West Seattle Blog - Tue June 29, 2021
West Seattle Bridge to Be Reconstructed By Kraemer N.A.
The winning contractor to construct final repairs for the West Seattle High-Rise Bridge and Spokane Street Swing Bridge will be Kraemer North America. Kraemer had the best-scoring proposal based on technical merit, total price and interview, according to documents....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue June 29, 2021
Kraemer North America Sets Final Spans On $56M Seattle Project
Crews with Kraemer North America general contractor recently set the final two of 16 steel spans on a $56 million project to create a pedestrian-bicycle bridge over I-5 in the north Seattle neighborhood of Northgate....
Caltrans - Mon June 28, 2021
Caltrans Awards $34M for Transportation Upgrade Projects
Caltrans recently awarded $34 million in state and federal funds to cities, counties, tribes and transit agencies throughout California to improve the state's transportation network. The grant money — including $25 million funded by Senate Bill (SB) 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 — will be used to plan sustainable transportation projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve the state highway system, enhance access to safe walkways and bikeways and increase natural disaster preparedness....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon June 28, 2021
Guy F. Atkinson Delivers $107M Concrete, Asphalt Upgrades On Pomona Freeway
Crews from Guy F. Atkinson are upgrading approximately 10 mi. of the Pomona Freeway (SR 60) between the I-710 Long Beach (I-710) and San Gabriel River (I-605) freeways to extend the lifespan of the highway....
Fri June 25, 2021
'We Have a Deal' On Infrastructure … Bipartisan Agreement Reached
WASHINGTON (AP) President Joe Biden announced on June 24 a hard-earned bipartisan agreement on a pared-down infrastructure plan that would make a start on his top legislative priority and validate his efforts to reach across the political aisle....
Ruksana Hussain - CEG Correspondent - Thu June 24, 2021
Charles Blalock & Sons Inc. Leads $300M Alcoa Highway Reconstruction Work
With traffic along East Tennessee's Alcoa Highway (State Route 115/U.S.129) increasing daily and congestion in the area causing concern for commuter wellbeing, the Tennessee Department of State Transportation (TDOT) embarked upon a highway corridor improvement project in 2016, spanning Blount and Knox counties....
Nebraska Department of Transportation - Wed June 23, 2021
Nebraska Department of Transportation Awards $83M Contract to Koss
On May 28, the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) announced the awarding to Koss Construction of Topeka, Kan., for the construction of three segments of U.S. Highway 275 (U.S.-275). The three segments include: Scribner North for $37,772,493; West Point South for $18,546,966; and West Point North and South for $26,894,819....
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Tue June 22, 2021
USACE's New Soo Lock 2021 Construction Under Way
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New Lock at the Soo project is on schedule as construction resumed on phase one and is initiated on phase two. Trade West Construction Inc. and joint venture Kokosing-Alberici began moving equipment to the site in April....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue June 22, 2021
Crews Rebuild, Widen 5.5 Miles of Highway, Re-Deck Bridges
The John R. Jurgensen Company (JRJ) is looking to deliver the Ohio Department of Transportation's (ODOT) $36 million I-71 Resurfacing and Rehabilitation in Cincinnati by early fall of 2021. Construction began in spring 2018....
WALA FOX10 News - Mon June 21, 2021
Mobile, Ala., Bay Bridge Project Back on Track, But Funding Issues Still Loom
The Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project is one of those good news/bad news situations. The good news to report is that the long-discussed project is now back on track to be built, after local officials balked at putting tolls on its usage in 2019....
