Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed December 22, 2021
Sherman Minton Bridge Undergoing $137M Makeover
Fifty-nine years after opening, the iconic Sherman Minton Bridge carrying I-64 and U.S. 150 traffic over the Ohio River between Louisville, Ky., and New Albany, Ind., is in need of structural repairs. But the challenges of rehabbing a double decked bridge over a major body of water are many, not the least of which are traffic and space....
Mainebiz - Wed December 22, 2021
Maine to Address Substandard Roads, Bridges With $245M from Feds
Maine's two U.S. senators announced Dec. 20 that the state will receive close to $245 million in federal funding to maintain and construct roads, highways and bridges across the state. The monies were authorized through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and provided through the Federal Highway Administration (FHA)....
Office of Gov. Laura Kelly - Mon December 20, 2021
Kansas Officials Announce $750M in Highway Projects
Gov. Laura Kelly joined Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz on Dec. 15 to announce the addition of 25 highway modernization and expansion projects totaling $750 million to the development pipeline as part of the Kelly Administration's bipartisan, 10-year Eisenhower Legacy Transportation Program (IKE)....
Mammoet - Tue December 21, 2021
VIDEO: Pipe Racks Installed With Minimized Disruption by Mammoet
Six pipe rack modules needed to be set across various existing infrastructure, including four lanes of Illinois Highway 3, the Mississippi River levee and five railroad tracks owned by various operators all in the Hartford, Ill., region....
The State Journal - Tue December 21, 2021
West Virginia's Infrastructure Funds to Be Handled by New DOT Leader
Over the course of the next five years, West Virginia is expected to receive more than $6 billion from the recently completed federal infrastructure package. The state's share includes more than $3 billion for roads and highways, $500 million for bridge repairs and maintenance, $200 million for statewide transit projects, $43 million for airports, $500 million for water projects and $600 million for broadband expansion....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Mon December 20, 2021
Vecellio & Grogan Leads Project Along Heavily Traveled Route
A configuration change at Exit 99 of Interstate 79 in Weston, W. Va., is nearly complete. The project, headed by the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT), began in March 2019. An extension took the project to November of this year, but Dec....
Globe Newswire - Thu December 16, 2021
Acrow Bridge Restores Critical Route for Louisiana Residents Impacted by Hurricane Ida
Acrow, an international bridge engineering and supply company, recently supplied a modular steel bridge to provide passage between the communities of Lafitte and Barataria in Jefferson Parish, La. Acrow's bridge is serving as a temporary replacement for the Kerner Swing Bridge, which was destroyed by a rogue barge during Hurricane Ida, a destructive Category 4 storm that made U.S....
CEG - Thu December 16, 2021
Amid Surging Cargo Volumes, Port of Savannah Getting $150M Expansion
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) agreed in early December to accelerate a $150 million expansion at the Port of Savannah in response to a surge in cargo volumes that has cramped its container yard and kept ships waiting at sea, the AP reported....
CEG - Wed December 15, 2021
Bridge Projects Coming to North Atlanta, While Another is Delayed on the Southside
New details about a construction project on Georgia State Road 400, north of Atlanta, were recently released by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT). Three bridges on Pitts Road, Roberts Drive and Kimball Road will be replaced to accommodate the future SR 400 lanes....
Associated Press - Wed December 15, 2021
Fisher Sand and Gravel Begins $52M Arizona Bridge Project
BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. (AP) Site-clearing work has begun for a $52.4 million bridge construction project to provide a long-awaited second road crossing over the Colorado River between Bullhead City, Ariz., and Laughlin, Nev....
