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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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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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US Agency Calls for Urgent Safety Assessments of Iconic Bridges
US Agency Calls for Urgent Safety Assessments of Iconic Bridges By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday called for urgent safety assessments ...
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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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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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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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Key Bridge investigation: Maryland could have assessed risks, prevented collapse, NTSB says
“That was a surprise to all of us,” she said of the ... had not conducted a risk assessment for the Bay Bridge. Homendy’s briefing on the four “urgent” recommendations contained some ...
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2 local bridges among dozens feds say should be assessed for vulnerability from ship strikes
BALTIMORE — The Maryland Transportation Authority failed to complete a recommended vulnerability assessment ... issued urgent recommendations and a report that lists 30 owners of 68 bridges ...