We’ve all seen the photos. Crumbled cabs, dented beams, cracked concrete, and traffic backed up for miles. Bridge strikes by commercial vehicles do massive damage to infrastructure every year. What can drivers and regulators do to prevent them? Bridge Strikes In The News On June 26, a truck struck a bridge in downtown Houston. …
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American Infrastructure Needs Rescuing
In 2007, the I-35W Mississippi River Bridge collapsed in Minneapolis during evening rush hour. 13 people died, and 145 were injured. It wasn’t the first time that a collapse on one of our roadways led to a loss of life. But this high-profile incident set off a firestorm of news coverage and national soul-searching about …