According to this story in New York's Press-Republican, inspectors with the New York Department of Transportation noticed an incline crack on a pier on the New York side of the bridge. The bridge is closed to traffic, which, heading into winter, will present big challenges.

Rep. James Oberstar (D-Minn.), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, discusses what he perceives as biased or ignorant reports by the media about the efficacy of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

This video from the Florida Prestressed Concrete Association "examines the feasibility of using precast pretensioned panels for roadway segments that are assembled on-site and post-tensioned."

The Missouri Department of Transportation asks (and answers): Why does a highway need to be rebuilt?