Associated Press - Thu December 06, 2018
Vermont Town Appeals to Get Bridge Repaired, Reopened
ROCKINGHAM, VT. (AP) A Vermont town plans to appeal to the state's congressional delegation to try to get a bridge between the state and New Hampshire repaired and reopened. The Rockingham Select Board agreed to contact the delegation to pressure New Hampshire officials to honor a 1994 agreement to maintain the bridge, Board chairwoman Susan Hammond told the Brattleboro Reformer....
Oklahoma Department of Transportation - Wed December 05, 2018
OTC Awards Willis Bridge Contract
A $43 million contract to replace a mile-long, 58-year-old bridge over Lake Texoma that links Oklahoma and Texas was awarded by the Oklahoma Transportation Commission. Jensen Construction Co. of Sand Springs was the lowest of eight bidders for the job at $43 million....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue December 04, 2018
ADOT Completes Major Improvements on I-40, I-17 Projects Near Flagstaff
With Arizona Department of Transportation projects improving Interstate 17 and Interstate 40 around Flagstaff approaching a winter hiatus, the area now has upgraded bridge decks, two new bridges and 20 total miles of rebuilt roadway....
Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Thu November 29, 2018
Massive Bridge Project Streamlines Interstate Corridor
After three years of enduring delayed traffic as road improvements progress along Birmingham's congested I-59/I-20/I-65 corridor, motorists traveling through the downtown have honed their capacity for patience and composure....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed November 28, 2018
Expansion of U.S 69 Aims at Student Safety
Work began on March 13, 2017 on the $20.4 million Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) project expanding a 6-mi. section of U.S. 69 to a four-lane upgradable expressway in Bourbon County, as well as rebuilding or refurbishing several bridges....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Tue November 20, 2018
Construction Under Way on $482M Sixth Street Viaduct in LA
A bridge that was considered a major landmark in Los Angeles has been demolished to make way for a new $482M Sixth Street Viaduct. The project is the largest bridge project in the history of the city. The viaduct carries Sixth Street and Whittier Boulevard traffic and crosses the Metrolink tracks, Los Angeles River, Union Pacific Railroad tracks, the Santa Ana Freeway and several local streets....
Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Mon November 19, 2018
NCDOT Replaces Yadkin River Bridge on I-40
A pair of aging interstate bridges over the Yadkin River are the centerpieces of a $72 million road improvement and replacement project now under way in a gorgeous part of west-central North Carolina. The two bridges carry traffic east and west along I-40 between Clemmons and Bermuda Run, two fast-growing suburban communities southwest of Winston-Salem....
NTSB - Mon November 19, 2018
NTSB Investigation Blames 'Design Errors' For FIU Pedestrian Bridge Collapse
An investigative update issued by the National Transportation Safety Board Nov. 15, about its ongoing investigation of the fatal, FIU pedestrian bridge collapse in Miami, Fla., says errors were made in the design of the 174-ft....
GDOT - Fri November 16, 2018
Bridgework Benefits Drivers, State's Biggest Bat Roost
A busy northwest Georgia bridge and the massive colony of bats that call it home are both better off due to recent work that preserved the structure and its wildlife. The Interstate 75 bridge near Calhoun averages 72,000 vehicles a day....
Office of the Governor of Delaware - Fri November 09, 2018
Delaware Bridge Named for Senior Airman Elizabeth Loncki
On Oct. 12, Gov. John Carney, Delaware Department of Transportation Secretary Jennifer Cohan, Delaware's congressional delegation and military and veterans' leaders gathered at Dover Air Force Base to dedicate the bridge over Route 1, between DAFB and base housing, to Elizabeth Loncki, the first Delaware woman killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom....
