Highways. today - Tue May 18, 2021
TxDOT Awards $81M to Ferrovial for I-35 Reconstruction
Ferrovial, via its United States construction subsidiary Webber, was awarded the reconstruction contract for a portion of I-35 in San Marcos, Texas. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) selected the company to carry out the contract valued at approximately $81 million....
CEG - Mon May 17, 2021
Bridge Crack Closes I-40 Bridge Over Mississippi River in Memphis
During a routine inspection of a key interstate bridge over the Mississippi River on May 11, an Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) engineer spotted a fractured beam on the structure that led him to immediately make an urgent 911 call....
Lori Lovely – CEG Correspondent - Thu May 13, 2021
Arkansas Embarks On Biggest-Ever Highway Construction Program
The state of Arkansas embarked on its biggest highway construction program ever undertaken by the Arkansas Department of Transportation, and the people couldn't be more excited. "Arkansas is a small state with a population of just three million, but this project touches every corner of the state, with a total of 36 projects in 19 corridors," said Keli Wylie, administrator of the CAP Program and alternative project delivery administrator....
Lane Construction - Thu May 13, 2021
Excavation Complete on NEBT Project in Washington, D.C.
Excavation of the Northeast Boundary Tunnel (NEBT) in Washington, D.C., a joint-venture project valued at $580 million being constructed by The Lane Construction Corporation and its parent company, Webuild Group (formerly Salini Impregilo), is complete....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu May 13, 2021
Crews Make Headway On $63M I-16/I-75 Improvement Project
Since ground was broken in April 2017 on the Georgia Department of Transportation's (GDOT) I-16/I-75 Improvement Project in Macon, crews from E.R. Snell Contractor Inc. and C.W. Matthews Contracting Company Inc....
Indiana Department of Transportation - Tue May 11, 2021
Indiana Communities Receive More Than $100M for Projects
Gov. Eric J. Holcomb and Indiana Department of Transportation Commissioner Joe McGuinness announced 218 Indiana cities, towns and counties received a combined $100.2 million in state matching funds for local road projects through Community Crossings, a component of the governor's Next Level Roads program....
Gainesville Times - Thu May 06, 2021
Hall County, Ga., the Site of Seven Current or Future Road Projects
The dynamic area of Georgia's Hall County, northeast of Atlanta, is a busy one as far as road and bridge projects, and that trend is expected continue for the foreseeable future. At the May 4 meeting of the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce's annual transportation forum, many of them were discussed, according to the Gainesville Times....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu May 06, 2021
Crews Construct Bridge Offsite, Float It Into Place
A bridge spanning the Ohio River and serving as a primary connection between the communities of Wellsburg, W. Va., and Brilliant, Ohio, was constructed off site and floated into place at the end of April....
Sterling Construction Company Inc. - Wed May 05, 2021
Texas Company Will Build $40M Hawaii Pali Highway
The Hawaii Department of Transportation has awarded a $40 million contract to reconstruct 2.67 mi. of the Pali Highway to Sterling Construction Company Inc. Under the heavy civil contract, the Texas-based construction company will be tasked with the major reconstruction of a stretch of Pali Highway involving excavation, asphalt paving and traffic maintenance, along with creative phasing to minimize impacts to commuters....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 05, 2021
Pegasus Link Constructors Leads $1.7B Project
Construction of the $1.7 billion 11-mi. 635 East Project that is reconstructing and widening I-635 from U.S. 75 to I-30, including the I-635/I-30 interchange, began in spring 2020. Pegasus Link Constructors (PLC) was awarded the contract from the Texas Department of Transportation in May 2019, which has the joint-venture of Fluor Enterprises Inc....
