Two long-span steel structures—the Lake Fork Bridge and the Blue Mesa Middle Bridge—each carry two lanes of US 50 traffic over the Blue Mesa Reservoir, but each structure had three fracture critical spans consisting of two continuous welded steel plate girders.
Designed to accommodate a variety of advanced military aircraft, the $118-million, 150,000-sq-ft maintenance hangar provides specialized workstations, secure flight operations areas, hazardous material storage, specialized preconditioned air systems and anti-terrorism safety features.
A $148-million design-build effort has revitalized 4.5 miles of the I-80 corridor. The project features improvements to roadways, bridges and drainage systems; enhancements for cyclists and pedestrians; and utility relocations.
South Carolina’s section of Interstate 85, called the Boom Belt due to burgeoning economic activity throughout the corridor, is now even better equipped to handle its load of travelers and shipping thanks to this design-build project to add two lanes across eight miles of I-85 and reconstruct four interchanges and one railroad bridge.
More than 15,000 vehicles travel S.R. 172 (5600 West) daily in Utah’s Salt Lake Valley, but an at-grade crossing with the Union Pacific Railroad was creating up to eight hour delays on this two-lane corridor.
Cargo transfer operations at the Port of Long Beach are poised to become both greener and more efficient over the next decade with the $1.567-billion Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility.
The West Virginia Dept. of Transportation (WVDOT) and Dept. of Highways (WVDOH) have been honored with the 2022 ENR MidAtlantic Owner of the Year Award.