New Massachusetts Bridge Featured In Newspaper

The Worcester Telegram & Gazette reported on a new bridge under construction in Fitchburg, Mass., which is the first in that state to use the bridge-in-a-backpack technology developed at UMaine’s AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center. Victoria Sheehan, manager of the state’s Department of Transportation’s Accelerated Bridge Program, said the low maintenance required for the carbon-fiber bridges is a major benefit.

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