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Geothermal heat pumps below a bridge on State Highway 180 in Fort Worth warm the surface, stopping the accumulation of ice and snow. [Photo: University of Texas at Arlington]
Heat From Below: UTA’s Geothermal System Keeps a Fort Worth Bridge Ice-Free
by John Egan | Sep 23, 2026
After keeping a mockup bridge ice-free through Winter Storm Uri, UTA researchers are testing geothermal de-icing on a working Fort Worth bridge.
by Lance Murray |
Feb 17, 2023
Balfour Beatty, a Dallas-based construction company, announced senior leadership changes within its US Civils business appointing Mark Johnnie as chief operating officer and Kelly Phariss to vice president of West operations....
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 1, 2019
Also in this weekly roundup of research and development news, you’ll find out how $500,000 in grants is helping a UTA research team study bridges’ effects on stream ecology and safety during floods.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 13, 2019
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you’ll also read about how an SMU professor and students from Garland High School are using smartphone data to monitor a local bridge’s health.
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[Drone photo: Toa55 via iStock]
Grant Enables Drone Use for Highway, Rail Inspections
by Nicholas Sakelaris | Dec 2, 2016
The University of Texas at Arlington received a $388,000 TxDOT grant for use on the two-year project.
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