A majority of the revenue generated from a new transportation user fee included in a climate bill proposed in the U.S. Senate would be diverted to non-transportation purpose — a departure from 54 years of federal policy, said the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA).

Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez joined Gov. Martin O'Malley in northwest Baltimore Friday to break ground on the $22 million replacement of the I-695 bridge over Liberty Road, said the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).

It is said that powerful people helped turn Manhattan’s High Line into a “bijou of a public park.” According to this New York Times editorial, the same should be done with High Bridge — the city’s oldest standing viaduct.

The current focus on infrastructure rehabilitation will certainly include many bridges, large and small. Read about a few of America’s great bridges that have been celebrated on U.S. postage stamps.

From the University at Buffalo Newsroom: Researchers are scheduled to employ a simulated quake to test a new bridge construction method. See a video clip of the accelerated bridge construction test unit under seismic loading.