How Bridge Infrastructure Funding Could Improve the Future
When is a bridge more than a bridge? It’s when bridge designers and developers take what could have been a dull viaduct and turn it into a symbol that unites a community. The new Third Street Bridge in...
View ArticleDoes It Still Make Sense to Rent Bridge Construction Equipment?
The equipment rental market in the United States has grown exponentially over the last several years, even during the COVID-19 pandemic. Most types of construction work benefit from using rental...
View ArticlePress: Groundbreaking Ceremony
Bridge Masters Inc. Groundbreaking Ceremony & BridgeWalker/Machine Demonstration This article originally appeared in here in Cascade Business News Bridge Masters, Inc. is expanding/moving their...
View ArticleHow Bridge Construction Businesses Can Gain Control Over Inflation
The last two years of record-high inflation have significantly impacted bridge maintenance and construction businesses. Even with the enormous infusion of cash from the recent infrastructure bill,...
View ArticleHow Does Your City Rank? 10 Metros With the Highest Percentage of Deficient...
Bridges in cities of all sizes across the United States are critical links in the transportation system. They carry millions of people to work, kids to school, goods to market, and customers and...
View ArticleDigital Twins: The Present and Future of Bridge Construction and Maintenance
Digital twins are part of one of the most important technology trends in the bridge construction and maintenance industries. They encourage communication and collaboration, reduce costs, make it...
View ArticleThe Pros and Cons of Accelerated Bridge Construction
It’s no secret that America’s bridges need work. The viaducts built as a part of the highway-building boom in the United States during the middle of the last century are well past their expected...
View ArticleInflation and Bridge Infrastructure: How Rising Costs Are Impacting Projects
One of President Biden’s top legislative wins, his signature infrastructure funding bill, is being negatively impacted by the bane of his presidency: record-high inflation. The law increased bridge,...
View ArticleExtreme Weather: Its Impact on Bridge Design, Construction, Inspection, and...
Bridge engineers are more aware than ever of the impact that extreme weather can have on bridges and the roads that connect them. The last several months — and years — of intense rains, heat,...
View ArticlePlan Ahead to Get Your Share of Next Year’s Bridge Infrastructure Grants
According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), of the more than 617,000 bridges across the United States, about 46,000 are in poor or structurally deficient condition. To remedy this dangerous...
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