by SRTC Staff | Jan 5, 2015 | Uncategorized |
The city of Spokane is taking a new look at the question of what to do with the aging Post Street Bridge. The bridge is old and has had weight restrictions on it for many years. The question is though, would it be a better idea to rehabilitate it or replace it?...
by SRTC Staff | Dec 16, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Painting your house is a relatively quick, inexpensive upgrade you can make that has a huge impact on how it looks. Painting something like a bridge is completely different. The Washington State Department of Tranportation (WSDOT) spends millions of dollars to paint...
by SRTC Staff | Nov 21, 2014 | Uncategorized |
I hope he’s wrong but former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is talking to 60 Minutes this Sunday, Nov. 23 at 7p.m. on channel 2 about how hundreds of bridges across the country are “dangerous”- his word. One of the bridges in the story even...
by SRTC Staff | Jul 22, 2014 | Uncategorized |
So how bad are our bridges, really? Well, Washington State is considered the 46th most deficient state when it comes to it’s bridges, so that’s not too bad really, according to a new report “The Fix We’re In For: The State of Our...
by SRTC Staff | Jul 21, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Comedian Jon Stewart recently weighed in on the fight over federal transportation funding in Congress, criticizing lawmakers for opting for a temporary spending patch instead of a long-term extension and for failing to raise the federal gas tax. Stewart even includes...
