CEG - Tue November 02, 2021
Contractors Begin U.S. 87 Bridge Project in Lubbock County, Texas
TxDOT is set to begin work on a project that will improve safety and mobility along U.S. 87 in southern Lubbock County. The $21.6 million project will reconstruct the U.S. 87/FM 41 intersection by building a new U.S....
TxDOT - Tue November 02, 2021
Jones Brothers Dirt & Paving Begins Highway 191 Job
Work has begun on a project to "reverse" (relocate) ramps, add some auxiliary lanes and rehabilitate some roadway on Highway 191 and West Loop 250. Jones Brothers Dirt & Paving of Odessa won the project with a low bid of a little more than $18.2 million....
CEG - Tue November 02, 2021
Work Has Begun on Little Rock's $81M Cantrell Road Widening Project
On Oct. 25, after years of public hearings, ideas and input, construction of the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) Cantrell Road Widening Project in west Little Rock has finally gotten under way....
FDOT - Mon November 01, 2021
FDOT Highlights Continued Infrastructure Improvements
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) highlights the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) infrastructure report card where FDOT improved in three major categories: ports, bridges and roads....
Hudson Reporter - Thu October 28, 2021
President Biden on Hand at Kickoff of N.J.'s North Portal Bridge Project
President Joe Biden officially kicked off the construction of the Portal North Bridge in Kearny, N.J., on Oct. 25 by addressing officials and the press at the NJ Transit Maintenance Complex. The new bridge will replace the current 110-year-old Portal Bridge, a railroad crossing structure over the Hackensack River from Kearny to Secaucus that spans 2.44 mi....
Kansas Department of Transportation - Wed October 27, 2021
Kansas DOT Launches Statewide Survey to Explore Future Transportation Funding
The Kansas Department of Transportation on Oct. 14 launched a statewide survey to learn what Kansans think about how highways and bridges are funded. The survey is available on the project webpage at ksdotike.org/RUC-study and will be open through Nov....
Illinois Tollway - Wed October 27, 2021
Illinois Tollway Approves $332.2M for Construction, Professional Contracts
The Illinois Tollway board of directors on Oct. 21 approved three construction and professional engineering services contracts totaling more than $332.2 million, including contracts supporting construction of the new I-490 Tollway and reconstruction of the Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294)....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed October 27, 2021
Michigan Paving & Materials, MDOT Use Design-Build Approach for $210M I-69 Rebuild
The Michigan DOT had a solid plan for rebuilding I-69 in the southern part of the state. The plan called for four separate projects to be designed and constructed within eight years. It was a good plan until the department made the decision to utilize its innovative contracting department and the design-build procurement method....
Aurigo Software - Tue October 26, 2021
Aurigo Software to Transform Federal Highway Administration's Capital Program Management with Cloud-Based, Mobile Platform
Aurigo Software, a leading provider of capital planning and construction management solutions for public and private owners, announced it had entered into a 10-year contract with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Federal Lands Highway (FLH) to modernize capital roadway construction planning and management....
Office of Gov. Mike Parson - Tue October 26, 2021
Governors Celebrate Partnership to Complete I-49 Connector
On Sept. 30, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson joined together at the Missouri-Arkansas state line for a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the I-49 Missouri-Arkansas Connector....
