Newtown Bee - Wed August 19, 2020
Rochambeau Bridge/I-84 Rehab Work Commences in Connecticut
The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) has commenced construction activities for the rehabilitation of the Rochambeau Bridge, which carries Interstate 84 over the Lake Zoar section of the Housatonic River....
PennDOT - Tue August 18, 2020
PennDOT to Replace Philadelphia's US 30/West Girard Avenue Bridge
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced Aug. 14 that construction would begin to replace the U.S. 30/West Girard Avenue bridge that carries four lanes of traffic and the SEPTA Route 15 trolley over CSX railroad tracks between 34th and 38th streets in the Parkside neighborhood of Philadelphia....
GDOT - Tue August 18, 2020
Outdated SW Georgia Bridge, County Road Safety Contracts Awarded
Contracts representing a nearly $7 million investment in southwest Georgia infrastructure were awarded earlier this summer by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) to replace old, outdated bridges and upgrade county road safety in three counties....
GDOT - Tue August 18, 2020
Augusta, Covington, Ga., Areas to Each Get Replacement Road Bridges
A pair of separate highway bridge projects have been awarded to contractors by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) in rural areas of the state southeast of Atlanta — one in Covington and a second in Augusta....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue August 18, 2020
Final Phase of Cleveland's $207M Opportunity Corridor Under Way
In Cleveland, Ohio, construction continues on the third and final phase of the $207 million Opportunity Corridor project. The Opportunity Corridor is a planned boulevard that will run from East 55th Street at Interstate 490 to East 105th Street at Chester Avenue....
CEG - Thu August 13, 2020
Construction on Rhode Island's Newport Pell Bridge Enters Phase 3
On Aug. 10, the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) announced that Phase 3 of construction on the Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge was under way, an operation expected to last through November....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu August 13, 2020
Rappahannock Rejuvenation
Under the direction of the Virginia Department of Transportation, (VDOT), a major improvement project has begun on the Route 3 Business bridge over the Rappahannock River, also known as Chatham Bridge....
AZ Media - Wed August 12, 2020
New I-40 Fourth Street Bridge Slides Into Place in Flagstaff
Using an innovative bridge slide technique that accomplishes in days what ordinarily would take months, construction crews have placed a new Fourth Street bridge over Interstate 40 in Flagstaff. The new, wider bridge will improve traffic flow and have a dedicated path for bicycles and pedestrians connecting the Flagstaff Urban Trail System across the interstate....
AZ Media - Wed August 12, 2020
Crews Demolish Tempe Bridge After Train Derailment
Union Pacific Railroad demolished a portion of the Tempe Town Lake Train Bridge at 8:13 a.m. on Aug. 2, 2020 to facilitate debris removal. A 150-ft. portion of a century-old bridge was demolished as part of the cleanup process after the bridge was damaged in a train derailment and fire in the city of Tempe and many partners assisted Union Pacific in the demolition....
ODOT - Wed August 12, 2020
Oklahoma Counties to Benefit From Bridge, Road Upgrades
On Aug. 3, the Oklahoma Transportation Commission approved the nearly $880 million County Improvements for Roads and Bridges plan that has been updated for State Fiscal Years 2021 through 2025, which is designed to address projects like the Belford bridge....
