Yahoo! Finance covers deployment of composite arch bridge system

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

August 20, 2020 Advanced Materials for Infrastructure and Energy, Signature and Emerging Areas, UMaine in the News

Yahoo! Finance shared a media release from AIT Bridges about the company deploying the first composite arch bridge system, developed at the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composite Center, on the West Coast. According to AIT Bridges, a division of Advanced Infrastructure Technologies (AIT), the bridge system will be located in Duvall, Washington. This bridge consists of 12 fiberglass composite arches manufactured at AIT’s Brewer facility. Its arches span 51 feet and were cut in half to facilitate cross-country shipping, according to AIT Bridges.