Officials have proposed a new alignment and some design tweaks for Baltimore’s new Francis Scott Key Bridge, looking to speed construction and reduce environmental impacts.
Some people’s idea of a good time is being up in the sky in an airplane or helicopter. ENR editors also like the heights, but with something firmer underfoot, such as a bridge cable.
Ballooning costs and local opposition to current design plans have prompted the Michigan Dept. of Transportation to pause a project to convert Detroit’s downtown I-375 freeway into a grade-level boulevard.