By JASON DEAREN, Associated Press As the 950-ton concrete bridge section was swung into place over a highway last weekend, Florida International University officials were beaming with pride. The pedestrian bridge on the edge of the Miami-area campus was a signature achievement of the school’s Accelerated Bridge Construction University Transportation Center, a research group set up…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Once again, the city of St. Louis has an air pollution monitoring program and soon, two inspectors will patrol construction projects across the city. The law is the result of a yearlong effort by 20th Ward Alderwoman Cara Spencer. It gained added momentum when hazardous materials were released into the air from a…
Wentzville, MO (KTRS) Construction is underway on Wentzville’s first new city hall in forty years. A groundbreaking ceremony was Tuesday afternoon for the $9.3-million facility. The current city hall on Pearce Boulevard is one of nine buildings that houses city staff. The new facility being build on Schroeder Creek Boulevard will house all departments. City…
WASHINGTON, Mo. (AP) – Construction is scheduled to begin Monday on a new Missouri River bridge at the eastern Missouri town of Washington. Gov. Jay Nixon was in Washington Friday for a groundbreaking ceremony. The new bridge carrying Highway 47 traffic will replace an old, narrow bridge that was built more than 80 years ago.…