Michigan Department of Transportation - Tue March 15, 2022
Michigan Department of Transportation Begins Bridge Bundling Pilot
A Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) initiative to bundle bridge projects together to make them more cost-effective is under way. A pilot project, the first of its kind in Michigan, encompasses 19 bridges owned by local agencies....
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Mon March 14, 2022
Replacement of Collapsed Fern Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh Could Begin in April
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced March 8 that the construction on a replacement for Pittsburgh's Fern Hollow Bridge, the span on Forbes Avenue between Squirrel Hill and Point Breeze that collapsed Jan....
Associated Press - Thu March 10, 2022
Court Sides With Maine Over Aging Bridge Replacement
BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) A federal court has sided with the state of Maine in a court case about whether to replace an aging bridge over the Androscoggin River between Brunswick and Topsham. Some preservationists in Maine, calling themselves The Friends of Frank J....
WGXA News & GDOT - Thu March 10, 2022
VIDEO: I-75 Commercial Lanes Project in Georgia Delayed More than Three Years
A project to create commercial vehicle lanes along I-75 in Georgia has gotten a years-long delay, WGXA News in Macon reported March 7. The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) effort is designed to add two commercial truck lanes on the northbound side of the interstate before ending south of Atlanta....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Wed March 09, 2022
Crews Restore Structural Integrity of Drawbridge Over Housatonic River
The renovation of the Washington Bridge, which carries U.S. Route 1 over the Housatonic River in Milford and Stratford, Conn., began in mid-August 2021 and is set for completion in late November 2022. Mohawk Northeast of Plantsville, Conn., is the contractor....
Charleston Post and Courier - Wed March 09, 2022
Significant New $10M Connector Road Planned for Mount Pleasant, S.C.
Construction on a new $10 million road destined to become an important connection in Mount Pleasant, S.C.'s transportation network should be under construction by late this spring. Work on the two-lane connector, between Rifle Range Road and U.S....
HEM Paving - Wed March 09, 2022
HEM Paving Produces New Models for Overlay Projects
Many are excited about the Infrastructure Bill and what it means for expanding our nation's roads, bridges and highways. In addition to new projects, a point of emphasis needs to be on the current condition of America's roads and bridges....
Delta Democrat-Times - Tue March 08, 2022
U.S. Highway 82/Greenville Bypass in Mississippi Begins Construction
As the groundbreaking ceremony for the U.S. Highway 82/Greenville Bypass progressed Feb. 28 in east-central Mississippi, state Central District Transportation Commissioner Willie Simmons shared a distinct memory....
Idaho Transportation Department - Tue March 08, 2022
Idaho Board Accelerates Nearly $400M of Improvements
The Idaho Transportation Board voted to accelerate the improvement of several major roadways during its February monthly meeting in Boise, Ida. The projects selected for construction starting this summer will modernize aging infrastructure, improve safety and reduce congestion....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue March 08, 2022
Brosamer & Wall Inc. Rebuilds Six Bridges Along I-80
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is spending $30 million via the I-80 Six Bridges Project to increase the vertical clearance to the design standard of 16 ft. 6 in. on six bridges that cross over Interstate 80 (I-80) in the city of Vallejo just north of the Carquinez Bridge....
