelham Bridge in Pelham Bay Park with a new Shore Road Bridge starting in 2022. By Patrick Rocchio A new bridge is being planned to carry a major artery through Pelham Bay Park. The NYC Department of...
Delayed ODOT project prevents tourists from walking from one part of Port Clinton to another
PORT CLINTON, Ohio - Construction delays are making the Fourth of July holiday a little harder on some tourism businesses in Port Clinton. The Ohio Department of Transportation is working on an extensive rehabilitation for a drawbridge that connects one side of Port...