Golden Gate Bridge could see corporate sponsorship, higher tolls to fund Doyle Drive

UAE: New Shk. Khalifa Bridge Opens in Abu Dhabi

By: MohammadHassan

 ABU DHABI: The 1.4km Sheikh Khalifa Bridge opened, clearing the way for drivers to bypass all of Abu Dhabi island from the E10 motorway. Officials hope the 10-lane span will help ease congestion in the city’s often gridlocked roads. It is the first bridge to connect Abu Dhabi Island with Saadiyat and Yas islands. Ashraf Abbas, 28, a ...

about 1 month ago

Medical helicopter crash kills 3 in California

By: intellectual

A medical helicopter crashed early Saturday near Doyle, California, killing all three people on board, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said. Ian Gregor said the Aerospatiale AS350 helicopter was returning to Susanville, California, from dropping a patient in Reno, Nevada, when it crashed near Doyle around 2 a.m. All three people on ...

10 days ago

Tough Commute Expected After Bay Bridge Closuer

By: Redhorse

SAN FRANCISCO -- The closure of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge was expected to cause a traffic nightmare Wednesday as engineers evaluate damage caused when a rod and metal brace fell into westbound lanes.   At least two vehicles -- a car and a small truck -- either were struck by or ran into the fallen rod, said California Highway ...

27 days ago

WATCH: Bridge Is Demolished

By: amalgam80

A bridge considered “the most dangerous bridge in Pennslyvania” was demolished today.   The old Point Marion Bridge, which closed last month, carried Route 88 over the Mon River on the border of Fayette and Greene Counties. Pennslyvania Department of Transportation had rated the bridge as "structurally deficient".   A ...

8 days ago