The Seattle Department of Transportation said it has moved closer to reopening the West Seattle Bridge by completing post-tensioning work, which “dramatically” increases the bridge’s strength. By ...

The Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI) announced yesterday during a press conference at the World of Concrete current and future initiatives to help augment durability of post-tensioned concrete bridges ...

During the 2025 World of Concrete trade show, the Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI) teamed up with the American Concrete Institute to put together an updated set of post-tensioned structural concrete ...

In what’s being called a “major construction milestone,” the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) announced Monday that crews finished tightening steel post-tensioning cables inside the bridge.

The emergency stabilization of the 36-year-old West Seattle Bridge reached a new milestone after external post-tensioning and the release of a damaged Pier 18 bearing was completed Nov. 10, allowing ...

Partial post-tensioning of this slab reduced the post-tensioning quantities and correspondingly increased the rebar quantities. This benefited the building’s performance and reduced its cost. To ...

SEATTLE — The "most important work" on the West Seattle Bridge project remains before repairs to the bridge are complete, according to the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT). The bridge is ...