ITS America presented a Smart Solution Spotlight award to Alpharetta, Ga.–based LifeSpan Technologies for pioneering cost-effective structural monitoring technologies that provide state and local agencies with precise, objective information about the structural condition of bridges — information that could be used to monitor and evaluate the condition of tens of thousands of structurally deficient bridges across the country.

From StarTribune.com: 150,000 U.S. bridges still rated ‘deficient’
From the Kansas City Star: Engineers to replace collapsed highway ramp in Missouri with bridge

From The Brooklyn Paper: Manhattan Bridge to undergo long renovation
From The Washington Post: Maryland's Intercounty Connector highway begins to take shape

Federal Railroad Administrator (FRA) Joseph Szabo announced a Final Rule requiring railroad track owners to adopt and follow specific procedures to protect the safety of their bridges, and to strengthen federal oversight of railroad bridge maintenance programs.

TRB is sponsoring the 7th International Bridge Engineering Conference: Improving Reliability and Safety — Restoration, Renewal, and Replacement on Dec. 1-3, 2010, in San Antonio.