G3 - Tue November 16, 2021
G3 Quality Helps Upgrade I-15 in California With $470M of Improvements
The Riverside County Transportation Commission and its contracting crews — through its partnership with Caltrans and The Federal Highway Administration — are working on a $470 million project to improve I-15....
gov. ca. gov - Tue November 16, 2021
Infrastructure Bill Will Spur Many Construction Projects in California
Gov. Gavin Newsom issued the following statement on the congressional passage of President Biden's $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act bill package. This once-in-a-generation investment will help to create quality jobs for Californians, support the modernization of key state infrastructure, improve transportation systems and help fund the expansion of zero-emission vehicle infrastructure....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue November 16, 2021
Steelhead Constructors Demolishes Old Bridge, Builds New One in Siskiyou County
Steelhead Constructors started work on the $10.2 million Moffett Creek Bridge Replacement Project last May, a California Department of Transportation initiative that will be delivered by the end of November....
amNewYorkMetro - Mon November 15, 2021
Key NYC Construction Leader Urges Expressway's Rebuild With New Fed Money
Government leaders must use new federal infrastructure dollars to demolish the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in New York City and rebuild it to meet 21st century needs, according to an influential construction industry leader....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Mon November 15, 2021
President Biden Signs $1.2T Infrastructure Bill — Here's What's in It
U.S. construction stands to gain mightily now that President Joe Biden has signed the $1.2 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law. But the industry's collective sigh of relief may become nervous tapping as it prepares for work on much-needed infrastructure projects....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu November 11, 2021
NC's $1.7B Northern Beltway Faces Another Decade of Construction
One of North Carolina's largest and most complex road projects has been ongoing since December 2014 and, although a few sections have been opened, its final completion date will still not occur until sometime in the 2030s....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu November 11, 2021
Rhode Island Expects Its Pell Bridge Project to 'Connect Folks' of Newport
They called it the bridge to nowhere. But now an $85 million project to reconfigure and consolidate Rhode Island's Pell Bridge will end that unfortunate moniker while enhancing safety and traffic flow, and creating new economic opportunities....
Lori Lovely – CEG Correspondent - Wed November 10, 2021
Iowa Interchange Undergoes Major Redesign Reconstruction
The junction of Interstate 80, Interstate 380 and U.S. 218 in Johnson County is one of the busiest interchanges in eastern central Iowa. Known as the Systems Interchange and located within the cities of Coralville and Tiffin, it predominantly serves the greater Iowa City metropolitan area and is a major crossroads for freight haulers as well as local commuters....
Maryland Matters - Wed November 10, 2021
Construction on Purple Line in Maryland Should Resume in Early 2022
Long-suffering communities along the partially built Purple Line will see construction fully resume by spring, Maryland Transportation Secretary Greg Slater said Nov. 8. His comments came after the state chose Maryland Transit Solutions (MTS), a newly formed consortium, to complete the project....
AASHTO - Tue November 09, 2021
Illinois DOT Begins Work On $1.2B Highway Rebuild
The Illinois Department of Transportation recently embarked on a six-year, $1.2 billion plan to rebuild I-80 in Will County, replacing more than 50-year-old infrastructure on a condensed timeframe to position the region for long-term economic opportunity....
