Construction technology firm Aconex has been selected by consortium Eurolink to provide its online collaboration solution to the €6.1 billion ($7.6 billion) Strait of Messina Bridge project in Italy.

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