News tagged with 'Road Design and Maintenance'

Days before the first anniversary of the I-35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis, that killed 13 people, a new report titled "Bridging the Gap" was released by the AASHTO that says the nations 600,000 bridges are in bad shape and in need of repair.

I35W Bridge Collapses in Minneapolis, Few Dead and Many Missing Updated August 2007: The I35W eight-lane highway bridge collapsed Wednesday, August 1, during rush hour traffic in Minneapolis . The bridge had been receiving repairs. Dozens of cars that were on the bridge fell more than 60 feet

Updated August 17th, 2007 Several hundred feet of the Highway 35W bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapsed yesterday in the midst of late rush-hour traffic, pitching dozens of cars into the Mississippi River and to the ground below. The bumper to bumper traffic was compounded by construction,