SPUR Forum: The Bay Bridge Renewed

From SPUR:

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Image courtesy Flickr user christiano valli

Opening soon, the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge will make the bridge resilient and usable far into the future. The project, however, has journeyed from a $250 million retrofit to a $6.5 billion colossal icon. How did this happen — and how does it compare with the history of building the original bridge?

Steve Mikesell, ICF International Corporation
Karen Frick, University of California Berkeley
Anthony Bruzzone, Arup

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