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New Method can Help Assess Bridge Repairs, Save Significant Cost Written by AZoBuildApr 21 2021 The $2 trillion American Jobs Plan from President Biden has placed the country’s infrastructure in the spotlight. In 2007, the Interstate 35W bridge over the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis collapsed, sending cars plummeting into the river below. Thirteen people were killed, 145 more were injured. Image Credit: Getty Images. Considering this initiative, a new study from the University of Georgia (UGA) has suggested that states can save costs and prolong the life of their bridges by adop...

Published 20 April 2021 As President Biden’s $2 trillion American Jobs Plan places the nation’s infrastructure in the spotlight, new research from the University of Georgia suggests states can save money and extend the life of their bridges by taking a fresh approach to how they prioritize maintenance. Current national strategies for bridge maintenance favor replacement over maintenance. A fairly simple depreciation formula is used, resulting in overly conservative assessments of a bridge’s long-term health. In a study published in the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Journal of ...

>> so i will not make a joke, debbie downey, a downer joke. >>guest: thank you very much. we are happy to be here. >>shepard: flying down to oxford to watch the rebels beat the tigers and off comes the roof of the plane. despite the gaping hole there is good news for southwest today a study of transportation data shows that airline has the lowest rate of consumer complaints among any of the major airlines, and delta has the highest and the rest of the industry, five of every, sorry, four of every five plights -- flights arrived on time. and it is up from 2009, and mishandles bag incidents lowe...