bridges
Mex-Tex border tolls upgraded McAllen, Pharr
Posted on Fri, 2010-01-22 01:56The virtual twin Texas cities of Pharr and McAllen have just completed an upgrade of toll systems on 
their bridges over the Rio Grande River to Mexico. They had contracted with TRMI (which everyone calls 'Trimmie') the veteran toll system integrator head-officed on the Hudson River in Accord NY.
Washington DC metro area has America's widest bridge - a tale of two bridges, toll and tax
Posted on Tue, 2009-06-02 23:29
We hate to hurt the pride of New Jersey, but they DON'T have the widest bridge in North America, as their
governor Jon Corzine, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and others have been claiming. It's here in the Washington DC metro area.
Penn Pike gets low bids on bridges - benefits of an economic slump
Posted on Sat, 2009-01-31 20:53
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is replacing a set of 51 year old bridges on their Northwest Extension (I-476) in the Pocono mountains - bridges over the LeHigh River and Canal and over a nearby Pohopoco Creek. About 3.2km (2 miles) of new approach road work is needed plus removal of the the 1957 spans.
In 2007 the work was costed at $125m.
East River Freebie Bridges
Posted on Mon, 2000-03-20 15:27East River Freebie Bridges
Originally published in issue 47 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Mar 2000.
Subjects:free bridges no toll
Facilities:East River bridges
Agencies:City of New York
Locations:New York NYC NY
Sources:Bojidar Yanev
BLOOPER
Posted on Fri, 2000-02-18 15:20BLOOPER
Originally published in issue 46 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Feb 2000.
Page:19
Subjects:ET inbstallation conversion
Facilities:Pjiladelphia bridges
Agencies:DRPA Port Authority TransCore Lockheed Martin
Locations:Philadelphia PA
Philly Bridges a TransCore Laggard not Lockheed
Philly has ET
Posted on Wed, 2000-01-05 20:21Philly has ET
Originally published in issue 45 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Jan 2000.
Page:3
Subjects:ET startup
Facilities:bridges Walt Whitman Benjamin Franklin
Agencies:DRPA Delaware River Port Authority
Locations:Philadelphia metro area PA
NORWAY:Investors Fund 60% of Threeway Link
Posted on Wed, 1999-10-13 18:29NORWAY:Investors Fund 60% of Threeway Link
Originally published in issue 43 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Oct 1999.
Page:9
Subjects:tunnel bridges investors
Facilities:Triangle Link Bomlafjorden
Locations:Norway
The tunnel from a mainland peninsula at Sveio heads northward to Foyno, a small island, and the route then splits to two 2-lane suspension bridges,
GGB to get scraped?
Posted on Wed, 1999-06-02 20:57GGB to get scraped?
Originally published in issue 40 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Jun 1999.
Page:3
Subjects:ship heights under bridges
Facilities:GGB Verrazano Narrows
LOUISVILLE KY/IN:Spaghetti Junction - Tolling an Interchange?
Posted on Wed, 1998-09-30 22:00LOUISVILLE KY/IN:Spaghetti Junction - Tolling an Interchange?
Originally published in issue 32 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Oct 1998.
Page:1
Subjects:bridges interchange MIS diversion
Facilities:Kennedy ast End Spaghetti Junction I-64 I-65 I-71
Agencies:KIPDA
Locations:KY Louisville
E-TOLL TURNAROUND California says OK to MFS on ATCAS bridges
Posted on Wed, 1997-06-11 19:49E-TOLL TURNAROUND California says OK to MFS on ATCAS bridges
Originally published in issue 16 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Jun 1997.
Page:5
Subjects:ATCAS California Caltrans Bridges e-toll ET
Facilities:Caltrans Bay Area bridges
Agencies:Caltrans MFS
Locations:Bat Area N-CA CA
Sources:weiss mcguire
E-TOLL TURNAROUND
Vietnam Go Toll
Posted on Wed, 1996-09-11 19:49Vietnam Go Toll
Originally published in issue 7 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Sep 1996.
Page:4
Subjects:ring bridges
Locations:Vietnam
Sources:Woods
Denmarkâs Giant Bridges
Posted on Tue, 1996-04-30 22:00Denmark’s Giant Bridges
Originally published in issue 3 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in May 1996.
Page:1
Subjects:bridges tunnels crossings
Facilities:Great Belt Store Oresund Fehmarn
Locations:Denmark Sweden Germany
Øresund, Storebaelt, Fehmarn
