Cameron on Transportation
Appreciate the Wonders of Engineering Around Us
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As a young man I wanted to become a civil engineer and design the railroads of the future. So I went to one of the nation’s best engineering schools, Lehigh University, only to find out in my freshman year that I’d need calculus, physics and chemistry. So I ran quickly to the Arts College and studied sociology. Still, my admiration of the work of engineers in designing and running our transportation network has never diminished. Here are a few recent examples:
CDOT & ABCs
As we rebuild our crumbling interstate highways, the CDOT deserves credit for learning its ABCs — “accelerated bridge construction.” Over two recent weekends they demolished and replaced two three-lane bridges at Exit 17 in Westport with, considering the enormity of the tasks, minimal impact on traffic.
