The Quad Cities region is eagerly awaiting the final opening of a project that has taken four and a half years to complete: the I-74 highway bridge over the Mississippi… Read More
I-74 Bridge
The new bridge carrying Interstate 74 over the Mississippi River between Moline, Ill., and Bettendorf, Iowa, opened four westbound lanes of traffic November 13. Construction began on the $1.2 billion… Read More
The lead contractor for a Mississippi River bridge is involved in a now-public feud with the state of Iowa over whether the bridge is buildable. The I-74 bridge is meant… Read More
Witnesses watched as a bridge-construction workboat began taking on water, sending four people into 37-degree Mississippi River waters November 21. Fortunately, the four workmen were able to attract the attention… Read More
