Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue November 12, 2024
Puget Sound's SR 520: One Project Begins as Another Ends
In Puget Sound's busiest transportation corridor, one major bridge project is ending as another, even bigger operation, gets underway. Crews for Graham Construction & Engineering Inc. are putting the final touches on the $485 million Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) State Route 520 Montlake Project, designed to bolster transportation safety while bridging communities....
Balfour Beatty - Tue November 12, 2024
Balfour Beatty to Rebuild Section of I-35 Around Austin
International infrastructure group Balfour Beatty announced on Nov. 5, 2024, that it was awarded a $746 million contract by the Texas Department of Transportation to rebuild part of Interstate 35 (I-35) through Austin, Texas....
UMaine News & Office of U.S. Senator Susan Collins - Thu November 07, 2024
UMaine Building $82M Research Facility; Sen. Collins Helps Secure $133M for Bridge Replacements
The University of Maine (UMaine) broke ground Oct. 29 on the Green Engineering and Materials (GEM) building, a 50,000-sq.-ft. facility designed to house the innovative Factory of the Future (FoF) incorporating digital manufacturing technologies and fully adaptive, immersive learning spaces for students at UMaine and across the University of Maine System (UMS)....
ARTBA - Thu November 07, 2024
Voters Approve $41B for State, Local Transportation Investment
Voters Nov. 5 approved 77 percent of 370 state and local ballot initiatives that are expected to generate $41.4 billion in new and renewed funding for roads, bridges, trails and rails, according to initial results compiled by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)....
Maryland Department of Transportation - Wed November 06, 2024
Six Interstate 70 Bridges in Hagerstown, Md., Set to Be Rebuilt or Improved by MDOT
The Maryland Department of Transportation's State Highway Administration (SHA) has started construction on a $61.9 million project to improve six Interstate 70 bridges and the portions of the roadway itself from west of Maryland Highway 63/Greencastle Pike to Bower Avenue in Washington County....
Knoxville News Sentinel & CEG - Wed November 06, 2024
One Lane Reopened in Each Direction On I-26 Bridge in Tenn. Following Hurricane Damage
A key section of Interstate 26 in East Tennessee's Unicoi County has reopened to vehicles just 33 days after catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Helene in Erwin caused the collapse of two parallel freeway bridges over the Nolichucky River....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed November 06, 2024
VIDEO: $4.7B Gordie Howe International Bridge Project Nears Completion
Against a stunning backdrop, tireless crews working on the Gordie Howe International Bridge marked a crucial milestone on the multi-year project, which is now in its final phase. "On the morning of June 14, 2024, the final two edge girders were placed on the bridge deck over the Detroit River," said Heather Grondin, chief relations officer of Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA)....
Ohio Department of Transportation - Tue November 05, 2024
Ohio Gov. Announces Millions for Local Bridge Improvements
Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Transportation Director Pamela Boratyn announced Oct. 24 more than $12 million is being invested to aid communities with fixing or replacing aging bridges on local roads....
Paterson Press - Mon October 28, 2024
Paterson, N.J., Officials Approve $1.1M in Funding to Replace Iconic Footbridge at Great Falls
More than three years after the iconic footbridge at Paterson, N.J.'s Great Falls was closed for safety reasons, city officials on Oct. 21 approved a $1.14 million contract to replace the structure....
Gov. Dan McKee & Rhode Island Current - Mon October 28, 2024
R.I. Lands Second Federal Grant to Replace Troubled Washington Bridge
The effort to replace the westbound Washington Bridge in Providence, R.I., got a major boost Oct. 16 as the state's U.S. Senate and House representatives in Washington, D.C., joined with Gov. Dan McKee in announcing a $95.6 million Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) federal grant for the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT)....
