Repeal of $7.6B Highway Funding Cut Clears Big Hurdle
State departments of transportation and construction industry groups are moving close to a major win on Capitol Hill, with House passage of legislation that would cancel a threatened $7.6-billion cut in federal highway funds.
Final Collapse Report Details Miami Bridge Team’s Failures
The final report on the Miami bridge collapse, released Nov. 12, adds new details on the project team’s numerous failures leading up to the tragedy, especially those committed by FIGG Bridge Engineers and Louis Berger Group
Texas DOT stops construction of $800M FIGG-designed Harbor Bridge
The Texas DOT (TxDOT) has halted design work on the $803 million replacement of the Harbor Bridge in Corpus Christi, Texas, amid reports that FIGG Bridge Engineers Inc. has been removed from the project, according to KRIS-TV.
Project of the Year: Innovative Design Bridges Lake Shore Drive and Connects Chicago’s South Side to the Lakefront
In 2003, the office of then-Mayor Richard M. Daley in Chicago held an international bridge design competition called “Bridging the Drive,” the goal of which was to find a way to link South Side neighborhoods to the lakefront in a commitment to improve pedestrian access along South Lake Shore Drive.