BHC Newsflyer: 20 March, 2020

Padma Bridge in Bangladesh: One of many bridge projects on hold due to the Corona Virus. Photo taken by Afzalhossainbd / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

CORONA SPECIAL

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Headlines:

Pennsylvania suspends all bridge building projects

Link: https://www.enr.com/articles/48888-pennsylvania-pauses-highway-bridge-work-to-curb-coronavirus-spread

Information on CoVid in the USA: https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-updates-united-states.html

International Bridge at Sault Ste. Marie. Photo taken by Mark Yurina in 2018

Michigan no longer accepting cash at toll bridges

Link:   https://www.abc12.com/content/news/Mackinac-Bridge-no-longer-accepting-cash-payment-for-fares-this-weekend-568899451.html

And:   https://whtc.com/news/articles/2020/mar/18/blue-water-bridge-and-international-bridge-remain-open-to-traffic/996336/

Stillwater Lift Bridge. Photo taken in 2009

Reopening Celebrations at Stillwater Lift Bridge Delayed

Link:   https://www.rivertowns.net/lifestyle/health/5005045-Coronavirus-notebook-March-18-2020-Minn.-courts-stop-late-penalties-testing-gets-focused-more

Information on the Bridge:  http://bridgehunter.com/mn/washington/stillwater/

Opening of Dublin Suspension Bridge Delayed

Link:   https://www.costar.com/article/928208134/opening-of-pedestrian-bridge-project-near-ohio%E2%80%99s-capital-postponed-due-to-coronavirus-pandemic

Sagar Bridge over the Neisse. Photo by Tnemtsoni / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)

Traffic Jam causes problems for Oder-Neisse River crossings

MDR Aktuell Link: https://www.mdr.de/sachsen/coronavirus-faelle-ansprechpartner-100.html

DW Link (EN):  https://www.dw.com/en/traffic-chaos-at-german-polish-border-a-threat-to-local-supply-chains/a-52834298

The Bridges of the River Oder/ Neisse: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lausitzer_Nei%C3%9Fe

Virus Delays Construction of Zuari Bridge in India

Link: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/rs-1400-cr-zuari-bridge-hit-by-coronavirus/articleshow/74584687.cms

Peljesac Bridge under construction. Photo by: Ma▀▄Ga / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)

Delays in China-Partnership Bridge Projects in Croatia and Bangladesh

Padma Bridge:

News: https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/news/padma-bridge-rail-link-work-affected-1876444

Information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padma_Bridge

 

Peljesac Bridge:

News:  https://balkaninsight.com/2020/03/09/bosnia-entity-halts-projects-with-china-over-coronavirus-fears/

Information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelje%C5%A1ac_Bridge

Photo taken in 2011

Update on the Lindaunis-Schlei Bridge Replacement Project- bridge now closed to vehicular traffic.

Links:

Bridge project: https://bauprojekte.deutschebahn.com/p/bruecke-lindaunis

Bridge closure: https://www.shz.de/lokales/schleswiger-nachrichten/die-bruecke-lindaunis-wird-gesperrt-id27747092.html

Information on the Lindaunis-Schlei Bridge: Lindaunis/ Schlei Drawbridge