The swing span bridge was replaced in 2012 with a vertical-lift truss bridge. The vertical-lift bridge effectively doubled the width of the navigation channel, with the hopes of decreasing collisions.

The Brooklyn Bridge falls within the accepted threshold for the risk of collapsing from a bridge strike in a given year, according to a recent calculation from the New York City Department of ...

Some bridges also accumulate garbage, making them both unsightly and unhygienic. Commuters, particularly senior citizens, struggle to use these bridges, with many preferring to cross roads ...

Bridges —even lift bridges that open and close to allow shipping traffic — enable accessibility rather than stand in its way. Which, let’s face it, is the elephant in this room. Civil engineers have ...

IN THE past week, three new bridges–Reay Road Bridge, Gopal Krishna Gokhale and Titwala Road Over Bridge (ROB)–were opened for vehicle movement in Mumbai and Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), aiming ...

Tiruchi Corporation has launched work on two bridges across the Uyyakondan canal to decongest city roads. In 2023, the civic body, to ensure better connectivity and utilisation of open space ...

The four bridges over the canal were slated to become operational by April this year by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) but missed the deadline. The 17.041-km-long four steel truss ...

SHINE — The state Department of Transportation has announced upcoming restrictions on openings of the Hood Canal Bridge. Beginning Thursday and continuing through Sept. 30, the bridge will operate ...

DUNCAN, S.C. (WSPA) — A Spartanburg County bridge over Interstate 85 will close Friday night so state transportation crews can create a new traffic pattern. The SC-290 bridge, located in Duncan ...

The Leas Cliff Lift in Folkestone, Kent, which links the town's promenade and seafront, celebrates its 140th birthday in 2025. Donors to the campaign to keep it running are being offered the ...

Ms. Adams, the City Council speaker, is releasing a crime plan that creates hiring and retention incentives for police officers while also investing in diversion programs. By Jeffery C. Mays In ...