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Civil engineering's Xiong (Bill) Yu examines photos of a deteriorating Buckeye-Woodhill railroad

Media | March 20, 2026 | Story by: Editorial Staff
Media Expert: Xiong (Bill) Yu

‘We can’t afford to wait’ Buckeye-Woodhill neighbors sound the horn on questionable train overpass in Cleveland
Signal Cleveland: Xiong (Bill) Yu, chair of the Department of Civil Engineering, said photos of a deteriorating Buckeye-Woodhill railroad overpass show concrete disintegration and corrosion that should be addressed soon. He warned Cleveland’s freeze-thaw cycles accelerate damage and that if the bridge’s substructure weakens, it could become unsafe despite intact steel beams.