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The Emergency Declaration signed allows CTDOT and its contracting partners to move forward with permanent repairs more ...
What has become a major traffic issue in downtown Shelton is now a priority for the Connecticut Department of Transportation and local law enforcement.  State Sen. Jason Perillo, state Reps. Amy ...
The state Department of Transportation said it will pay for additional officers and signage to help direct traffic near the ...
An important section of Route 8 is under repair. The Commodore Hull Bridge, which connects Shelton and Derby over the ...
A maintenance crew repaired a corroded gusset plate Tuesday on the Interstate Bridge, but the work hasn't quickened plans to replace the 69-year-old structure. Minnesota Department of ...
URS has always argued company engineers didn’t know the bridge would collapse because they didn’t know about the design flaw federal investigators cited as a major factor in the collapse. The gusset ...
The bridge will remain closed at least until Sunday ... The excavator ultimately damaged six beams and the gusset plates, which tie the beams together. “The gusset plates on it where he hit ...
Maintenance costs: The state would have had to pay more to maintain the concrete decks, gusset plates, supports and rivets, which were rusting, than to replace the old bridge. Modern engineering ...
This is a side-by-side comparison of the same gusset plate on the bridge, pictured in 2024 and 2025. The steel is rusting and getting progressively worse, prompting safety concerns that led WSDOT ...
The bridge consists of two structures ... The crack started at a connection between the web, horizontal cross-bracing, vertical stiffener, and horizontal gusset plate. For the emergency inspections, ...
This is a side-by-side comparison of the same gusset plate on the bridge, pictured in 2024 and 2025. The steel is rusting and getting progressively worse, prompting safety concerns that led WSDOT ...