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Erecting an 825-ft-long bridge is always a challenge. Doing it with just 17 days of road closure is a record-setting achievement, made possible with an innovative construction technique! The project team on the Interstate 376 Commercial Street bridge replacement in Pittsburgh erected a 3,700-ton steel structure adjacent to the existing bridge, demolished the existing bridge,…

Nima Balasubramanian, AIA, NOMA, AISC director of architecture The first time I saw the International Spy Museum in Washington, I understood why getting the specification for architecturally exposed structural steel (AESS) right matters so much. Stand in front of the building and look up. The bold, raking red columns sloping at a dramatic 2.5:1 pitch are not…

Designing a 19-gate, three-story aviation hub is a monumental architectural challenge. Bringing it to life while seamlessly maintaining passenger operations at the nation’s busiest single-runway airport requires nothing short of a perfectly choreographed airborne ballet. Yet, at the San Diego International Airport’s newly opened Terminal 1, the project team did more than just stick the…

Thirteen AISC member companies earned 2026 Steel Erectors Association of America (SEAA) safety and workforce training awards across three categories: Erector Safety Excellence, Craft Training Excellence, and Fabricator Safety Excellence Award, a new SEAA honor this year. The awards highlight SEAA member companies that demonstrate exceptional performance in workplace safety and ironworker training. “These awards…

https://www.aisc.org/modern-steel/news/eight-standout-steel-bridges-and-one-exceptional-dot-you-should-know-for-2026 Innovation spans the steel bridge industry, but eight recent bridges rise above the rest. The American Institute of Steel Construction and the National Steel Bridge Alliance are recognizing eight bridges with 2026 Prize Bridge Awards–the structural steel industry’s highest design honor for bridges. “People across the country rely on steel bridges to connect them to…

Looking for innovation in 2026? We’ve got six places to start. The 2026 IDEAS Awards, presented by the American Institute of Steel Construction and Building Design+Construction, are the steel industry’s highest design honor. This year’s winners all embody the innovation that’s driving our world forward–from a groundbreaking fire station at the forefront of sustainability to a field-applied…

A draft of the next edition of the AISC Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and Bridges (AISC 303) is now available for public review and comment. The next edition of AISC 303 will supersede the 2022 version and is anticipated to be finalized in 2027. This draft introduces the term “character of work” and integrates…

The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) elected new leadership and a new board member at its Annual Business Meeting in September. Glenn Tabolt, president of STS Steel in Schenectady, N.Y., was named board chair following two years as vice chair. Dan Kadrmas, president of TrueNorth Steel in West Fargo, N.D., and a board member…

Paralleling a pair of existing two-lane tunnels, the new tubes are part of Virginia DOT’s largest-ever highway construction project The $3.9-billion expansion of the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel in Virginia reached another milestone on Sept. 24, as its tunnel boring machine broke through a retaining wall to complete a second 46-ft-diameter, 7,900-ft-long tube that will eventually add much-needed…

September 5 2025 Proactive fabricators are partnering with local organizations to tackle the skilled trade labor shortage head-on. Exhibit A: a successful collaboration between Universal Steel and Decide DeKalb. They’ll share what they’ve learned from working together in the first of a series of free, virtual Insider Shop Talk sessions from the American Institute of Steel Construction, which will…