This idea isn’t new—it goes back thousands of years. The Romans and Mesopotamians built arches that used compression to ...

Experts said that while it’s hard to evaluate the design without detailed specifications, it appears to be in line with modern bridge construction techniques that did not exist in the 1970s.

Construction on South Palm Canyon Bridge is on track to begin Monday, officials announced Thursday. The project is targeted at replacing the existing bridge, a structure installed in the 1930s, with a ...