Lori Lovely – CEG Correspondent - Tue May 25, 2021
Dual Bridge Repair in Dayton
Nothing lasts forever. When the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) conducted routine inspections of the bridge decks and surface of Interstate 75 over Edwin C. Moses Boulevard and Carillon Boulevard near the Great Miami River in Dayton, Ohio, they concluded that the bridge decks built in 1963 had reached the end of their useful design life....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu May 20, 2021
Sen. Lindsey Graham Visits Mauldin Paving Products
South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham visited the Mauldin Paving Products manufacturing facility in Greenville, S.C., on May 17 to discuss President Biden's proposed $2.1 infrastructure bill designed to, among other things, build better, safer roads and bridges nationwide....
WMC Action News 5 - Thu May 20, 2021
ARDOT Fires Inspector Who Overlooked Crack in River Bridge in 2019
As the investigation continues as to why a significant beam fracture occurred on the I-40 bridge across the Mississippi River, an inspector with the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) who checked the 48-year-old structure in 2019 and failed to discover the crack, has been fired and may face criminal charges....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu May 20, 2021
Century-Old Bridge Over Passaic River Set to Be Razed
Construction crews in Paterson, N.J., have begun work to replace a more than 100-year-old structure that's carried thousands of vehicles per day. Fair Lawn Avenue Bridge has served the community well, but time has run out for the aging, outdated overpass....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Wed May 19, 2021
Maine Begins Work On Interchange
The reconstruction of the Exit 45 Interchange on the Maine Turnpike I-95 in South Portland began on March 19 after the initial pre-load of the site was completed at the end of December 2020. CPM Contractors, Freeport, Maine, is the lead contractor on the $28 million reconstruction and Sargent Corporation, Old Town, Maine, was the contractor on the pre-load project, which had a budget of $14,792,753....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Wed May 19, 2021
Crews Pour Concrete Deck On Houghton Road/I-10 Structure
Drivers southeast of downtown Tucson will see a major step forward in an interchange reconstruction project as crews pour the concrete bridge deck on the new Houghton Road structure at Interstate 10. The concrete work on the bridge comes as the Arizona Department of Transportation reaches the halfway point of a $24.4 million project to rebuild the interchange....
Associated Press - Wed May 19, 2021
New Mexico Gov. Signs Bill With $300M for Road Upgrades
CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) A coalition of energy companies has thanked government leaders after receiving millions of dollars of road improvements in the southeast New Mexico. Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the $7.4 billion state budget for next year, which includes $300 million for roadway infrastructure and improvements, the Carlsbad Current-Argus reported....
UDOT - Tue May 18, 2021
Bangerter Highway Closes for New Construction
Drivers in southwestern Salt Lake County are advised to plan ahead for a six-month closure of 10400 South in South Jordan. The road will be closed to east-west traffic at Bangerter Highway through November while crews construct a new freeway-style interchange....
CEG - Tue May 18, 2021
Oak Hills Constructors Gives U.S. 89 Facelift
Construction crews from Oak Hills Constructors [Granite Construction and Ralph L. Wadsworth joint venture] are making steady progress on the Utah Department of Transportation's : Farmington to I-84 Project....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue May 18, 2021
Madden Contracting Relies On Roadtec for U.S. 79 Super 2 Project
Madden Contracting Company LLC (MCC) is months away from delivering the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) $14.4 million U.S. 79 Super 2 Project that is upgrading shoulders and driveways, as well as installing drainage structures from northeast of Loop 256 to the Anderson/Cherokee County line....
