For the first time ever, TRB will conduct a live Internet broadcast of select sessions at a conference — the7th International Bridge Engineering Conference: Improving Reliability and Safety – Restoration, Renewal, and Replacement.

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Forty-seven city and county projects across the state will receive $80.6 million in federal funds to repair or replace aging bridges.