Smart City Bridge in Norway to Last 100 Years

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The former industrial town of Drammen in Norway is getting a makeover. And PNC Norge, a subsidiary of the Austrian PORR AG, is playing a major role in shaping it. It has been commissioned to remove the old bridge on the River Drammen and build a smart city bridge and new wharf in its place. A particular focus is species conservation. For the Norwegian town of Drammen, this is the largest construction contract in its history. The former industrial town with a 100,000-strong population is about 30 minutes by car from Oslo and stands at the mouth of the salmon-rich … Read more

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Ground Broken on Harkers Island Bridge Replacement Project for North Carolina DOT

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Ground was recently broken on the $60-million Harkers Island Bridge Replacement project on behalf of the North Carolina Department of Transportation. The project will replace two 50-year-old bridges to increase capacity for emergency access and evacuation, and reduce congestion and delays for marine vessels and vehicular traffic. Balfour Beatty is serving as general contractor on the project. A single, 3,200-foot-long fixed-span bridge will be constructed to replace the existing Earl C. Memorial Bridge (Bridge No. 73) and Bridge No. 96 that connect the town of Straits to Harkers Island. The new bridge will be built over the straits to the … Read more

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Cairo Governor Inaugurates Pedestrian Bridge of the National Cancer Institute

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Major Gen. Khaled Abdel Aal – Greater Cairo governor recently inaugurated the pedestrian bridge of the National Cancer Institute at Qasr Al Aini Street (Cairo). Serving a wide range of the NCI’s patients and citizens, it enables safe road crossing and eases traffic movement. This was in the presence of Eng. Ashraf Helmy, manager of roads and transportation directorate in Cairo Governorate; Eng. Hassan Moustafa, manager of bridges and specialized structures carrying out the works; Eng. Mohammed Gamal El Din, managing director and Eng. Ahmed Awad, project manager. While the pedestrian bridge includes two elevators and is located in an … Read more

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Delaware River and Bay Authority Awards Memorial Bridge Protection System

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Modjeski and Masters has recently been selected for the Delaware Memorial Bridge Protection System contract with the Delaware River and Bay Authority. As the prime consultant for this contract, Modjeski and Masters will design a vessel collision protection system for the northbound and southbound structures of the Delaware Memorial Bridge. The firm will design new pier protection cells and replace the channel-side fender system for the tower piers. The existing fender system is original to each of the spans and inadequate to protect the bridge from collisions with modern cargo ships. The design will protect the Delaware Memorial Bridge from … Read more

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Modjeski and Masters Selected for NJ TRANSIT Bridge, Railway Task Order Contract

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MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. – Modjeski and Masters was recently awarded a task order contract for bridge and railway engineering with NJ TRANSIT. As part of the contract, Modjeski and Masters will lead a project team of specialty subconsultants to provide multi-disciplined expertise on heavy and light rail systems, facilities and equipment on an as-needed basis throughout New Jersey. As the nation’s third largest provider of bus, rail and light rail transit, this contract will help to prolong the life of the rail structures for the nearly 270 million passenger trips on NJ TRANSIT services each year. Through this contract, Modjeski and … Read more

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