The distinctive 800-ft-long, 164-ft-tall “basket handle” true arches of the new Interstate 74 Mississippi River Bridge have yet to rise, but the $1.2-billion project connecting Moline, Ill., and Bettendorf, Iowa, has made significant progress since construction began in July 2017.
The team of Superior Construction Co. and WSP has been selected for the $90-million design-build replacement of the Interstate 20 bridges spanning the Augusta Canal and Savannah River on the Georgia-South Carolina border.
Bridging North America, a partnership of Fluor, ACS Infrastructure Canada and Aecon Group, reached financial close late last month to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the 1.5-mile-long Gordie Howe International Bridge Project for the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority under a 36-year, $4.4-billion concessionaire agreement.
The critically needed upgrades won't happen without dedicated vision, iconic projects and dynamic public leadership. Mobilizing citizens to push for change must be a strategic national priority.