RoadsBridges.com, September, 2008, Craig Finley, P.E., Jerry Pfuntner, P.E. Historic Israeli highway has multiple names and successes Israel’s Highway 6 has never lacked for adjectives to describe it. Also known as the Trans-Israel Highway, the Cross-Israel Highway and the Yitzhak Rabin …
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Avoiding Landslides
ASPIRE Magazine, Summer 2008, Segmental Engineer: Finley Engineering Group, Inc. by Kevin Harper, California Department of Transportation An emergency project to relocate a portion of the Pacific Coast Highway (U.S. Route 101) away from a large landslide in northern California required …
A Value Propostion for Bridge Projects
Structural Engineer, June 2008, Craig Finley, P.E. What’s the message to those of us in the bridge construction industry? The taxpaying public and their representatives are willing to spend money for safe, functional bridges, but only if we build them …
On Opposite Coasts
Steel Bridge News, June, 2008, Craig Finley, P.E., Jerry Pfuntner, P.E., Matthew Adams LOCATED ON OPPOSITE COASTS OF FLORIDA, TWO CURRENT BRIDGE PROJECTS WILL SERVE VASTLY DIFFERENT PURPOSES. The Estero Parkway Flyover, near Fort Myers on Florida’s west coast, will ease traffic congestion on the …
Remembering A Young Engineer that ‘Got It’
Bridges May/June, Craig Finley, P.E. On April 11, we tragically lost one of our most promising young bridge engineers. He collapsed while playing soccer. Qualified medical personnel immediately performed CPR, but he didn’t pull through. Aaron Roth was 23. Aaron stood out among the …
FINLEY VALUE ENGINEERING ON MIAMI AIRPORT FACILITY BRIDGE SAVES TIME, MONEY
News Release For Immediate Release MARCH 13, 2008 For Information Contact: Craig Finley (850) 894-1600 craig.finley@finleyengineeringgroup.com FINLEY VALUE ENGINEERING ON MIAMI AIRPORT FACILITY BRIDGE SAVES TIME, MONEY TALLAHASSEE, Florida – In a project that illustrates the difference between designing …
The Full Story
Bd&e Issue 50, 2008 Construction of precast segmental and balanced cantilever bridges can be made easier with appropriate software, say Andreas Domaingo and Dorian Janjic Precast segmental techniques are becoming more and more widely used for construction of all types of bridges. …
Steel Savings
Bd&e Issue 50, 2008 A recent project to complete an engineering redesign of the Estero Parkway Flyover in Florida was carried out using Lusas Bridge software. Consultant Finley Engineering Group redesigned the bridge, which is in Fort Myers, for the contractor ZEP Construction. Finley’s four-steel …
Material Decision
gobridges.com, December 10, 2007, Craig Finley, P.E. Someone once asked me whether I prefer bridges made from steel or concrete. I’m sure my answer disap- pointed this person—he was a member of one of the industry organizations promoting one or …
Road 431: Advancing Segmental Bridge Technology in Israel
ASBI, SEGMENTS Newsletter, Project News, Winter 2007, Jerry Pfuntner, P.E. The Country of Israel clearly has an affinity for segmental bridges. Though it is only about the size of New Jersey, Israel has constructed more than 25 segmental bridge structures …