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CHINCOTEAGUE — The new bridge under construction at Chincoteague is on schedule for a January opening. Thomas A. Rakowski of the Virginia Department of Transportation told the Chincoteague Town Council recently that despite early delays and adverse weather conditions the past month, American Bridge — the bridge’s main contractor — has been making progress. “We are on line to open the bridge to traffic in mid- to late January,” Rakowski said. Rakowski said the one-way…

Richmond, VA – Following their successful completion of Pier 6 at the New London Submarine base, American Bridge (AB), wins contract worth $35.2 million to construct another pier in Groton, Connecticut, number 31. Over this 25 month project AB will self-perform the demolition of the existing pier, cast in place concrete deck work as well as construct and design temporary work trestles (from which most of the work will be undertaken). Additionally, the 36” steel…

American Bridge/McLean Joint Venture has been selected to receive the “Star Safety Excellence Award, Recognition of Outstanding Safety Performance” from the Naval Facilities Engineering Command for the Pier 11 Replacement project in Norfolk, VA. This award is given only to those companies that have demonstrated a corporate proactive safety posture. American Bridge/McLean Joint Venture has worked over 255,478 man hours on this $102M contract and had zero DART incidents, no safety non-compliance notices or stop…

The Tampa District of American Bridge (AB) has been awarded a contract of $ 15,186,000 to perform the marine construction part of the Nassau Harbor Project in Nassau, Bahamas. AB’s scope includes the installation of approximately 4,300 wall feet of sheetpile bulkhead with tieback system and concrete encapsulation, which will form a containment for dredged materials and create an expansion to the existing Arawak Cay Port facility. The scope also includes construction of three large…

The New York District office of American Bridge Company has been awarded a $48M contract by the New York State Thruway Authority for the rehabilitation of South Grand Island Bridges, which carry I-190 over the Niagara River between Tonawanda and Grand Island, NY. Each of the twin bridges comprise of a truss arch bridge with a steel thru-arch in the middle, along with simple girder span approaches. Work is to include: panelized deck replacement on…