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A fresh round of Lunch & Learn programs kicked off this month. These meetings and presentations help spread the word about FRP technology for bridges, route platforms and waterfront...

This has been a banner year for Composite Advantage in more ways than one. As we close out 2018 the song “Auld Lang Syne” comes to mind. Scottish poet Robert Burns first put the ancient...

Yellowstone National Park's Fishing Bridge recently benefited from one of the key attributes of fiberglass reinforced polymer (FRP) decking: light weight. Reducing the dead load on bridge...

A couple of weeks ago, we focused on the historical significance of one our FiberSPAN projects: Blackfriars Bridge. To recap, the 143-year-old, 221-ft. long wrought iron bowstring...

London Ontario got its start as a small garrison community in the 19th century. Today it is one of Canada’s largest urban centers. The town is dotted with reminders of its heritage...

We often think of bridges as the best means to move vehicles, passengers, and cargo over waterways. However, there is another method for moving goods from one shore to another.

America’s infrastructure scored a D+ in 2017. The grade was compiled by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Twenty-eight dedicated civil engineers pored over data and reports, talked...

Cantilever bridges take their name from the horizontal structural members that support the bridge’s weight on a single end. The supported end is tethered to a pier or piling so that the...

Railway infrastructure projects in the past were limited to just a few materials—such as wood, steel, and concrete—to create platforms for pedestrians and commuters. But over time, these...