Atlanta Journal-Constitution & Rough Draft Atlanta - Tue October 17, 2023
GDOT Crews Accelerating Effort to Replace Sandy Springs Bridge Following Truck Hit
The Mount Vernon Highway bridge over Interstate 285 in Sandy Springs, Ga., will remain closed until 2024 after a tractor-trailer carrying an excavator crashed into it in late September, significantly damaging the bridge beams....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu October 12, 2023
Crews Make Progress On Miami's Signature Bridge
Although work won't be completed until late 2027, construction crews in downtown Miami continue making progress on the Signature Bridge that will connect SR 836/I-95/I-395. The $840 million design-build project is a partnership between the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX)....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 11, 2023
Chicago's Kennedy Expressway Undergoing $150M Bridge Rehabilitation
Construction crews at work on an ambitious $150 million rehabilitation of the Kennedy Expressway are on track to complete Stage One this fall. The Illinois Department of Transportation's Kennedy Expressway Bridge Rehabilitation Project from Edens Expressway (I-94) junction to Ohio Street is scheduled to span three construction seasons....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu October 05, 2023
Aetna Bridge Leads Goldstar Bridge Rehabilitation Job
Built in the 1940s, the northbound span of the Goldstar Memorial Bridge continues carrying five lanes of I-95 traffic safely across the Thames River from New London to Groton in Connecticut. Although inspectors have declared the bridge to be safe, the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) has decided to keep it safe well into the future by commissioning a project to strengthen the northbound bridge....
The Post and Courier - Tue October 03, 2023
Charleston, S.C., Okays Contract to Build Bike-Pedestrian Bridge Over Ashley River
After some last-minute funding maneuvers, the city of Charleston, S.C., approved the terms of a construction contract for a long-awaited bike and pedestrian bridge connecting downtown and the scenic West Ashley district....
CTDOT & Greenwich Time - Mon October 02, 2023
Connecticut Plans New $10M Bridge Over Salmon River
The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) has a plan to replace the State Highway 16 bridge over the Salmon River in East Hampton. It will be unveiled to the public in an upcoming virtual meeting at 7 p.m....
FFXnow & The Center Square - Mon October 02, 2023
Franconia-Springfield Rail Bridge Project in Northern Virginia Receives $100M in Federal Funds
A project to enhance the capacity of a key rail line through Fairfax County, Va., southwest of Washington, D.C., is chugging along, due to a major infusion of federal cash. The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) has been awarded $100 million in federal funds for another transportation project designed to improve travel in the D.C....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu September 28, 2023
C.W. Matthews Replacing Trio of Bridges Along SR 400
Construction of the Georgia Department of Transportation's (GDOT) $55 million SR 400 Bridge Replacements project — taking place in Fulton County — has begun and C.W. Matthews Contracting Co....
Greenfield Recorder - Thu September 28, 2023
Officials in Northfield, Mass., to Continue Funding Push for New Schell Bridge
Town officials in Northfield, Mass., are continuing to push for funding to replace the Schell Bridge over the Connecticut River. In early September, they voted to send a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg seeking around $25 million for the project....
Associated Press - Wed September 27, 2023
VIDEO: Explosives Drop Steel Trestle Missouri River Bridge
ROCHEPORT, Mo. (AP) Onlookers online and on the banks of the Missouri River had to wait more than an hour to watch officials use explosives to drop a historic steel trestle bridge that for years carried cars across the waterway along Interstate 70 into the river below....
