Case Studies

In the past decade, Orlando, Florida, has been in a near-constant state of road construction. State and local governments are tasked with staying ahead of the transportation needs of a swelling residential population and a year-round flood of tourists.

Rehabilitating “the old bridge” connecting Halifax and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, is such a huge undertaking that it has earned the nickname “The Big Lift.”

Widening a highway includes widening and replacing bridges, and for that, cranes are in high demand.

Built circa 1921, Pittsburgh’s Beechwood Boulevard Bridge, known locally as the Greenfield Bridge, underwent rehabilitation in the 1980s.

An hour northwest of Madison, U.S. 12 in Baraboo connects Dane and Sauk counties to the interstate system. In 2011, work began on the new four-lane Baraboo Bypass off U.S. 12. The bypass is being constructed in two phases: the 5.7-mile north section of the bypass was completed in 2011, and the 5.4-mile south section is under construction, to be completed in 2017.

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is in the midst of a two-year, $77 million project to address deteriorated bridge conditions and increased congestion along Interstate 96 at the U.S. Highway 23 interchange in Livingston County.

The year was 1958. The National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) was formed. The iconic '57 Chevy celebrated its first birthday. And two, two-lane bridges on U.S. Highway 10 were built to cross what would be Interstate 75 in Bay County, Mich. That was the last time these structures were replaced.