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Urgent engineering

A dedicated team from Hanson helped Norfolk Southern Corp. rebuild a bridge in 27 days after it collapsed under the pressure of a flooded river and debris. A buildup of tree limbs and high water had been pushing on the 103-year-old rail bridge over the Grand River near Brunswick, Missouri, leading Norfolk Southern to cut the rails the evening of…

Bridges lead to a better quality of life in Galesburg, Illinois

Hanson and the Galesburg grade separation projects go way back. Situated on Interstate 74 in northwest Illinois, Galesburg is home of the heavy-duty, double-track mainline Chillicothe Rail Subdivision. Running on an east-west orientation through the north side of downtown Galesburg, the Chillicothe sub is the transcontinental route connecting Chicago to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California. In…