Lewis and Clark Bridge, East End Crossing Open to Traffic

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The East End Crossing recently opened to traffic, marking the completion of the Louisville-Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges project. Indiana Lt. Governor and Governor-elect Eric Holcomb announced the newly named Lewis and Clark Bridge by executive order of Vice President-elect Governor Mike Pence at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the Indiana approach of the new bridge. Following the ribbon cutting, Holcomb and other speakers were loaded into two Ford vehicles built at the nearby Kentucky Truck Plant in East Louisville to ceremonially cross the bridge for the first time. Project officials followed state leaders in Transit Authority of River City buses. … Read more

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Skanska Builds New Pensacola Bay Bridge

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Skanska has signed a contract with the Florida Department of Transportation to construct the Pensacola Bay Bridge in Florida. The contract is worth $399 million. The Design-Build contract is to replace the existing bridge over Pensacola Bay with two new, three-lane bridges, connecting the cities of Pensacola and Gulf Breeze. Each new bridge will have a length of just over three miles. The total project length is 3.7 miles, including the roadway approaches on each end of the bridges. Construction is scheduled to begin in the third quarter 2016 and the project is slated for completion in August 2020.

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Hensel Phelps Moves Historic Structure in Washington, D.C.

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After months of detailed planning, the Hensel Phelps project team at the Columbia Place/Square 369 project site, located adjacent to the Washington Convention Center in the heart of the District of Columbia, geared up for an exciting start to the day — the relocation of the historic structure at 911 L Street. In the days before, the team, with the help of Wolfe House and Building Movers, prepared this historic three-story, 160-year-old Civil War-era townhome for relocation to its new site, flush with the historic Lurgan Building. In order to carry out the operation, the team first abated and demolished … Read more

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Slayden-Sundt Opens $227M Sellwood Bridge in Portland

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PORTLAND, Ore. – Multnomah County and Slayden-Sundt, a joint venture of Slayden Constructors and Sundt Construction, Inc., recently celebrated the opening of  Multnomah County’s new $227-million Sellwood Bridge in Portland, Oregon. Serving as the construction manager/general contractor for the 2,000-foot-long bridge, Slayden-Sundt replaced the original, deteriorating structure with a wider, pedestrian-friendly bridge that can accommodate the area’s growing traffic volume. Originally built in 1925, the bridge is the community’s only crossing over the Willamette River for 12 miles, making it the state’s busiest two-lane bridge as well as an iconic piece of architecture. Designed by T.Y. Lin International as an … Read more

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