Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 20, 2021
Longview Bridge and Road Reconstructs Texarkana Highway
Longview Bridge and Road is reconstructing 6 mi. of I-30 from the Arkansas State Line to Kings Highway in the city of Texarkana [Bowie County], replacing the four-lane [two lanes in each direction separated by a median] asphalt highway with six concrete lanes to handle an increase in traffic that is impacting the area....
CEG - Mon April 19, 2021
Tied Arch Span Portion of West Virginia's Wellsburg Bridge to Be Placed
The construction of the Wellsburg Bridge over the Ohio River will reach a major milestone when the 830-ft.-long tied-arch span section of the structure is floated to the crossing's new location and lifted onto the existing piers....
Bluefield Daily Telegraph - Thu April 15, 2021
West Virginia Awards Contract for New Grant Street Bridge in Bluefield
The West Virginia Division of Highways (DOH) awarded a contract for $8.7 million on April 12 to construct a replacement for the Grant Street Bridge near downtown Bluefield, state officials announced. In October 2020, Gov....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 15, 2021
Tennessee Aims to Ease Traffic Woes Along I-40
Construction crews in Tennessee are working on 5 mi. of Interstate 40, starting at the North Highland exit and continuing east to the Highway 70 exit. The roughly $88 million effort, which began in November 2020, will widen the interstate from four to six lanes, and also replace five bridges, including three overhead/overpass structures and two interstate bridges over railroads....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 14, 2021
Work Resumes On Michigan's Firesteel River Bridge
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is overseeing a $12.8 million project on M-26 over the east and west branches of the Firesteel River. The work is taking place in Ontonagon County in the western Upper Peninsula....
CEG - Tue April 13, 2021
U.S.-Canada Border Closure May Affect Start of International Bridge Replacement
Construction on two large federal infrastructure projects are scheduled to get going in Maine's most northern community this summer. A long-planned effort to rebuild the Madawaska/Edmundston International Bridge across the Saint John River from Madawaska, Maine, to Edmunston, New Brunswick, along with the new U.S....
WTVD - Wed April 07, 2021
Report Reveals Six Million Cars Use Deficient Bridges in North Carolina Each Day
Motorists traversing the Tarheel State must contend with increasing traffic, particularly in the urban areas of the state, but also driving across thousands of bridges in moderate to dire need of repair....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 06, 2021
Crews Improve SR 520 as Part of $455M Project
The ongoing work for the Montlake Project, being constructed by Graham Construction as part of the Washington State Department of Transportation's (WSDOT) SR 520 Bridge Replacement and HOV Program, is slated for completion in 2023/2024....
My5LA - Tue April 06, 2021
Crews Begin Burbank Blvd. Bridge Replacement Project
Crews are constructing a new, modern bridge for traffic on Burbank Boulevard to cross over Interstate 5 in Burbank. The bridge is scheduled to open to traffic by late 2021, weather permitting. The greater length of the new bridge will allow crews to widen I-5 to construct carpool lanes in both directions on I-5....
Eagle Times - Sun April 04, 2021
Vermont Bridge Replacement Debate Reignites After Two Years
Obstacles to the Depot Street Bridge replacement project in Bellows Falls, Vt., have reinvigorated a community debate between replacing the bridge at its existing site or constructing an alternative, angled bridge that would shift the flow of traffic further north, an option which is favored by many economic-development proponents....
