Wyoming Transportation Commission - Tue June 24, 2025
Wyoming Transportation Commission Awards $18.5M in Contracts
The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded $18.5 million in contracts for 11 Wyoming Department of Transportation construction projects during its May 15 regular business meeting. The commission awarded a $13.69 million bid to Cheyenne, Wyo.-based Simon Contractors for a bridge replacement project involving structure work, asphalt paving, aggregate surfacing, traffic control and grading work at various locations within Platte County....
CEG - Mon June 23, 2025
NCDOT Rebuilding Helene-Damaged Bridge to Dialysis Equipment Plant in Marion, N.C.
It has been about nine months since Hurricane Helene tore through western North Carolina, devastating the region with floodwaters that wiped out homes and damaged businesses. In the McDowell County town of Marion, nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains 36 mi....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed June 18, 2025
Work Begins On Critical Shelby County Corridor
A major I-65 widening effort that may not have taken place for another two decades is under way in Shelby County. The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is overseeing the $145 million series of projects, which will reduce congestion and improve traffic flow....
CEG - Wed June 18, 2025
SCDOT Demolished Collapsed I-20 Overpass, Reopened Freeway Within 36 Hours of Bridge Fire
No one was killed or injured when an overpass bridge spanning Interstate 20 in Aiken County, S.C. collapsed in the pre-dawn hours of June 14, 2025, due to a gasoline tanker truck hitting the structure and setting it ablaze....
New York State Thruway Authority - Tue June 17, 2025
New York Thruway Begins Year-Long $7.8M Replacement of Street Bridge in Newburgh
In early June 2025, the New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA) announced the upcoming start of a $7.8 million project to replace the Meadow Hill Road bridge over the Thruway and Interstate 87 in the Orange County town of Newburgh, located on the west bank of the Hudson River, south of Albany....
Colorado Department of Transportation - Tue June 10, 2025
Colo. Timber Bridge Preservation Project Begins On 21 Bridges
Starting in early June, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will begin preserving the structural integrity of 21 timber bridges on various highways in El Paso, Park and Teller counties. The purpose of the project is to extend the lifespans of the bridges by making needed reinforcements and upgrades to ensure the safety of the traveling public....
Skanska - Tue June 10, 2025
Skanska Awarded $303M Contract to Replace Rourke Bridge in Lowell, Mass.
Skanska announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) to carry out the $303 million design-build of a new, relocated Rourke Bridge carrying Wood Street over the Merrimack River in Lowell, Mass....
CEG - Thu June 05, 2025
Two Bridge Replacements in New Milford, Conn., Other State Road Projects Get Moving
Motorists in the New Milford, Conn. area can expect new detours this summer as the town begins work on major projects to replace two road bridges deemed to be in poor condition. The construction to fully replace the "structurally deficient" Van Car Road bridge is well under way, while the replacement of the Sand Road bridge is expected to start in mid-June 2025, according to officials from the public works department in New Milford, north of Danbury in western Connecticut....
StreetsblogMASS & PR Newswire - Wed June 04, 2025
Mystic River Bridge Project Now Delayed Until Late 2026; Adaptive Reuse Effort Kicks Off in Worcester
The Boston area might need to wait at least five more years for one of its highest-priority infrastructure projects to become a reality. StreetsblogMASS reported June 3, 2025, that a new Massachusetts capital budget for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 indicates that construction on the long-awaited Mystic River bicycle and pedestrian bridge between Somerville and Everett will not begin until late 2026 or 2027, and that the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) does not expect to complete the project until the early 2030s....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu May 29, 2025
Western Ave. Bridge Replacement Now Under Way in Augusta, Maine
The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) is currently replacing the Western Avenue bridge on U.S. Route 202 over Interstate 95 in Augusta, located at the intersection of Western Ave. and Whitten Road....
