BHC Newsflyer: 3 April, 2020

Bridge of Flowers in Shelburne Falls, MA: Photo by FFM784 / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

To Listen to the Podcast, click onto the link here: https://anchor.fm/jason-smith-bhc19/episodes/BHC-Newsflyer-3-April-2020-ecb9bu

 

Headlines:

Pennsylvania Recommences Emergency Projects Despite Statewide Lockdown

Link: https://local21news.com/news/local/penndot-restarts-critical-highway-and-bridge-projects

Information on Lockdown: https://local21news.com/news/local/gov-tom-wolf-places-all-of-pennsylvania-under-an-order-to-stay-at-home

 

Merger of the Thruway and Bridge Authorities in New York Fails

Link: https://www.hudsonvalley360.com/news/greenecounty/thruway-bridge-authority-merger-defeated/article_27b45008-7a2d-52aa-a6ca-acc912bddb06.html

 

Bayonne Bridge Receives Prestigious Award by ASCE

Link: https://www.worldhighways.com/wh10/news/award-bayonne-bridge-project-us

Bridge Information: http://bridgehunter.com/nj/hudson/bayonne/

 

Virus Delays Rehabilitation Project at Winnington Swing Bridge

Link: https://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/18350450.coronavirus-delays-winnington-swing-bridge-repairs-for-months/

Information on the Bridge: http://wikimapia.org/31962829/Winnington-Swing-Bridge-River-Weaver-Navigation

 

Virus Delays Work on Bettendorf Bridge Replacement Project

I-74 Bridge Project: https://i74riverbridge.com/

 

Bridge of Flowers Closed due to Corona.

Link to website: www.bridgeofflowersmass.org

 

Smith Road Bridge Relocated to New Home

Article: https://www.channel3000.com/this-wisconsin-bridge-is-the-same-age-as-the-titanic-how-a-family-is-working-to-preserve-it-after-its-removal/

Information on the Bridge: http://bridgehunter.com/wi/rock/P53015300000000/

 

Schlunzig Cable-Stayed Bridge Project Delayed because of Corona

Article: https://www.freiepresse.de/zwickau/werdau/ziel-bruecken-sollen-in-diesem-jahr-fertig-werden-artikel10764020