Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 11, 2023
Tri-State Tollway Project Connects Communities in Illinois
In an effort to better serve motorists, crews in Justice, Ill., are working diligently on the $39 million 88th/Cork Avenue Interchange project. The undertaking will create new access to the Tri-State Tollway (I-294), providing nearby communities with a local connection to the Chicago area's transportation network....
Washington Post - Mon April 10, 2023
Virginia Seeks Builders to Take On $2.3B Long Bridge Rail Project Across Potomac River
Virginia's plan to double capacity for trains over the Potomac River is moving ahead despite inflation that has driven up the project's cost and contributed to a $389 million budget shortfall, state transportation officials told the Washington Post recently....
GDOT & Macon Telegraph - Thu April 06, 2023
GDOT Awards Projects Valued at $162M
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) recently announced that it had awarded 22 projects in February valued at $162 million. Twenty were awarded on March 3, and two other projects from the February letting which were originally deferred were awarded later in the month....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 06, 2023
Crews Look to Complete Bridge Project Early
A Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) project to construct the George Washington Boulevard Overpass in Ashburn, Va., is set to be completed nearly six months ahead of schedule. The contract was awarded to Fay, S&B USA Construction (Fay) in November 2021....
Savannah Morning News & GDOT - Thu April 06, 2023
GDOT Replacing Two Bridges Near Tybee Island; Stockbridge's Cochran Park Gets Upgrade
The roadway linking Savannah to the beach community of Tybee Island saw the finish of preliminary work earlier this year ahead of a much larger project beginning in 2025 to replace two bridges along the highway by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT)....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 05, 2023
Crews Create Key Connection Points in Houston
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is investing $116 million for its Interstate 610/Cambridge project in the south-central area of Houston, which will create multiple connecting points to major event venues such as NRG Stadium, the Museum District, multiple universities and the Medical Center....
CDOT - Tue April 04, 2023
Colorado Contractors Delivering CDOT's 10-Year Vision for Future
The Colorado Department of Transportation is making significant progress on its 10-year transportation plan as it continues to make upgrades throughout the state. CDOT closed out the previous year by completing more than 100 projects, which included some of the largest endeavours in its construction portfolio....
CDOT - Tue April 04, 2023
Ames Construction Replacing Oldest Bridge in Colorado
Construction has started to replace the Alameda Avenue (Colorado Highway 26) bridge over the South Platte River, a project designed to improve safety for drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians. Originally constructed in 1911 and widened in 1966, it is the oldest bridge on the state highway system....
West Virginia Department of Transportation - Wed March 29, 2023
VIDEO: One Span of W. Va.'s South Fairmont Arch Bridges Imploded as Part of I-79 Expansion
Officials with the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) are calling the recent implosion of one of the two South Fairmont Arch Bridges a huge milestone in the agency's $72.5 million Interstate 79 widening project....
90.5 WESA Radio - Tue March 28, 2023
Pittsburgh's Charles Anderson Bridge Closed, But Repairs Are in Fast Lane
The Charles Anderson Memorial Bridge, which connects Oakland and Squirrel Hill in Pittsburgh, Pa., and carries the Boulevard of the Allies over Schenley Park, was blocked off to traffic for repairs and rehabilitation almost two months ago....
