Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Wed December 29, 2021
Reconstruction of Gleasondale Road Bridge Continues With Demo Phase
The reconstruction of the Gleasondale Road Bridge in Stow, Mass., is under way, with preliminary work completed and removal of the existing deck and beams to follow. The Kodiak Corp. of Lawrence, Mass., is the contractor....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed December 29, 2021
Granite, NV5 Crews Rebuild Belle Terrace
It's not often that creativity and construction get to show up in the same sentence, yet contractors, utilities and the city of Bakersfield, Calif., teamed up to use creativity and sweat to handle more than 80 modifications to the original plans and successfully complete the Belle Terrace Operational Improvements Project with no citations or claims....
TxDOT - Tue December 28, 2021
Crews Complete Lowest Stemmons Corridor Job in Dallas
The snip of a ribbon commemorated a new approach to reducing traffic congestion in the Interstate 35E Lowest Stemmons corridor near downtown Dallas. Federal, state and local officials joined TxDOT in celebrating the completion of an $83 million improvement project on I-35E between I-30 and Oak Lawn Avenue with an official ribbon cutting....
Houston Chronicle - Tue December 28, 2021
Harris County Adds $300M to Houston Canal Project Cost
Construction work is now restarting on the Houston Ship Canal Bridge in Texas. The bridge has been the subject of considerable controversy after construction was halted on the project over safety concerns....
TxDOT - Tue December 28, 2021
TxDOT Celebrates Ribbon Cutting On Pair of Projects
TxDOT was joined by state and local elected officials to cut the ribbon on the RM 2222 Widening project in northwest Austin, constructed by Capital Excavation Company. "With the widening of RM 2222, we're already seeing improvement in traffic flow," Austin District Engineer Tucker Ferguson said....
Tuscaloosa News - Mon December 27, 2021
West Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Road Upgrade's Second Phase Slated to Begin in February
Efforts to improve and beautify a west Tuscaloosa, Ala., road corridor advanced in early December with the city's commitment of $1.767 million toward utility relocation. Crews will move power and cable lines underground as part of Phase II of the city's Jack Warner Parkway/Martin Luther King Jr....
CEG - Mon December 27, 2021
Mobile, Alabama, Area Leaders Revive $2.1B Plan to Build I-10 Bridge, Bayway Project
Officials on the Alabama coast have resurrected a $2.1 billion plan to build a massive Interstate 10 bridge spanning the Mobile River and expand the highway across Mobile Bay. Mobile and Baldwin County officials on Dec....
The CT Mirror - Mon December 27, 2021
Connecticut Borrowing $1.3B to Fund Range of Infrastructure Projects Across the State
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont and the other members of the State Bond Commission agreed to borrow more than $1.3 billion to fund state and local projects on Dec. 21. The money will pay for various infrastructure projects statewide, as well as grant programs, improvements at a mental health center in Bridgeport, and a new train station in Enfield....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu December 23, 2021
RB Baker Crews Stabilize Soil for U.S. 17 Widening in South Carolina
To enhance safety and accommodate increasing traffic associated with residential and economic growth in the region, the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is overseeing construction to widen nearly 4.2 mi....
New Hampshire Union Leader - Thu December 23, 2021
New Hampshire Sen. Shaheen Presses Biden to Ramp Up Infrastructure Spending
U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire has urged the Biden administration to expand outreach and to advance planning grants as soon as possible to help states, cities and towns make the most of the new federal infrastructure law, the Union Leader in Manchester, N.H., has learned....
