Daily News Briefs, April 10, 2020

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Skanska Launches $195 Million Ben Franklin Bridge Rehab Project

“Progressive Railroading” reports, “The Delaware River Port Authority has awarded Skanska USA a $195 million contract to rehabilitate the Benjamin Franklin rail and vehicle bridge connecting Philadelphia to Camden, New Jersey. Construction on the 3,500-foot suspension bridge — which carries seven lanes of traffic and two rail lines — began in February and is scheduled to be completed in December 2024.” (Link inserted by TRN.)

Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) New Jersey Pennsylvania Skanska

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Florida Has Screened Thousands of Motorists Arriving from COVID-19 Hotspots

WKRG reports, “The Florida Department of Transportation is reporting more than 4,000 travelers from high risk areas of COVID-19 have come through checkpoints at the Florida state border over the past two weeks. Governor Ron Desantis ordered checkpoints set up at I-10 coming into Escambia County, Fla. from Baldwin County, Ala. and on I-95 going from Georgia into Florida near Jacksonville. Commercial vehicles are exempt from the checkpoint ensuring interstate commerce is not impeded.”

Florida Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Safety (Includes COVID-19 Impacts)

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These are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.

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