thyssenkrupp Elevator to Provide Surface-Mounted, Modular Moving Walks for Longest Pedestrian Bridge in the U.S.
- Six iwalks ranging in size from 150- to 200-feet will be installed on the 1,000-foot-long pedestrian bridge at United Shore's Pontiac, Michigan campus PONTIAC, Mich., Sept. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- thyssenkrupp Elevator will provide six of its revolutionary moving walks for a 1,000-foot pedestrian bridge being built on the 1.5 million-square-foot campus for United Shore, home to the...
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Acrow Bridge Lessens Impact to Travelers During NY State Thruway Authority's $135M "Last Mile" Infrastructure Initiative
Final stretch of reconstruction will complete several decades of work on the heavily traveled stretch of I-95 in the Bronx and Westchester County Parsippany, N.J., June 12, 2019 (Globe Newswire) -- Acrow Bridge, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, announced today one of its modular steel bridges is being used to detour traffic during a component project of the NY State...
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Digital P Media Improves Live FLW Bass Fishing Tournament Coverage with JVC Prohd Portable Bridge Cellular Uplinks
WAYNE, NJ (May 30, 2018) – JVC Professional Video, a division of JVCKENWOOD USA Corporation, today announced Digital P Media, a video production company based in Cary, N.C., has paired five new PB-CELL200 ProHD Portable Bridge cellular uplinks with its 800 Series ProHD cameras to stream live coverage of this year’s Fishing League Worldwide bass fishing tournament. The remote broadcasting...
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Zero Maintenance Standard Single Panel FRP Trail Bridges Ease Budget Burdens
DAYTON, Ohio (March 28, 2017) Short-lived bridge products that require constant care and regular replacement have prompted agencies like parks and recreation agencies to look for long-lasting alternatives. Composite Advantage’s new line of standard size Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) trail bridges offer a zero maintenance option that lasts up to 100 years. Based on the supplier’s FiberSPAN-T...
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INTERIM EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP: On-demand executive resources that bring specific expertise to bear to solve sticky problems in your business.
This paper from Sharper Counsel Interims explores the ways in which strong operational leadership can provide support to companies in order to guide them through tough and complicated problems.
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State of New York Chooses FiberSPAN-C Cantilever Sidewalk System to Replace Aging Walkway without Exceeding Load Capacity
DAYTON, Ohio (March 5, 2017) When deterioration forced the State of New York Office of General Services (OGS) to close a downtown Albany pedestrian bridge walkway, the crew chose to replace bridge components and enlarge the sidewalk. The pedway supports daily foot traffic of nearly 700 state employees and links agency offices with parking. The OGS crew considered traditional concrete and...
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Wilson-Burt Bridge Gets New FiberSPAN Cantilever Sidewalk
DAYTON, Ohio – A “Sidewalk Closed” sign used to hang on the Niagara County, New York Wilson-Burt Bridge. The girder structure carries motor traffic and pedestrians across Eighteen Mile Creek. At the end of November, the county unveiled the bridge’s new 5 1/2 ft. wide, 442 ft. long FiberSPAN cantilever sidewalk as part of a full bridge rehabilitation project valued at $4.2 million. With...
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Cantilever Sidewalk lets pedestrians safely share bridge roads.
Offering facilitated installation onto existing structures, FRP corrosion-resistant and zero-maintenance cantilever sidewalk system consists of stringers, deck, and railing and weighs as little as 13 psf. FiberSPAN deck panels weigh 4–9 psf, and connection options include supports at piers for minimized superstructure or gussets that act as floor beams at diaphragms or trusses. Railing attaches...
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Bridge Deck/Rail Platform offers high-traffic area wear surface.
FiberSPAN pedestrian bridge deck and rail platform products are available with Matacryl system, which combines quartz aggregate inÂ- methyl methacrylate polymer for increased durability and reduced roughness. Suitable for areas experiencing heavy use, Matacryl has ¼ in. wear surface that is UL tested for fire resistance. Product weighs 2 lb/ft²...
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Spider Provides Float Platform for California Bridge Maintenance
Seattle – Spider, a division of SafeWorks, LLC, recently provided the suspended scaffolding solution for maintenance on a wooden suspension bridge that spans the south fork of the American River in Placerville, California. The seventy-five year old Mosquito Bridge is just 9 feet wide and 140 feet long, but it is crossed by about 1,300 vehicles daily. The El Dorado County Transportation Bridge...
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Composite Advantage's Fiberspan Prefabricated FRP Bridge Makes Quick Work of Installation
DAYTON, Ohio – Daniel Boone National Forest sprawls across 21 counties in southern and eastern Kentucky. Tucked inside the Cumberland Plateau, the world's longest expanse of hardwood-forested plateau, Daniel Boone is one of the most heavily used forests in the South; totaling more than 708,000 acres and attracting over 5 million visitors a year. When the aging, wood bridge structure...
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Material Handling Solutions from Global Leader in Rubber & Urethane Power Transmission
Megadyne's QST polyurethane timing belts take up less space and guarantee a lower noise level than chain and other traditional material handling belts. Check out our video to learn more.
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