The two gantry cranes on I-481 are an engineering solution to a tricky construction dilemma. Picture two existing 2,100-foot long bridges side-by-side over a functioning railroad. The northbound and ...

And they are building those new lanes in the space in the middle. There is not a lot of room to maneuver construction equipment in between two bridges, said Jim Harmon, the DOT’s engineer in charge.

It’s a 278-foot “T” shaped crane situated at the center of the site where the Bakar Research and Academic Building will sit on the western side of campus. The state-of-the-art structure will house ...