Work on Wolfe Road bridge expected to finish by end of year
Chances are few people have been more directly affected by the bridge replacement project on Wolfe Road near Caledonia than Frank Lockhart.
Closed bridge affects local catfish farm
Lowndes County officials are looking at options for quickly fixing a bridge over Gilmer Creek after hearing its closure is affecting a local business.
Counties bidding for emergency bridge repair funding
Area counties are preparing to compete with others from across the state for money from a $250 million state allocation for bridge and road repairs.
Florida: Voicemail about cracks 2 days before bridge fell
An engineer left a voicemail two days before a catastrophic bridge failure in Miami to say some cracking had been found at one end of the concrete span, but the voicemail wasn’t picked up until after the collapse, Florida Department of Transportation officials said Friday.
Fallen bridge: Toll up to 6 dead as officials seek answers
Six people were killed and 10 others hospitalized in the collapse of a pedestrian bridge under construction at Florida International University, police said Friday as state and federal investigators worked to determine how and why the five-day-old span failed.
City holds ribbon cutting for Deer Run bridge
Ward 6 Councilman Bill Gavin can remember standing in holes caused by eroded soil on either side of the bridge on Deer Run Road.
Highway 50 bridge work approaching completion
Work that’s reduced traffic flow to one lane across a bridge on Highway 50 should be completed soon, according to state officials.
Council approves $46K for bridge repair
The Columbus City Council approved a $46,400 quote for an emergency repair to the North Lehmberg Road bridge during its Tuesday meeting.
Brown bridge dedication to be held Oct. 16
The Mississippi Department of Transportation will dedicate a bridge spanning the Tombigbee River on Highway 82 in Lowndes County in honor of former state Sen. Terry W. Brown.
Tombigbee bridge renamed to honor late Terry Brown
Terry Brown continues to be remembered and recognized by the Legislature.
Civil rights landmark bridge is named for reputed KKK leader
When the nation’s first black president steps onto the Edmund Pettus Bridge to honor the marchers beaten there 50 years ago, he’ll be standing on a structure that’s at once synonymous with the civil rights struggle and a tribute to a reputed Ku Klux Klan leader.
Supes ask state to name bridge after Brown
The Lowndes County Board of Supervisors has approved a resolution asking state legislators to name a bridge after late Mississippi Senator Terry Brown.
Women survive ordeal along rail bridge
A video camera captured the terrifying plight of two women as a freight train bore down on them as they walked along an 80-foot-high railroad bridge in Indiana.
Traffic switch on U.S. 45 set for Thursday
Traffic on U.S. Highway 45 South from Carson Road to four miles south of U.S. Highway 82 will be switched Thursday morning for more road and bridge work.
Partisans divided over Chris Christie scandal
Prominent Republicans leapt to GOP Gov. Chris Christie’s defense on Sunday, insisting that an ongoing traffic scandal wouldn’t ruin any presidential ambitions, while Democrats say it’s difficult to believe such a hands-on manager knew nothing about a plan by a top aide to close lanes at a bridge into New York City.
Chief official believed N.J. lane closings illegal
The September lane closings near the George Washington Bridge that caused huge traffic jams and now appear to have been politically orchestrated by a member of Gov. Chris Christie’s administration and key allies violated federal law, a chief official said in an email ordering the lanes reopened.
Christie looks to recover after staff shakeup
A wounded Chris Christie is working to move beyond the most challenging test of his political career, while the New Jersey Republican governor’s critics promise to keep probing a traffic scandal that rocked his administration this week and threatens to tarnish his national image ahead of the next presidential contest.
Christie faces fallout over traffic jam
This was supposed to be a month of celebration for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s political future.
But after personal messages revealed that his administration may have closed highway lanes to exact political retribution, the prospective Republican presidential candidate is faced with what may be the biggest test of his political career.
Want to rent the Old 82 bridge? Pay up
Councilmen have not formally adopted terms for private use of the Old Highway 82 Bridge, but they are unofficially using a special event permit policy for those who want to hold receptions and other private events on the recently renovated structure.
Our view: A Bridge to Somewhere?
When the idea of renovating the Old Highway 82 Bridge first emerged, critics referred to it as Columbus’ version of the infamous Alaskan “Bridge to