CEG - Wed December 30, 2020
Louisiana DOT Replacing Bridges on Opposite Ends of State
Crews will soon get to work to replace a small road bridge in northwest Louisiana, while far to the southeast, between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, a temporary span across Bayou Chevreuil is already being built to carry traffic once efforts ramp up on a longer, wider bridge in 2022....
NCDOT - Tue December 29, 2020
NCDOT Awards Several Road, Bridge Contracts
In the two days before Christmas, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) played Santa Claus by presenting Tarheel drivers and out-of-state motorists with several upcoming road improvement projects statewide as well as an upgrade to a coastal bridge....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon December 28, 2020
ETB Crews on Pace to Complete FM 2206 Project
East Texas Bridge Inc. (ETB) started operations last July to widen a portion of FM 2206/Harrison Road from Loop 281 to Fisher Road in the city of Longview (Gregg County), a $15.16 million Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) project that is taking the road from one lane in each direction to two, with a center turn lane....
Cape Cod Times - Wed December 23, 2020
Stimulus Bill Includes Funds to Replace Massachusett's Cape Cod Bridges
A commitment to the replacement of Massachusetts' aging Cape Cod Canal bridges, along with federal transportation dollars, were tucked into the massive package of emergency relief, government funding and tax cuts approved by Congress on Dec....
CEG - Wed December 23, 2020
Unilateral Slide Building Method to Be Used on Portland, Maine, Bridge
A century-old bridge in Gardiner, Maine, recently was replaced using 21st-century technology that accelerates the construction process. The town's Bridge Street Bridge, which carries U.S. Highway 201 over Cobbosseecontee Stream, became the second bridge in Maine to utilize the unilateral slide method....
PennLive.com - Tue December 22, 2020
Pennsylvania's Central Susquehanna Valley Thruway Bridge Nearing the Finish Line
It has taken five years but the nearly mile-long Central Susquehanna Valley Thruway bridge over the west branch of the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania is close to being completed. At this point, the bridge's structural work is nearly done....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 22, 2020
Earthwork, Demo Proceed on IDOT's $48M I-55 Project
Serious progress is occurring on the Illinois Department of Transportation's (IDOT) $48,038,549.23 north contract for the I-55 Interchange at Weber Road project as Judlau Construction Inc. crews have put in a solid effort since spring 2019....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 22, 2020
MoDOT's Blanchette Missouri River Bridge Undergoes $35M Rehabilitation
The Blanchette Missouri River Bridge is undergoing a major rehabilitation that has restricted the five-lane eastbound bridge to just two lanes. The $35 million project is necessary due to the age of the bridge, which opened in 1978....
Huntington Herald-Dispatch - Fri December 18, 2020
Unique Machinery Highlights W.Va.'s I-64 Bridge Construction
A large yellow piece of machinery has been the focal point of bridge construction near the Barboursville exit on Interstate 64 in West Virginia, but many locals and motorists have puzzled over what it is....
Montana Department of Transportation - Wed December 16, 2020
Wadsworth Starts Construction on Yellowstone River Bridge
Construction crews from Utah-based Wadsworth Construction have recently begun the construction of the Yellowstone River Bridge as part of the Billings Bypass Project. The bridge will consist of four new lanes and will have a 10-ft....
