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Three Oregon bridges identified in NTSB's nationwide urgent safety assessment
The National Transportation Safety Board has now issued 4 urgent recommendations on bridges in Oregon ... "We welcome this new assessment because it will help us better understand risks at both ...
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Data mining reveals US bridges with most large ship traffic
and Georgia are among United States bridges with the most traffic from the largest ships, according to a new and unprecedented data mining effort, the first step in an urgent assessment of the ...
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JHU researchers say some bridges 'likely to sustain catastrophic hits' within decades
MARYLAND (WBFF) — New analysis released Monday by Johns Hopkins University researchers says that ships are highly likely to collide with major bridges across the United States, with the ...
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One year after Baltimore bridge collapse, NTSB finds 68 US bridges need to be assessed for risk of collapse if hit by ship
Sixty-eight bridges across the US should be assessed to see if they ... to undertake immediate vulnerability assessments. The four urgent safety recommendations are part of the National ...
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68 bridges in 19 states potentially at risk: Is one near you?
NTSB investigators found that the Maryland Transit Authority had never done a risk assessment of the Key bridge. A federal ... “When we issue urgent recommendations, we’re saying there ...
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Newport’s Pell Bridge begins vulnerability assessment, as recommended for dozens of US bridges after Baltimore collapse
As part of its investigation into the collapse, the NTSB said last month it found dozens of bridges in the United States ... assessment. “The NTSB is vitally interested in these urgent ...
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Maryland governor diverts blame from MDTA over Key Bridge assessment
The Bay Bridge was one of 68 bridges in the United States ... urgent safety recommendation to take action, and we expect that to be done now."' The bridges recommended for a vulnerability ...
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New Hampshire congressional delegation calls for risk assessment of Portsmouth's Memorial Bridge
INSURANCE.COM. NEW HAMPSHIRE’S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION IS CALLING FOR AN URGENT RISK ASSESSMENT OF PORTSMOUTH’S MEMORIAL BRIDGE. TODAY THEY SENT A LETTER TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ...
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Federal help sought in Memorial Bridge collapse risk assessment
PORTSMOUTH — New Hampshire’s congressional delegation is asking a federal agency to assist the state in assessing the Memorial Bridge in Portsmouth for risk of collapse due to a vessel strike ...
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MDTA missed critical Key Bridge vulnerability assessment prior to collapse, NTSB says
The NTSB told 30 owners of 68 bridges ... assessment would not have prevented the collapse, but other safety measures could've been put in place to avoid the tragedy. The NTSB also issued urgent ...
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Data mining reveals U.S. bridges with most large-ship traffic
and Georgia are among United States bridges with the most traffic from the largest ships, according to a new and unprecedented data mining effort, the first step in an urgent assessment of the ...