Century-old Gardiner bridge replaced using 21st-century accelerated construction

Century-old bridge in Gardiner has been replaced using 21st-century technology that accelerates the construction process, the second bridge in the state to use the method.But the Gardiner bridge replacement project won’t be the last — accelerated bridge construction, also known as the unilateral slide bridge approach, will also be used on the Veranda Street Bridge replacement in Portland when it begins this month.