FHWA Awards $96M to 16 States for High-Tech Safety Projects
For truckers, Maine was awarded $5.2 million to offset a $6.5 million project to develop real-time hazard alerts about congestion, bad weather and height restrictions on low bridges.
Baltimore Bridge Collapse Survivor Sues Ship Owners
Davis is still struggling to overcome the trauma he experienced, his attorneys said. He’s mourning the loss of his colleagues and processing the shock of his near-death experience.
NTSB: Negligence Led to 2022 Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse
Pittsburgh's Fern Hollow Bridge should have been shut down years before its 2022 collapse that injured several commuters, National Transportation Safety Board investigators said Feb. 21.
How Collapsed Section of I-95 Will Be Fixed
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said June 14 that crews will work 24 hours a day in Philadelphia to reopen a collapsed section of an important East Coast highway.
Biden, McConnell Announce $1.4 Billion Brent Spence Bridge Grant
Efforts to improve the Brent Spence Bridge in northern Kentucky took a step forward on Jan. 4 when President Joe Biden announced a nearly $1.4 billion grant toward the Brent Spence Bridge project.
South Carolina Seeks I-95 Bridge Replacement Funds
The South Carolina Department of Transportation has applied for a $161 million federal grant to replace the Interstate 95 bridges over Lake Marion.
Governors of Ohio, Kentucky Apply for More Brent Spence Bridge Funding
The governors of Kentucky and Ohio have applied for a $1.66 billion federal grant to fund improvements to the Brent Spence Bridge, a span that connects the states and serves as a vital link for freight traffic.
Funds Sought for Companion Span to Brent Spence Bridge
Kentucky and Ohio Govs. Andy Beshear and Mike DeWine announced their plans to jointly request up to $2 billion in federal funding for the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project at a press conference in Covington, Ky., on Feb. 28.
Brent Spence Bridge May Finally Get Fix in $1 Trillion Bill
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Nov. 8 launched his sales pitch for his recently passed $1 trillion infrastructure bill, predicting that a notoriously congested bridge that sits in Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell’s backyard finally will get a long overdue overhaul.
I-40 Bridge Linking Arkansas, Tennessee Reopens
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Authorities on July 31 reopened the Interstate 40 bridge linking Arkansas and Tennessee that had been closed ever since a crack was discovered in the span in May.
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