From the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Transportation project hearing
From The Christian Science Monitor: Flipper bridge could sort out Hong Kong traffic switch
From The Baltimore Sun: State's last highway stimulus project doesn't mean end of impact

After a succession of eight separate earthquake simulations, a 110-foot-long, 200-ton concrete bridge model at the University of Nevada, Reno withstood a powerful jolting, three times the acceleration of the disastrous 1994 magnitude 6.9 Northridge, Calif. earthquake, and survived in good condition.

From detnews.com: State to defend Detroit River bridge plan
From BusinessWeek.com: Virginia transportation board adopts $7.8B plan

From The New York Times: Stimulus bond program has unforeseen costs
From The Seattle Times: Frayed, corroded cables holding the 520 floating bridge being replaced
From ctpost.com: Hundreds of state bridges rated deficient

Hosted by Lehigh University’s ATLSS Engineering Research Center and the International Association for Bridge Maintenance and Safety (IABMAS), this year’s IABMAS conference will be held at the Loews Hotel in Philadelphia from July 11-15.