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® April 8 2026 Vol. LXVIII • No. 7
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Delaware I-95 Bridges Get UHPC Upgrade By Chuck MacDonald CEG CORRESPONDENT
Gorick Razes IBM’s Endicott Complex...8
B&P Tunnel Project Reaches Milestone...14
CEG’s Continuing ConExpo Coverage...24
Interstate 95 flows across the northern tip of Delaware and through Wilmington, then northward to Philadelphia, New York City and Boston. The highway is the busiest in the state, carrying 220,000 vehicles on an average day. Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) has identified four bridges in this area as particularly in need of repair. Although the bridge structures are in good shape, the bridge decks contain numerous patches and potholes. In addition, the approach slabs and deck joints need to be replaced. Chance Malkin, area engineer of DelDOT, is leading the rehabilitation work. He told Construction Equipment Guide, “These repairs and maintenance improvements are necessary to extend the service life of the structures and maintain a safe, reliable roadway for the traveling public.” The busy 10 lanes of traffic are challenging to manage during construction. The project is expected to last two years and is approximately 40 percent complete. The cost of the project will be $42 million. Workers are using an overlay of Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC), which is roughly four times stronger than traditional concrete. The concrete contains steel fibers, vastly increasing the strength of the concrete. “This sturdy material will increase the life of the bridge deck as well as be more resistant to salt intrusion,” said Malkin. “Managing traffic on this busy road is difficult, so this concrete see BRIDGES page 38
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Workers are using a multiphase traffic control approach, including contraflow operations and several split traffic configurations.
Big Bridge for the Industry USDOT’s New Bridge Funding Formula Has States Investing in Repair, Replacement of Aging Spans By Lucy Perry
Truck & Trailer Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75-78 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80-92 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
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It is predicted that the next two years will be solid ones for contractors taking on bridge construction projects at the state level. Taking advantage of the opportunity for federal dollars flowing out of a new bridge formula program, state DOTs also are capitalizing on highway program funds and discretionary grants to repair Government procurement consultants predict that and replace bridges across the country. That means 2026 and 2027 will be good years for anyone see USDOT page 22
involved in bridge construction.