Business Wire - Mon August 09, 2021
Granite Wins $18M Reconstruction Project in Salt Lake City
Granite has been awarded the $18 million contract for the 300 West Reconstruction project in Salt Lake City, Utah. The contract award is anticipated to be included in Granite's second quarter committed and awarded projects (CAP)....
Bangor Daily News - Mon August 09, 2021
To Offset Impact of I-395 Connector, MaineDOT Wants to Preserve Wetlands
The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) seeks to preserve more than 1,600 acres of wetlands to compensate for the environmental impact of the planned construction of a controversial 6-mi.-long connector between I-395 in Holden and Maine Route 9 in Eddington....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu August 05, 2021
Archer Western, Traylor Bros. JV Builds New $866M Bridge Over Old Tampa Bay
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is overseeing an $866 million design-build project that calls for a new southbound/westbound interstate bridge over Old Tampa Bay between Hillsborough and Pinellas counties....
FDOT - Thu August 05, 2021
FDOT Projects Receive Recognition from America's Transportation Awards
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) received two regional awards for the repair and rehabilitation of American Legion Drive Bridge over Peace River and the Cow Key Bridge from the Southern Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (SASHTO) as part of the annual America's Transportation Awards competition....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 04, 2021
Crews Widening, Reconstructing One of Oldest Routes On East Coast
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), via a $62.9 million project, is widening and reconstructing 9.403 mi. of on U.S. 1/SR 4 beginning south of SR 147 (Plant Hatch) and extending south of George Hill Road (CR 106)....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 04, 2021
D.J. McQuestion & Sons Fill U.S. 31 to I-94 Gap in Michigan
After significant delays, crews in Michigan are making steady progress on a $121.5 million project connecting the southern stretch of U.S. 31 to Interstate 94 outside Benton Harbor. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is overseeing the work, which includes rebuilding two interchanges and reconstructing approximately 3 mi....
Joe R. Parzych - Wed August 04, 2021
Northern Construction Service to Preserve, Renovate, Restore General Pierce Bridge
Northern Construction Service LLC, of Weymouth and Palmer, Mass., has contracted with the state Department of Transportation to preserve, renovate and restore a steel-truss road bridge known as the General Pierce that goes over the Connecticut River between Greenfield and Montague....
Southwest Illinois Connector Highway - Tue August 03, 2021
Samron Midwest Lands Contract for Southwest Illinois Connector Highway
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has awarded a $5.73 million contract to Samron Midwest Contracting Inc. of Murphysboro, Ill., to extend the four-lane section of IL 13/127 north of Murphysboro....
Missouri DOT - Tue August 03, 2021
MoDOT Picks Design-Build Contractor for New I-70 Bridge
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission on July 1 announced the selection of the Lunda Team, made up of Lunda Construction Co., Parsons Transportation Group Inc., Dan Brown & Associates and Hugh Zeng United, as the design-build contractor to replace the Interstate 70 Missouri River Bridge near Rocheport....
The Associated Press - Mon August 02, 2021
Senate Votes to Begin Work on Nearly $1T Infrastructure Bill
The U.S. Senate voted July 28 to begin efforts to pass President Joe Biden's almost $1 trillion national infrastructure plan, a sudden move following an agreement between the White House and a bipartisan group of senators on major provisions of the package weeks ago....
