Expansion joint work will see lane reductions on Memorial Bridge | Community News

QUINCY — The Illinois Department of Transportation is taking steps to try and ensure another failure on Quincy’s Memorial Bridge doesn’t happen. Following the month-long closure of the bridge for the emergency repair of an expansion joint, IDOT will begin the process of inspecting and reinforcing all the joints on the bridge beginning on April […]

Certification to be must for road expansion joints

New Delhi: The road transport and highways ministry will soon make it mandatory for road contractors to get all expansion joints on bridges and roads certified to avoid mishaps arising out of premature failure or deterioration of joints which may result in accidents. Though this would mean additional compliance, the government feels it will significantly […]