Shari Held — Special to CEG - Wed December 17, 2025
Precaster Supplies 7 Miles of Sound Walls for Highway Project
Overland Park is one of the largest cities in Kansas, with a population of nearly 200,000 in 2020. It also is one of the state's fastest growing cities, with new residents flocking there to settle in the suburbs....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue November 18, 2025
Ames, NDDOT Improve Bismarck Interchange
A $47.8 million project in Bismarck, N.D., will replace a 61-year-old Diamond Interchange on I-94 built when Bismarck was still expanding. Work on the new interchange known as a Single Point Urban interchange or SPUI is in its second and most challenging year, said Bernie Southam, project engineer of North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT)....
Cowboy State Daily and CEG Staff - Mon November 25, 2024
WYDOT Races to Rebuild Mountain Road Under Teton Pass
The Wyoming Department of Transportation and contractor Ames Construction of Casper, Wyo., are working nonstop to rebuild a section of Wyoming Highway 22 beneath Teton Pass that collapsed in June, the Cowboy State Daily reported....
Dick Rohland – CEG Correspondent - Wed June 05, 2024
Highway Crews in Minnesota See End in Sight
After working through a brutal summer of four months of sweltering heat and humidity last year, road crews are ready to face whatever the weather brings them this year to complete the third and final construction phase on a much needed rebuild of TH 169 running through the city of Elk River, Minn....
UDOT - Wed February 21, 2024
Utah Opens Largest Highway Project Ahead of Schedule
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) celebrated the opening of all lanes on the new 16-mi. West Davis Highway with a community fun run/walk/bike event. Crews and residents had an opportunity to see the benefits of the largest construction project in the state — valued at $750 million — with a community-filled occasion....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed September 13, 2023
KDOT's $570M Express Lane Project Aims to Speed Commute
With a continued focus on community input, the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is overseeing a $570 million project that will build express toll lanes on U.S. 69 Highway in Overland Park. The mission of 69Express is to help commuters travel to their destinations quickly and safely....
CDOT - Tue August 22, 2023
Ames Replacing Oldest Bridge On Colorado Highway System
Construction has started to replace the Alameda Avenue (Colorado Highway 26) bridge over the South Platte River, a project designed to improve safety for drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians. Ames Construction is the prime contractor for the $22.3 million project....
UDOT - Tue August 22, 2023
Utah Turns to Innovative Solution for Highway Ramp
Crews working for the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) are using geofoam blocks — similar to the Styrofoam used in packaging materials and ice chests — to build a freeway ramp that will connect the future West Davis Highway with southbound I-15 in Farmington....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue June 27, 2023
ADOT, Ames Earn America's Transportation Awards Honors
An Arizona Department of Transportation project that replaced the U.S. 60 Pinto Creek Bridge between the East Valley and Globe has received a regional honor. The 2023 America's Transportation Awards named the venture Best Use of Technology and Innovation, Medium Project, for the Western region....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 24, 2023
Ames Takes Lead on $180M Iowa DOT West Broadway Project
As one of the largest highway funding efforts by the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT), the Council Bluffs Interstate System Improvement Program continues reaching milestones. Crews on the multi-phased undertaking are currently focused on segments four and five, which include the I-29/I-480/West Broadway System Interchange project and Madison Avenue interchange reconstruction....
