NCDOT - Tue July 11, 2023
Harkers Island to Become NCDOT's First Bridge Replacement Using Glass, Carbon Fiber Technology
Exciting things are on the horizon for North Carolina's transportation future. The North Carolina Department of Transportation is replacing the Harkers Island Bridge using non-corroding, glass and carbon fiber-reinforced polymer materials....
New Orleans Times-Picayune - Tue July 11, 2023
New $30M River Bridge Needed to Handle Rapid Growth in La.'s St. Tammany Parish
When a major road project was completed in 2019 on U.S. Highway 190 between Interstate 12 and Covington, La., the state's highway department said it would usher in an era of improved traffic flow in car-centric St....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue July 11, 2023
Carter and Company Rebuilding Salt Creek Span
Contractors in Yamhill County, Ore., are preparing to pour the deck on a new bridge in the rural town of Amity with an eye toward completing it in approximately six months. The opening can't come a day too soon....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed July 05, 2023
South Dakota's Pierre-Fort Pierre Bridge Replacement Under Way
Having conquered demanding underwater substructure work, construction crews in South Dakota continue making progress on the $50 million Pierre-Fort Pierre Bridge project — bidding farewell to an iconic structure that's outlived its usefulness....
Baton Rouge Advocate - Thu June 29, 2023
Plans Advance for Baton Rouge-Area Mississippi River Bridge, But Need Support
With statewide elections on the horizon in Louisiana this year, some Baton Rouge-area officials working to bring a new Mississippi River bridge to the region are worried leadership changes could derail construction before it even starts....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed June 28, 2023
VIDEO: I-95 Reopens to Philly Phanfare
When a tanker truck explosion collapsed part of an I-95 bridge June 11 in Philadelphia, PennDOT sprang into action with an aggressive plan for the crucial roadway. In just two weeks, Penn DOT and contractors C....
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....
StreetsblogMASS - Wed June 21, 2023
Work to Start in 2024 on Car-Free Mystic River Bridge Linking Two Boston Suburbs
A new motor vehicle-free bridge to connect the Boston suburbs of Everett and Somerville over the Mystic River is on schedule to begin construction in 2024, according to Massachusetts officials. The elegantly designed bicycle and pedestrian span would provide a direct link between the Encore Casino and the Northern Strand Trail on the northern banks of the Mystic River in Everett to the Assembly Square neighborhood and its Orange Line station in Somerville, on the southern bank....
Ohio Department of Transportation - Tue June 20, 2023
Ohio Gov. Announces Local Bridge Replacements, Improvements
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Transportation Director Jack Marchbanks announced June 2 that the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) will dedicate nearly $28 million to support local projects to repair, replace or demolish 24 aging bridges in Ohio....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Mon June 19, 2023
CPM Saves Money Using ChromX Rebar On Yarmouth Bridge Work
The contractor of Maine Department of Transportation's bridge replacement project in Yarmouth overcame the impact of the rise in steel prices during the Russia-Ukraine conflict by switching to ChromX rebar for the second half of the project....
