May 9, 2018
The Kentucky Derby wasn’t the only thing that happened on the first Saturday of May. This past weekend also saw the first of a wave of college graduations. As they continue through the month, I want to take a moment to...
Scott does Business Development for Creative Composites Group. For over 35 years, he has developed new applications using FRP composites; especially in the infrastructure sector. In 2005, he founded Composite Advantage, which is now part of CCG.
May 9, 2018
The Kentucky Derby wasn’t the only thing that happened on the first Saturday of May. This past weekend also saw the first of a wave of college graduations. As they continue through the month, I want to take a moment to...
Topics: industry news
May 2, 2018
The administration unveiled a plan for fixing the nation’s infrastructure in February. In 2020, federal transportation legislation will come due for renewal. The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy has deemed the timing right and formed...
Topics: trail bridges, rails-to-trails, Infrastructure, FRP Composites
Apr 25, 2018
People across the nation participated in the Rails-To-Trails Conservancy’s sixth annual Opening Day for Trails on April 7, 2018. Since 1986 RTC has helped to develop thousands of miles of rail-trails built to give pedestrians and...
Apr 18, 2018
Last week, I attended the National Bridge Preservation Partnership Conference in Florida. This conference offers presentations from government agencies and industry on preservation technologies. The conference is tied to the ...
Topics: bridges, pedestrian bridges, FRP bridge deck, FRP Composites, pedestrian bridge decks
Apr 11, 2018
In our last blog we talked about the state of the nation’s ports, the amount of freight that moves through the U.S. and what it will take to modernize and rehabilitate America’s waterfront infrastructure. Improvement plans...
Topics: waterfront infrastructure, Infrastructure, FRP Composites, FRP Resource Center, Composite Advantage, infrastructure bill
Apr 3, 2018
For the majority of the population that are ‘land lubbers,’ talk about harbors and ports, and the sailors who braved unknown expanses of water to reach these safe havens, can be a bit of a mystery. It's also surprising when you...
Topics: waterfront infrastructure, Wicket gates, ports
Mar 21, 2018
Photo courtesy of the National Transportation Safety Board
People across the nation continue to follow unfolding events around the March 16 collapse of the Florida International University (FIU) pedestrian bridge. Our hearts go...
Topics: pedestrian bridges
Mar 14, 2018
Bridges are special to people and places for so many reasons beyond just connecting two points. Bridges represent history, challenges and successes and often serve as a city's signature landmark, enjoyed by all. Since bridges are...
Topics: unique bridges, Charles Bridge
Mar 8, 2018
President Dwight D. Eisenhower understood the value of roads. His conviction grew from experience after he participated in the U.S. Army's first transcontinental convoy of military vehicles. The journey from Washington to San...
Mar 1, 2018
In 2017 the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) issued America’s infrastructure report card. Because of much needed, overdue repairs, ASCE gave the U.S. a D+ on this quadrennial report. This year, President Trump unveiled...