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Making Multiple Improvements via a Single Bridge Project
The iconic yet structurally insufficient Surf City Bridge serving Topsail Island needed replacing. The design of the original 60-year-old bridge – a steel truss swing span – also required rethinking, as when it…
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Using Engineering Techniques to Preserve Transportation Efficiency during Highway Construction
Route 16 in Ossipee, New Hampshire, is a popular access point carrying up to 18,000 vehicles per day – meaning that a plan to replace its outdated highway bridge would create major travel…
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Making Highway Lanes “Smart” to Improve Safety, Reduce Congestion
By late 2019, traffic delays had become a chronic and major problem along a specific section Interstate 670. Not only did it experience heavy congestion, and average speeds of 25 mph, that “travel…
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Phase II of Rail-to-Trail Project Opens up Safer Active Transportation Options
Offering more and safer pedestrian and bicycling opportunities for communities dotting a busy stretch of Route 1 in Sussex County proved a challenge for the Delaware Department of Transportation, especially as Route 1…
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WIS 116 Winneconne Bridge
The new WIS 116 bridge in Winneconne, Wisconsin offers more than an important connection in the area’s transportation system; it improved a small town’s connection to the Wolf River by providing outdoor recreation…
