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BERLUSCONI: BRIDGE OVER
STRAITS WILL BE BUILT TO COMBAT MAFIA
AGI - 31 Dec
2002
(AGI) - Rome, Italy, Dec. 31 - The
bridge over the Messina Straits "will
be built", and will not be seen "as something
superfluous". ...
Cincy double-decker bridge needs fixing
Indianapolis
Star, IN - 30 Dec 2002
Business and political leaders in
Kentucky and Ohio are planning a push for federal
funds they say are needed to overhaul or replace a
double-decker bridge ...
Mikati calls for safety measures at damaged bridge
Daily Star, Lebanon - 31
Dec 2002
Public Works and Transport Minister
Najib Mikati on Monday called for safety measures
to protect passersby and cars passing under the damaged
Chevrolet bridge ...
Bridge ugly now, but beauty just around the
corner
Great Falls
Tribune, MT - 30 Dec 2002
By PAULA WILMOT. Like tulip bulbs that
were planted last month, the northern one-fourth
of the historic 10th Street Bridge is expected to
blossom in the spring. ...
Bayonne Bridge keeps tribute lights glowing
New Jersey
Journal, NJ - 31 Dec 2002
By Brian Spadora. The red, white and
blue lighting of the Bayonne Bridge
- conceived as a temporary tribute to the victims of the
Sept. ...
Edgewood Road Bridge Opens
KWWL, IA - 30
Dec 2002
Two lanes of the Edgewood Road Bridge
are open to traffic. The city
closed the bridge on December 11th after a
routine inspection ...
Gates bridge slated for replacement in 2003
Romeo Observer, MT - 31
Dec 2002
by LARRY SOBCZAK. Construction of the
bridge over East Pond Creek on Gates
Road between Eldred and Campground is expected to begin
this spring. ...
Delayed
Hallandale Beach bridge almost finished; city
hopes ...
Fort Lauderdale Sun
Sentinel, FL - 30
Dec 2002
HALLANDALE BEACH -- After four years of
traffic congestion and noisy, unrelenting
construction, the new Hallandale Beach Boulevard Bridge
is finally complete. ...
Bridge
estimate increases
Belleville
News-Democrat, IL - 30 Dec 2002
Design work is continuing on the new
Mississippi River bridge project, which is
now expected to cost $1.3 billion, an increase from
projections of $1 billion ...
Supervisors
seek repair of covered bridge
Chester Daily Local
Online, PA - 30 Dec 2002
EAST VINCENT -- The integrity of a
covered bridge built in 1850 -- the oldest
remaining
in Chester County -- has been threatened, township
officials say, by ...
Bridge
Replacement Project Moving Forward
WSFA, AL - 30
Dec 2002
... The bridge program was
part of an initiative of Governor Siegelman
two years ago. It was known then as Amendment One on the
ballot. ...
76
county bridge projects complete; 180 contracted - Birmingham
News
Plans
To Honor Victims of Bridge Collapse Move Forward
KTUL, OK - 30
Dec 2002
Webbers Falls - Plans are moving forward
to erect a monument to pay tribute to
the 14 people killed when a barge struck the Interstate
40 bridge in May. ...
Bridge
collapse is top story of 2002 - Daily
Oklahoman
AP
editors rank 2002 news Deadly I-40 bridge
collapse voted top ... - Daily
Oklahoman
Return
to duty for old bridge
Lithgow Mercury, Australia - 30
Dec 2002
... World War II to provide
access for munitions workers to the Cooerwull railway
station
and to the wartime hostels on the northern side of the
line, the bridge ...
Mississippi
River Bridge Plans Aesthetically Pleasing
KAIT, AR - 30
Dec 2002
-- Designers working on the Great River Bridge
that will span the Mississippi
River in northeast Arkansas are looking to aesthetics as
well as function. ...
Cincy
double-decker bridge needs fixing
Indianapolis Star, IN - 30
Dec 2002
Business and political leaders in
Kentucky and Ohio are planning a push for federal
funds they say are needed to overhaul or replace a
double-decker bridge ...
QC
leaders in favor of tearing down I-74 bridge over
Mississippi
WQAD, IL - 30
Dec 2002
BETTENDORF - Quad City leaders are
giving a thumbs up to tearing
down the Interstate 74 bridge over the
Mississippi. Moline and ...
Bridge
ugly now, but beauty just around the corner
Great Falls Tribune, MT - 30
Dec 2002
By PAULA WILMOT. Like tulip bulbs that
were planted last month, the northern one-fourth
of the historic 10th Street Bridge is expected to
blossom in the spring. ...
Bridge repairs set to block Selhurst
Croydon Guardian, UK - 30
Dec 2002
Urgent repairs must be made to the rail bridge
over the A213 Selhurst Road and Croydon
Council will be closing part of the main road between
January 6 through ...
Nine
options are consideredfor repairing old Seven Mile Bridge
Key West Citizen, FL - 30
Dec 2002
Repair of the aging Seven Mile Bridge
could cost between $30000 and $20 million,
according to nine proposals by the state Department of
Transportation. ...
More
winners for McEvoy
The Age, Australia - 30
Dec 2002
Racing's hottest trainer this summer
Tony McEvoy yesterday continued to break
records when he prepared five of the eight winners at
Murray Bridge. ...
Bridge
plan concerns Goose Shoals residents
Times Daily, AL - 29
Dec 2002
Goose Shoals residents say a plan to
raise the roadbed as a new bridge is built
over Shoal Creek on Lauderdale 8 could create additional
flooding problems. ...
Freight
trains to use Shellpot bridge again
The News Journal, DE - 28
Dec 2002
By SEAN O'SULLIVAN. After an eight-year
absence, trains will return to the Shellpot
bridge over the Christina River in Wilmington
late in 2003 or early in 2004. ...
Kentucky,
Ohio leaders seek federal money for key bridge
Cleveland Plain
Dealer, OH - 29 Dec 2002
... Business and political
leaders in Kentucky and Ohio are planning a push to
secure
federal funds they say are needed to overhaul or replace
a bridge that is a ...
Bridge
opens nearly 30 years after study
Times Daily, AL - 29
Dec 2002
... the Shoals. * 2002 –
Traffic flows over the bridge when it opens a
span turning right onto Veterans Drive in Florence. The
TimesDaily ...
12.29.02
Mesa County Commission turns focus on road, bridge
...
Grand Junction
Sentinel, CO - 28 Dec 2002
... Now that those projects are
completed, commissioners are planning to spend more
than $74 million on road and bridge projects
during the next six years ...
Bridge collapse top story
Utica Observer
Dispatch, NY - 28 Dec 2002
By TIM BLYDENBURGH. On an autumn
morning, a construction zone in Marcy turned
into bedlam as a pedestrian bridge groaned and
collapsed in a twisted heap. ...
Port
Royal Road bridge to be closed soon
Clarksville Leaf
Chronicle, TN - 29 Dec 2002
The bridge on Port Royal Road
crossing the Red River will be closed Jan.
6 for six months. A contractor will be working at the
intersections ...
Uneven track set off Tay Bridge
disaster
The Scotsman, UK - 28
Dec 2002
THE Tay Bridge disaster 123 years
ago today, happened because of a fault which
caused the structure to sway like the wobbly Millennium
footbridge in London ...
Bridge in North latest site
Philippines Daily
News, Philippines - 28 Dec 2002
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on
Saturday inaugurated a concrete bridge named
after her father, the late President Diosdado Macapagal,
adding another site ...
Future of the Rainbow Bridge is discussed
Valley City Times
Record, ND - 28 Dec 2002
By Cory Foth. Kadermas, Lee & Jackson
held a public hearing Thursday, Dec.
19, to openly discuss the issues surrounding the Rainbow
Bridge project. ...
Gautier to send bridge contract to state
Pascagoula
Mississippi Press, MS - 28 Dec 2002
GAUTIER -- The long-awaited construction
of a new Bayou Pierre Bridge to replace
an aging and deteriorating span no longer safe for
school buses and fire ...
Estimate for
second Dubuque bridge bumped up by $65 million
WQAD, IL - 27
Dec 2002
DUBUQUE - Building a second bridge
to prevent gridlock on US Highway 20 across
the Mississippi River will cost $65 million more than
expected. ...
Dubuque bridge estimate bumped up by $65 million
Bettendorf News, IA - 27
Dec 2002
... Plans to build a wider
bridge deck and connect new approaches to the new
and
existing span contributed almost $19 million to the
increased cost. ...
Bridge
Costs - KWWL
Dubuque
Bridge Will Cost $65 M Over Estimates - KCRG
Safety problems close foot bridge
Bettendorf News, IA - 27
Dec 2002
... But the narrow foot bridge
that spans a creek and a deep ravine between Linwood
and Elmwood avenues near West 37th Street has been out
of commission since ...
Initial design of Suzhou-Nantong
Bridge passes examination
Yangtse Evening
Post, China - 27 Dec 2002
After a 3-day on-spot investigation and
a series of discussions, the initial design
report of Suzhou-Nantong (Sutong) Bridge formally
passed examination by ...
Old Seven Mile Bridge repair estimates expected
soon
Key West Citizen, FL - 27
Dec 2002
MARATHON -- The condition of the
deteriorating old Seven Mile Bridge and the cost
of keeping it open to vehicles and pedestrians may be
known as early as next ...
What's missing is the bridge
Frankfurter
Allgemeine, Germany - 27 Dec 2002
By Reiner Burger. From opposite banks of
the Neisse River, the two mills
face each other like bridgeheads. All that's missing is
the bridge. ...
DOH has new plan to replace VA bridge
Clarksburg Exponent
and Telegram, WV - 27 Dec 2002
CLARKSBURG -- The state Division of
Highways should publicly release new plans for
a replacement VA Bridge sometime this week,
according to the project manager ...
Proposed budget cuts may delat work on Carmenita Road
bridge
San Bernardino
Sun, CA - 26 Dec 2002
SANTA FE SPRINGS Commuters might have to
deal for a while longer with the bottleneck
at the Carmenita Road bridge where it spans
Interstate 5 maybe for another ...
Carmenita
Bridge project may be delayed - Whittier
Daily News
Widened
I-5 may be late - Long
Beach Press-Telegram
Completed bridge eases flow of river, local
traffic
New Haven
Register, CT - 25 Dec 2002
For almost eight months, the River Road
bridge, which gave the Meyerholzes and
several neighbors access to the conveniences of Foxon
Road (Route 80), was ...
Indian River Inlet bridge
designer is picked
Salisbury Daily
Times, MD - 26 Dec 2002
INDIAN RIVER -- The company that
designed the Delaware Route 1 bridge over the
Chesapeake & Delaware Canal will build the new Indian
River Inlet Bridge in ...
River city had a rotating bridge
Peoria Journal
Star, IL - 26 Dec 2002
Q: I remember the old Upper Free
Bridge and Gibson Path from my childhood,
although I don’t remember everything about it. When was
it built? ...
Will Chamberlain's picturesque bridge get a new
look?
Chamberlain Oacoma
Register, SD - 24 Dec 2002
The historic Highway 16 bridge
could be getting a facelift in the
future. The question is, how much will the change cost
and how ...
HK, China to build cross-border bridge
Straits
Times, Singapore - 24 Dec 2002
HONGKONG - Hongkong and China will build
a new cross-border bridge linking the two
sides and will soon extend the opening hours of one
crossing to 24 hours a ...
Corner stone laying ceremony for the 3rd Nanjing Yangtze
Bridge ...
Yangtse Evening
Post, China - 24 Dec 2002
On December 24th the corner stone laying
ceremony for the 3rd Nanjing Yangtze Bridge
was launched solemnly, which indicates the unveiling of
the construction ...
Work on new Munhin Bridge in Erris nears
completion
Western
People, Ireland - 24 Dec 2002
Motorists travelling on the Regional
Road R313 between Belmullet and Bangor Erris
may be well familiar with the narrow stone masonry
bridge that spans the ...
Committee wants city to approve First Street bridge
Jamestown Sun, ND - 24
Dec 2002
A city committee is recommending the
City Council replace the First Street Southwest
bridge over the James River, as opposed to a
Third Street bridge. ...
£ 71M FOURTH FORTH
BRIDGE
Glasgow Daily
Record, UK - 23 Dec 2002
TRANSPORT Minister Iain Gray announced
the route of a new £71million
bridge across the Firth of Forth yesterday. The
bridge at ...
County looks to make bridge more welcoming
Oregonian, OR - 24
Dec 2002
By most accounts, crossing the Morrison
Bridge by bike or on foot takes an act of
faith. Faith that trucks and vans won't blow you off the
5-foot sidewalks. ...
Indian River Inlet bridge designer picked
The News Journal, DE - 23
Dec 2002
... 1 bridge over the
Chesapeake & Delaware Canal will build the new Indian
River Inlet
Bridge in southeast Delaware by 2006, state
officials announced Monday. ...
Julien-Dubuque Bridge
KWWL, IA - 23
Dec 2002
The Dubuque Metropolitan Area
Transportation Study, or D-MAT study looked at the
Julien-Dubuque Bridge, Highway 20, and the
surrounding intersections in ...
County to take bids for repair of Patti Bridge
Lake City
Reporter, FL - 24 Dec 2002
By SHUNDA DAVIS. The fate of the Patti
Bridge located off of Spradley Road
in north Columbia County has been determined. County
Commissioner ...
Laredo cuts bridge wait
San Antonio
Express, TX - 23 Dec 2002
LAREDO — Elisa Gonzalez and her
11-year-old son, Hector, had no problems walking
across the international bridge Monday afternoon
after spending the morning ...
Revitalized historic bridge reopens to traffic
Princeton Packet, NJ - 24
Dec 2002
MONTGOMERY — After six years of rest,
the ancient Opossum Road bridge has
been re-opened to automobile traffic — so long as you're
headed north. ...
New Bridge Plan
KWWL, IA - 23
Dec 2002
The Dubuque Metropolitan Area
Transportation study, or D-MAT study looked at the
Julien-Dubuque bridge, Highway 20, and the
surrounding intersections in ...
Talk of the Town: Bright idea: Light bulbs for bridge
Annapolis
Capital, MD - 24 Dec 2002
By JOE GROSS, The Capital. It has become
obvious a lot of residents
would like to see working lights on the Naval Academy
Bridge. ...
No setbacks reported as repairs begin on Edgewood Road
bridge
Cedar Rapids
Gazette, IA - 23 Dec 2002
CEDAR RAPIDS -- The son of the man who
supervised construction of the Edgewood Road
bridge over the Cedar River reported no
unexpected setbacks on the first ...
Dilapidated bridge repairing programme in
Sabaragamuwa
Daily News, Sri
Lanka - 24 Dec 2002
... Revealing the background to
the development programme, Padmasiri told the Daily
News that the first bridge to be reconstructed
was the Malimboda century-old ...
No Big Break for Bridge
KWWL, IA - 24
Dec 2002
You won't find the construction crews
working on the Edgewood Road
Bridge taking a long break for the Holidays.
Getting the five ...
Edgewood Rd. Bridge Work Begins
KCRG, IA - 23
Dec 2002
If you’ve been avoiding Edgewood Road in
Cedar Rapids because the bridge
is closed, here’s some promising news. Crews are
expected ...
Dubuque Transportation Board Endorses Hwy 20 Bridge
Design
KCRG, IA - 23
Dec 2002
Dubuque transportation officials have
endorsed their choice for the
type of bridge to build across the Mississippi
River. The Dubuque ...
Venezuela troops disperse protesters blocking key
bridge
Channel News
Asia, Singapore - 23 Dec 2002
Venezuela troops fired tear gas and
rubber bullets on Monday to disperse protesters
blocking a key bridge across Lake Maracaibo as
opposition protested ...
Bridge drama on motorway
icBirmingham, UK - 24
Dec 2002
... Police shut a section of the
M5 in both directions near junction 4 just before
noon yesterday as a man perched on the motorway
bridge near Rednal. ...
Troubled waters swirl around Thames bridge plan
Guardian, UK - 20
Dec 2002
But a plan to transform the desolate
landscape by building a six-lane road bridge
over the Thames has sparked a revolt among London mayor
Ken Livingstone's ...
8 Mile Bridge
Detroit Free
Press, MI - 20 Dec 2002
On taking office, Gov.-elect Jennifer
Granholm should halt plans to
rebuild the Woodward Avenue bridge over 8 Mile
Road. Directing ...
Four held for plot to blow up Malir bridge
Daily
Times, Pakistan - 21 Dec 2002
... official, a team of Malir
City police got information that four men had planned to
attack on some ‘moving targets’ with explosives on the
Malir River Bridge ...
New Carey Avenue Bridge opens
Wilkes Barre
Citizen's Voice, PA - 20 Dec 2002
The new $27.5 million Carey Avenue
Bridge, which stretches almost a half-mile across
the Susquehanna River, opened Thursday to a crowd of
eager spectators. ...
Minibus plunges off bridge, 15 killed
CNN - 20 Dec
2002
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- A bus careered off
an Egyptian bridge in heavy rain Friday,
killing 15 passengers and injuring 17 others, a police
officer said. ...
Pakistan police say foil militant attack on bridge
Reuters AlertNet, UK - 21
Dec 2002
KARACHI, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Pakistani
police said on Saturday they had arrested
four Islamic militants as they prepared to blow up a
bridge in the southern ...
Chungshan Bridge relocation project begins
China Post, Taiwan - 20
Dec 2002
Taipei City yesterday bid farewell to
Chungshan Bridge, the 70-year-old structure
whose image is ingrained in the minds of many older
Taipei residents. ...
Farewell for now to Chungshan Bridge
China Post, Taiwan - 21
Dec 2002
Over the weekend, crews began
disassembling Taipei's historic Chungshan Bridge,
which
had stood as one of the capital city's major landmarks
for some 70 years. ...
Two-lane bridge over Yadkin at Rockford opened
Winston Salem
Journal, NC - 21 Dec 2002
A two-lane bridge connecting
Rockford to Yadkin County opened this week, rising
above the old low-water bridge that people used
to cross the Yadkin River for .
North arch set Cook's Chasm Bridge Dec. 27
The Oregon Department of Transportation has
rescheduled yet again anticipated progress in the
construction of the Cook's Chasm Bridge just south of
Yachats. FE Ward, ODOT's contractor for...
Newport News-Times
Traffic flows over Hallandale Beach bridge --
finally
After years of delays, traffic and detours, the new
Hallandale Beach Boulevard bridge and its flyover are
ready for traffic.''It's open,'' Laurie Phillips, a bridge
project spokeswoman,...
Miami Herald Found 21 Dec 2002
Four held for plot to blow up Malir bridge
Daily Times, Pakistan - 21
Dec 2002
... official, a team of Malir City
police got information that four men had planned to
attack on some ‘moving targets’ with explosives on the
Malir River Bridge ...
Third bridge study on hold
Appeal-Democrat, CA - 21
Dec 2002
A contract with a private firm to prepare
an environmental study of a proposed third
bridge across the Feather River has been canceled
because of state budget ...
MoDOT to inspect Missouri River Bridge
Jefferson City News
Tribune, MO - 21 Dec 2002
The Missouri Department of Transportation
will inspect the eastbound lanes of
the Missouri River Bridge on US 54 in Jefferson
City on Monday and Tuesday. ...
Heated Bridge Not So Hot
WSET, VA - 21
Dec 2002
Amherst Co., VA (AP) - Amherst boasts
having a state-of-the-art self-heating
bridge, but lately it hasn't lived up to its name.
...
Virginia's
only heated bridge not yet able to perform - Hampton
Roads Daily Press
New bridge aids access to northwest
Brisbane Courier
Mail, Australia - 21 Dec 2002
TOURISM and primary industry in northwest
Queensland received a boost last week
with the opening of the $21 million Georgina River
Bridge at Camooweal. ...
Push is on for second 441 bridge
Appleton Post
Crescent, WI - 21 Dec 2002
TOWN OF MENASHA — Developer Kenneth Syring,
age 60, has one overriding question
about plans to add a second bridge over Little Lake
Butte des Morts on State ...
Man who fell from bridge dies
Council Bluffs Daily
Nonpareil, IA - 21 Dec 2002
A man who fell off the Interstate 480
bridge Friday night died at
an Omaha hospital early Saturday morning. The man, whose
name ...
Man
Who Fell into Missouri Dies - KTIV
South Bridge suspended for now
Glenwood Springs Post
Independent, CO - 21 Dec 2002
The so-called South Bridge, a
proposed span that would cross the Roaring Fork River
south of Glenwood Springs as part of a Midland Avenue
extension, could be a ...
Chungshan Bridge relocation project begins
China Post, Taiwan - 20
Dec 2002
Taipei City yesterday bid farewell to
Chungshan Bridge, the 70-year-old structure
whose image is ingrained in the minds of many older Taipei
residents. ...
DOT, town see 2 ends of bridge issue
Orlando Sentinel, FL - 20
Dec 2002
| Sentinel Staff Writer. LADY LAKE -- A
bridge connecting the north and south
sides of town could be demolished someday to clear the way
for development. ...
County opts for $6.4M bridge
Traverse City Record
Eagle, MI - 20 Dec 2002
TRAVERSE CITY - Opting for the pricier of
two "low-bridge" models, Grand Traverse
County road officials have approved a $6.4 million design
plan for a new east ...
Dead Fish Delay Bridge Constuction in Benicia
There's a major delay in construction on
the second span of the Benicia Bridge.Workers have been
driving huge metal pilings into the rocky floor of the
Carquinez Strait, sending powerful...
KPIX-TV 5 Found 20 Dec 2002
Troubled waters swirl around Thames bridge plan
Guardian, UK - 20
Dec 2002
But a plan to transform the desolate
landscape by building a six-lane road bridge
over the Thames has sparked a revolt among London mayor
Ken Livingstone's ...
Fast-track
building of 'linear city' - Guardian
Wilson Bridge Price Tag Keeps
Growing
WRC-TV, DC - 20
Dec 2002
... A new round of bidding came up
with an offer that's $18 million more than engineers
expected. The original estimate for the new Wilson
Bridge was $2.4 billion. ...
New Carey Avenue Bridge opens
Wilkes Barre Citizen's
Voice, PA - 20 Dec 2002
The new $27.5 million Carey Avenue
Bridge, which stretches almost a half-mile across
the Susquehanna River, opened Thursday to a crowd of eager
spectators. ...
Man
who chronicled building of span remembered at ribbon
cutting - Wilkes Barre
Citizen's Voice
Work on Northwest Florida Bridge Delayed
WTVY, AL - 20
Dec 2002
The construction of a new bridge in
Northwest Florida has slowed down
because of failed drug tests and the death of an employee.
...
Businesses salute end of Veterans Bridge project
Knoxville News
Sentinel, TN - 20 Dec 2002
... Area business owners hope they
can bring their bottom lines back from the dead now
that the long-delayed renovation of the nearby Veterans
Memorial Bridge is ...
TDOT
paves way even though work needed on handrail - Maryville
Daily Times
Bridge was victory for the people
East Anglian Daily
Times, UK - 20 Dec 2002
BUILDING the Orwell Bridge was a
triumph for local people over central government
bureaucracy - that's the view of the man who more than 30
years ago was at ...
Bridge on First Street favored over Third Street
Jamestown Sun, ND - 20
Dec 2002
Third Street Southwest residents aren't
interested in having a bridge across
Pipestem Creek, no matter what plans the city Planning
Commission has for ...
Bridge repair slated for 2003 warrant
Rockingham News, NH - 20
Dec 2002
NEWTON - Although a
two-and-a-half-month-long repair job on the Pond Street
Bridge
began last week, the future of the dilapidated connector
is still up in the ...
Plans unveiled for new Rock River bridge
WQAD, IL - 20
Dec 2002
The bridge would link the city of
Moline near 7th Street to the Milan
Beltway. The project has been in the works since 1969, and
...
Cataraqui Trail safer with new bridge surface at
Yarker
Kingston This
Week, Canada - 20 Dec 2002
Safer crossing: Thanks to the efforts of
students and volunteers, the
Yarker bridge on the Cataraqui Trail was recently
resurfaced. ...
Construction set to begin on Quinton's new bridge
Today's Sunbeam, NJ - 20
Dec 2002
QUINTON TWP. -- Next week marks the
beginning of a long-awaited project in
the township: the construction of a new bridge over
Alloways Creek. ...
Bridge project clears traffic bottleneck
Los Angeles Daily
News, CA - 20 Dec 2002
... The Avenue G bridge work
will be similar in scope and size to the Avenue
H project. City officials estimate work could begin in
2005.
I-10 bridge merger work bids delayed
Baton Rouge
Advocate, LA - 20 Dec 2002
A plan to realign the merger of Interstate
10 and Interstate 110 at the
Mississippi River bridge has been delayed. The
state Department ...
Public gets first glimpse of new Rock River span
Bettendorf News, IA - 20
Dec 2002
The gigantic diagram in the middle of a
conference room at the Moline Holiday Inn
showed a zigzag of ramps and loops, all leading to a new
Rock River bridge ...
Charlemont and the battle over the Bissell covered
bridge
Shirley Oracle, MA - 19
Dec 2002
CHARLEMONT/PEPPERELL -- When Pepperell's
Board of Public Works was updated on the
status of the replacement of Pepperell's covered bridge,
the Jewett Bridge ...
Mackinac
Bridge Authority votes to raise fares
WOOD-TV, MI - 19 Dec 2002
(Troy-AP, December 19, 2002, 10:50 am)
Fares on the Mackinac Bridge
are going up for the first time since 1961. The Mackinac Bridge
...
Bridge
over troubled roadways
New Jersey Herald, NJ - 19 Dec 2002
SPARTA — About 20000 tons of dirt, earth
and rock have been transported to an
area of Route 15 where a bridge is being built over
a set of train tracks. ...
Contract
expected for Ross bridge work
Chillicothe Gazette, OH - 19 Dec 2002
Six firms submitted bids for work on the
Charleston Pike Scioto River Bridge,
according to a press release from the county engineer's
office.
State
DOT to keep public informed on bridge project
Lacrossetribune.com, WI -
19 Dec 2002
Anticipated interest in construction of a
new Mississippi River bridge has the
Wisconsin Department of Transportation planning
information kiosks in local ...
Troubled Bridge Over Water Opens
WPLG, FL - 19
Dec 2002
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. -- It's 22 months
behind schedule and $30 million over
budget, but today the new Hallandale Beach Bridge
is ready to open. ...
Drivers
Plunge Off Missing I-235 Bridge
KCCI, IA - 19
Dec 2002
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Concrete barriers are
now blocking a road in Des
Moines where a bridge over Interstate 235 once
stood. The barriers ...
Bridge
Over Lui Ready Next Week - Minister
AllAfrica.com, Africa - 17
Dec 2002
The works on the river Lui bridge
that connects the Angolan provinces of Lunda-Norte,
Lunda-Sul (northeast) and Moxico (east), will be complete
by next week ...
Bridge
Over Lui Ready Next Week - Minister - Angola
News Index
Lunda-Norte
Population Worried About Rise in Prices - AllAfrica.com
Beveled plates don't improve slowed traffic on Bay
Bridge
Tri-Valley Herald, CA - 16
hours ago
Those inch-thick steel plates on the Bay
Bridge are still causing hour-long backups,
even after Caltrans did what commuters wanted and shaved
down the edges. ...
Chungshan Bridge relocation to begin tomorrow
China Post, Taiwan - 19
minutes ago
Chungshan Bridge, which has served
Taipei residents for seven decades,
will be going through a relocation project starting
Friday. ...
Bike Bridge to be Built
WCAX, VT - 2
hours ago
The plan is to make it easier for
bicyclists to go from Burlington
to Colchester by building a bridge over the
Winooski River. The ...
Old Bridge Ahead of Schedule
WLBT-TV, MS - 1
hour ago
The old Woodrow Wilson bridge
across the Pearl River is ahead of schedule
in its reconstruction. The bridge connects Jackson
and ...
Iowa River Bridge receives national recignition,
again
Iowa Falls Times
Citizen, IA - 5 hours ago
STEAMBOAT ROCK-An Iowa Department of
Transportation bridge project
is once again in the spotlight. The Iowa River Bridge
over the ...
Former Ada, AE teacher rebuilds local bridge
Ada Herald, OH - 18
Dec 2002
Former Ada and Allen East teacher Gary
Wagner works to repair a bridge
near his home east of Ada. The surface was deteriorating,
so ...
Contractor to demolish Clearwater bridge section
Tampa Bay Business
Journal, FL - 18 Dec 2002
19 at approximately 3 am the contractor
working on the new Clearwater
Causeway Bridge will demolish an 80-foot section of
the bridge. ...
DOT unveils plans for Washington Bridge park
Providence Journal
Bulletin, RI - 18 Dec 2002
The park, which will be built on the
existing eastbound section of the bridge,
will feature a bike path, a pedestrian walkway, and a
sweeping view of ...
Proposed Bridge Design Unveiled
WOWT, NE - 17
Dec 2002
A proposed pedestrian bridge
spanning the Missouri River has formally been put
on the table. The design has been unveiled and it's open
for public comment. ...
Feedback
Wanted On New Pedestrian Bridge - KETV
Missouri
River footbridge plan unfolds - Omaha
World Herald
Stunning'
design finds support on Bluffs side - Omaha
World Herald
City rejects bridge upgrades
Aspen Times, CO - 17
Dec 2002
In the face of criticism over a proposed
resolution asking the state to expedite
the replacement of the Maroon Creek bridge, the
Aspen City Council tossed up ...
Bridge climb just a walk in the dark
Sydney Morning
Herald, Australia - 17 Dec 2002
But while the company has a licence to
operate 24 hours a day, it will not - yet
- be guiding scenic walks over the Harbour Bridge
in the middle of the night. ...
Bay bridge toll still an option
Pensacola News
Journal, FL - 16 Dec 2002
An effort to officially disavow tolls on
the Pensacola Bay Bridge narrowly failed
Monday, and a $1 million bridge study request will
go before local lawmakers ...
Village plans
for new bridge
Ironwood Daily
Globe, MI - 17 Dec 2002
ONTONAGON -- The Ontonagon Village
Planning Commission continued its efforts Monday
to plan for the day in 2004 when the bridge over
the Ontonagon River ...
Bridge Fee Proposal
WPBN-TV, MI - 17
Dec 2002
A proposed fare hike on the Mackinac
bridge is stirring up all kinds
of controversy. Last month, a new toll structure was
announced ...
Fish Creek bridge gets go ahead
CBC Calgary, Canada - 17
Dec 2002
Calgary - A four-lane, 270-metre long
bridge over Fish Creek was passed by one
vote Monday night, with a price tag $8 million more than
originally planned. ...
NEW BRIDGE OVER THE RED
KFDX-TV, TX - 17
Dec 2002
The southbound I-44 bridge over the
Red River will soon be replaced
with a new wider structure. The project was designed and
is ...
Hotels To Open 'Naked Bridge'
KNBC-TV, CA - 16
Dec 2002
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. -- The Desert Shadows
Inn and Resort's "naked
bridge" will be ready next month for strolls in the
buff. Its ...
Equestrian groups hoping to cross bridge
Akron Beacon
Journal, OH - 16 Dec 2002
By Bob Downing. Equestrian groups in Stark
and Tuscarawas counties are pushing
to get a proposed trail bridge over Interstate 77
opened to horses. ...
Bridge collapse kills 7, injures 12 in China
Sify, India - 16
Dec 2002
Seven people were killed and 12 injured
when a bridge collapsed in China's
southeastern Fujian province, doctors and state press said
on Monday. ...
Pedestrian bridge design to be unveiled at public
hearing
Council Bluffs Daily
Nonpareil, IA - 16 Dec 2002
A cable stayed bridge built in the
form of an S curve over the Missouri River is
the preferred design for the planned Missouri River
pedestrian bridge between ...
County Having Tough Time Unloading Bridge
WHO-TV, IA - 16
Dec 2002
Waukon- Allamakee County is having a tough
time unloading a bridge.
The northeast Iowa county wants someone to save the
82-year-old ...
Historical society tries to save old Sanilac bridge
Port Huron Times
Herald, MI - 16 Dec 2002
By LORI PAIONK. WASHINGTON TWP. -- At more
than 100 years old, the Church
Road bridge south of M-46 shows its age by design
and color. ...
Hathaway Bridge death update
WMBB, FL - 16
Dec 2002
By Tracey Early; tearly@wmbb.com.
Construction on the new Hathaway Bridge comes
to a halt Monday, as workers continue to mourn the loss of
a fellow employee. ...
Construction
worker dies after fall from Panhandle bridge - Sarasota
Herald-Tribune
Construction
worker dies after fall from Panhandle bridge - Miami
Herald
Hathaway Bridge Death
WMBB, FL - 15
Dec 2002
Richard Martin James, 33, of Fountain, was
standing on a ladder, installing a
new segment of the bridge, when the ladder slipped
-- that's according to a ...
Bridge near Pendleton to be replaced
Anderson Independent
Mail, SC - 14 Dec 2002
The state transportation department plans
to begin work late this year to replace
the bridge over 18-mile creek, on Woodburn Road,
near Pendleton. ...
Engineers Find Another Crack in Edgewood Road Bridge
KWWL, IA - 13
Dec 2002
Engineers have found another crack in the
Edgewood Road bridge in Cedar Rapids.
Engineers continuing their inspection of the bridge
found the crack Friday. ...
Prognosis:
Edgewood Road bridge to be closed 2-4 weeks - Cedar
Rapids Gazette
Bridge
Inspections - KWWL
Edgewood
Road Bridge Could be Back Open in a Few Weeks - KWWL
Cedar
Rapids Gazette
Group suggests Alabama follow Delaware in naming new
bridge
Times Daily, AL - 12
Dec 2002
... One group favors naming the new
bridge across the Tennessee River
for Michael. DANIEL GILES/TimesDaily. The bridge is
open and the ...
Planning Commission OKs bridge redesign
Juneau Empire, AK - 11
Dec 2002
Changes include new traffic circle in W.
Juneau and a reversible middle
lane on Douglas Bridge. By MELANIE PLENDA. The
Juneau Planning ...
Bridge Construction Causing Traffic Headaches
WCSC, SC - 12
Dec 2002
Construction on the new Cooper River
Bridge is coming along nicely with cranes and
posts rising out of the Cooper River, but we've got a word
of caution for ...
Residents provide last-minute comments on bridge
WIS, SC - 12
Dec 2002
12, 2002 - The Transportation Department
has more ideas for the details on the
new bridge over the Cooper River between
Charleston and Mount Pleasant. ...
Bridge Collapses, Truck Falls Into Creek
WLWT, OH - 13
Dec 2002
A truck and its driver ended up in a creek
when a small bridge collapsed
Thursday afternoon. The collapse happened just before 4
...
New Khor Khowair Bridge opens
Gulf News, United Arab
Emirates - 10 Dec 2002
The New Khor Khowair Bridge was
opened to traffic yesterday after major
maintenance works were carried out over the past two
years. ...
Bridge plan faces battle
Houston Chronicle, TX - 09
Dec 2002
A proposed toll bridge to replace
the ferries that link Galveston Island to the
Bolivar Peninsula is generating a legal squabble even
before initial drawings ...
Wilson Bridge
Work a Balancing Act
Washington Post, DC - 07
Dec 2002
In the construction of the new Wilson
Bridge, concrete is brought from shore in
the cone-shaped hopper at right and then poured into what
will become the ...
St. Johns Bridge project looks back, forward
Oregonian, OR - 11
Dec 2002
The St. Johns Bridge, a masterpiece
among bridges, needs an extensive overhaul
to restore its original glory and improve it for the
future. ...
Structure problems shut down bridge
Oregonian, OR - 11
Dec 2002
LAKE OSWEGO -- City officials shut down
the South Shore Boulevard bridge over
Oswego Canal Tuesday, detouring traffic indefinitely while
engineers assess ...
Cracks In Pedestrian Bridge?
KXAN-TV, TX - 10
Dec 2002
Austin's new pedestrian bridge over
Town Lake cost local taxpayers
about $7 million, and it started cracking soon after it
opened. ...
Jolley Bridge not top priority at state among
Collier projects
Naples Daily News, FL - 10
Dec 2002
... the mainland is widened. An
estimated $17 million in improvements
to Judge SS Jolley Bridge is languishing in the No.
2 slot of ...
Bridge' may be up for sale in Panhandle
Birmingham News, AL - 09
Dec 2002
The Santa Rosa Bay Bridge Authority
may have the span for you - the Garcon Point
Bridge over Pensacola Bay that links the Santa Rosa
County communities of Gulf ...
'Bridge To Nowhere' finally getting somewhere
Akron Beacon
Journal, OH - 07 Dec 2002
The Ohio Department of Transportation is
set to open the first leg of an improved,
$52 million, 15-mile stretch of highway leading from the
bridge through ...
Natcher named Top Ten bridge
WTVW, IN - 07
Dec 2002
December 7 -- The William H. Natcher
Bridge was named one of the Top
Ten bridges in the country. The honor comes from the
December ...
Land cleared for 2nd Narrows
bridge
Seattle Daily Journal
of Commerce, WA - 09 Dec 2002
GIG HARBOR -- Tacoma Narrows Constructors,
the Tacoma Narrows Bridge project design-build
team, is expected to tear down several structures in Gig
Harbor this ...
Concrete Poured For Wilson
Bridge
WRC-TV, DC - 08
Dec 2002
WASHINGTON -- Construction crews expect to
finish the foundation for
the new Woodrow Wilson Bridge's draw span Monday
afternoon. ...
Bridge project in Maumee to slow traffic
Toledo Blade, OH - 10
Dec 2002
BEREA, Ohio - The Ohio Turnpike has no
traffic lights, but half its Maumee
interchange soon will, during a bridge
reconstruction project. ...
Firm
awarded contract to build pier under Seabreeze bridge
Daytona Beach
News-Journal, FL - 11 Dec 2002
The City Commission recently awarded John
Toft Construction of New Smyrna Beach
a $50254 contract to build a fishing pier under the
Seabreeze bridge. ...
Planners weigh Memorial Bridge upgrade options
Central Maine Daily
Sentinel, ME - 05 Dec 2002
AUGUSTA — If Memorial Bridge is
unable to support three or four travel lanes,
engineers are prepared to build a new bridge down
river to accommodate the ...
Belfry bridge unloved
Montana Forum, Montana - 06
Dec 2002
By ED KEMMICK. BELFRY – Nobody wants the
Allen Bridge, an 80-year-old
truss bridge that spans the Clarks Fork River south
of Belfry. ...
Council won't revisit bridge decision
Decorah Journal, IA - 05
Dec 2002
... The group asked the Council
members to attend in order to discuss the fate of the
Tavener Bridge, or "the green bridge," an
80-year-old, steel-truss structure ...
Rail bridge decision due soon
Oregonian, OR - 05
Dec 2002
A decision is expected in late January.
The proposal is to move the opening
span of the Vancouver railroad bridge one pier to
the south. ...
Group works to save old bridge
Omaha World Herald, NE - 05
Dec 2002
BY PAUL HAMMEL. YANKTON, SD - Emotions
still run high for saving the historic,
double-deck Meridian Bridge that spans the Missouri
River here. ...
DOT seeks permits for bridge project
Providence Journal
Bulletin, RI - 04 Dec 2002
The state needs approval from a number of
agencies before it can begin
working to replace the Barrington River Bridge. BY
ALISHA A. PINA. ...
Planning for bridge done, time to build it
Tacoma News
Tribune, WA - 06 Dec 2002
After years of head scratching and
pencil-pushing, the new Tacoma
Narrows Bridge is about to see its first real
physical labor. ...
Council approves bridge design
Chincoteague
Beacon, VA - 05 Dec 2002
Town Council unanimously approved the
state transportation department's proposed
value-engineering report for the Chincoteague bridge
project at Monday ...
More readers discuss plans for Anna Maria bridge
Sarasota
Herald-Tribune, FL - 05 Dec 2002
Below is a second installment of responses
to our recent request for
comments about the Anna Maria Island Bridge. The
first installment ...
Rochester Bridge for sale
Capital News, NY - 05
Dec 2002
The city of Rochester is trying to find a
buyer for a 76-year-old
pedestrian bridge. Although the bridge has
lasted through time ...
Publication honors Natcher bridge
Henderson Gleaner, KY - 06
Dec 2002
The new William H. Natcher Bridge
near Owensboro has been recognized as one of the
nation's Top 10 new bridges by Roads&Bridges magazine, a
trade publication ...
Mackinac Bridge fare increase sparks protests
Detroit News, MI - 05
Dec 2002
ST. IGNACE -- A plan to increase fares for
vehicles crossing the Mackinac Bridge
is drawing protests from communities that depend on the
only land link between ...
Pedestrian bridge to pull together two sides of
Chagrin River ...
Cleveland Plain
Dealer, OH - 06 Dec 2002
... Now the two sides are about to
be unified: Workers this week are preparing to put
in a 225-foot pedestrian bridge over the Chagrin,
connecting the newest area ...
Bridge Project Controversy
WPBN-TV, MI - 06
Dec 2002
The Grand Traverse County Road Commission
meets to give the public a chance
to look at plans of the design of a controversial
bridge project. ...
Bridge Project to be Under Feasibility Study: Tung
People's Daily
Online, China - 05 Dec 2002
The bridge project linking Hong
Kong and the west bank of the Pearl River Delta
will be put under a thorough feasibility study, Chief
Executive Tung Chee Hwa ...
Regional chairman says he didn't make bridge
comment
Cambridge
Reporter, Canada - 06 Dec 2002
... The article suggested that
Seiling's comments supporting two bridges spurred
Cambridge
council into pressing for a fresh look at a no-bridge
option that would ...
Peace Bridge Consultants Unveil Short List of
Crossing Locations
WIVB, NY - 06
Dec 2002
4 of the recommendations would keep the US
plaza at its current site. The
5th option would place a new bridge or tunnel south
of Grand Island. ...
Warren
takes the Bridge
BBC, UK - December 4, 2002
... But the 31-year-old has been
handed the chance to resurrect his career with
a three-year deal, replacing the retired Paul Johnson at
Trent Bridge. ...
Nottinghamshire
sign Rusell Warren - CricInfo
Notts
swoop for Warren - Ananova
BATSMAN
WARREN SWAPS NORTHANTS FOR NOTTS - SkySports
Bridge
toll increase causes delays
Doylestown Intelligencer, PA - December
4, 2002
Tolls went from 25 cents each way on the
202 bridge to $1 westbound at 11 pm last
Saturday. Some motorists changed their route to cross at
the free bridge. ...
Trucking
groups sue over toll bridge increases - The
Trucker
Trucking
Groups File Suit Over Tolls - Austin
American Statesman
E-ZPass
Causes Delays At Delaware River Crossings - WCAU
Teen
dies jumping off Melbourne bridge; he and friend just '
...
South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL - December
4, 2002
MELBOURNE -- The two teenagers who jumped
from a bridge Monday, killing one of
them, "were just two kids being kids," the
principal of the high school they ...
Teen,
16, dies after jumping off causeway - Florida
Today
Road
reopens after bridge declared safe
Pittsburgh Tribune Review, PA - December
4, 2002
Norfolk Southern Railway spokesman Rudy
Husband said pieces of concrete
broke loose from the bridge and plunged onto the road
below. ...
Crumbling
Concrete Closes Southside Road - KDKA
Becks
Run Road Re-opens - KDKA
County
asks bridge to plan new tunnels
Tasley Eastern Shore News, VA - December
4, 2002
... Still, Northampton supervisors voted
Monday, on a motion by Wescoat, to ask the
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Commission to begin planning
for a second set of ...
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