Author: Jeanie Clapp

NEITHER THE MIDWESTERN WINTER NOR MISSISSIPPI RIVER SURGES WERE A MATCH FOR MASSMAN CONSTRUCTION CO., WHOSE CHAMP CLARK BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT TOOK HOME THE 2021 BUILD AMERICA GRAND AWARD BY A.D. THOMPSON Since 1928, the Champ Clark Bridge had enabled travel and commerce, linking Missouri and Illinois via Highway 54, but after a century of wear and tear, says T.J. Colombatto, “the old truss bridge was beyond its useful function — and structurally deficient.” Colombatto, project manager for Massman Construction Company, ran point on the design-build operation, which saw Massman partner successfully with dual owners — the Missouri and Illinois…