Pca Calls For Bridge Entries

Through Sept. 4, Portland Cement Association (PCA) is seeking nominations for its 12th biennial Bridge Awards Competition. Cosponsored by Roads & Bridges

Through Sept. 4, Portland Cement Association (PCA) is seeking nominations for its 12th biennial Bridge Awards Competition. Cosponsored by Roads & Bridges magazine, the program recognizes excellence in design and construction of concrete bridges.

Eligible spans include all types of bridges Û highway, railway, pedestrian Û whose basic structural systems are constructed of concrete. Entries are encouraged for cast-in-place or precast concrete bridges with short, medium or long spans, including newly constructed, reconstructed or widened structures. Bridges eligible for the 2010 competition must have been substantially completed between April 2008 and September 2009 in the U.S. or Canada.

Submitted projects will be judged by a jury of professionals, including representatives from the Federal Highway Administration and a state department of transportation. The winning projects will be announced at the 2010 Concrete Bridge Conference, Feb. 24-26, in Phoenix.

Online entry forms as well as downloadable forms (PDF) for hard copy submission are available at www.cement.org/bridges. More information can be obtained by contacting Sue Lane at PCA, tel.: 202/408-9494; e-mail: [email protected].