The Grist Mill Bridge, a 75-ft single span bridge in Hampden, Maine, is the first in the nation to use composite tub girders with no concrete reinforcement in the superstructure.

Facing a multi-billion-dollar highway maintenance funding gap, the agency will consider public-private partnerships to address major bridge reconstruction and rehabilitation projects.

The Virginia Dept. of Transportation has given the go-ahead for work to begin on the $3.8-billion Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion project. 

The south side of a 100-year-old bridge in Tempe collapsed after a train derailment the morning of July 29.

The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute has recently commissioned the largest Ultra High-Performance Concrete implementation project in which six major precast concrete companies are collaborating to develop their own ultra mixture proportions and to implement the technology.