New Bay Bridge’s earthquake challenges and fixes – The Mercury News
OAKLAND — Building the new Bay Bridge to the highest seismic safety standards in California history presented engineers with numerous challenges. In a recent bridge tour, Caltrans principal bridge engineer Brian Maroney explained how designers tackled difficult seismic scenarios and what he expects to see on the bridge after a big earthquake. Expansion joints The […]
Atlanta airport squeezes expansion into limited real estate
AJC reporter Kelly Yamanouchi gives us a look at the $6 billion Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport expansion. “The biggest challenge we have as an airport is we’re on 4,700 acres,” Hartsfield-Jackson general manager Roosevelt Council said. “There’s not a lot of greenfield space.” While Atlanta has the world’s busiest airport, other airports with far less traffic […]
This ‘gap’ on the highway drew safety concerns. The state says there’s no need to worry.
A gap on a stretch of South Florida highway drew a stir on social media this week, with people worried that it didn’t “look safe at all!” But after state transportation workers inspected the highway, they say it’s safe and all part of the highway’s design. Originally Published: July 18, 2023 at 2:52 PM EDT […]