e-mosty June 2018 American Bridges American Bridges | Page 3

Dear Reader This Issue is dedicated to American Bridges. First, we bring you an overview and description of design and construction of The Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge in New York. The presentation is accompanied with drawings and a rich photo and video gallery. It is followed by an interview with Ms Jamey Barbas, Project Director of this Bridge, and her CV which provides an overview of the relevant projects she has been involved in. Barry Colford of US AECOM wrote for us an article on Risk Based Inspection of Bridges in the USA. Showcasing Canadian Steel Bridges from Coast to Coast is the name of another article which was written by Hellen Christodoulou. She is CISC – ICCA (The Canadian Institute of Steel Construction) Regional Manager in Quebec and in her article she focuses on bridges that have been awarded The Design Award. The last article of this issue describes Bridges to Prosperity´s history and development in Latin America and the Caribbean and their three projects there: San Vicente Bridge in Nicaragua, Duraznal Bridge in Bolivia and a bridge in Banacito in Panama. I would very much like to thank Derya Thompson for all her support, assistance, cooperation and patience with me during preparation of this issue. I believe we will get back to you with more articles and information on American Bridges in the future. We are very happy to announce that our magazine has a new partner – the company ARUP. I would very much like to thank Mr Naeem Hussain for his support. We agreed with Mr Marco Rosignoli on barter based mutual promotion so you can find in this issue information on his bridge tech forum and web. This year, similarly to last year, we again cooperate with the company SELEM DMCC from Dubai, UAE, and become a medial partner to their conference on Cost, Procurement and Risk in Engineering Sector which will be held on 24 – 25 October in Dubai. Next Issue of e-mosty: Vessels and Equipment for Bridge Construction will be released on September 20th. As it is almost full we have decided to prepare another specialized issue in September 2019. e-mosty December 2018 focuses on Asian, Australian and New Zealand Bridges and in March 2019 on Multi-Span and Long-Span Bridges. Please see also our Editorial Plan for more details. I kindly invite you to contribute to the issues mentioned above. Please contact me on my company e- mail ([email protected] ) or LinkedIn and we will arrange the details of your presentation. Magdaléna Sobotková Chief Editor 2/2018