Posts Tagged ‘bridge repair’

State has more than 200 weight-limited bridges

by Wally Northway Published: June 14,2013

Tags: bridge repair, economic development, highways, MDOT, posted bridges, transporation

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI- Motorists hardly notice them, but posted bridges are a concern for commercial vehicles and can be a hindrance to economic development and a transportation safety issue. Posted bridges are not structurally deficient or obsolete. However, they have a limit to their weight-bearing capacity, and vehicles exceeding that limit can cause structural damage. While [...] [...]

County borrowing money for multiple bridge repair projects

by Associated Press Published: July 18,2012

Tags: borrow, bridge, bridge repair, construction, county government, infrastructure, loan, maintenance, road construction, roadbuilder, roadbuilding

MCCOMB — Pike County will borrow $5.5 million to work on local bridges. The Enterprise-Journal reports supervisors acted this past week after agreeing to advertise for bids to replace the bridge over the Tangipahoa River at Chatawa, work that will be paid for by bond funds. Keith Lott of Neel-Schaffer engineering firm said the expected [...] [...]

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