Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu April 08, 2021
Smallest Virginia Town Tackles Big, Innovative Project
Hillsboro may be a tiny northern Virginia community of only 120 residents, but it began a big revitalization effort in March 2020 that could be a model for how many future infrastructure projects are funded, designed and built....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 08, 2021
Triton Construction Nears Finish On $61.5M Western Maryland Highway Project
After a winter slow-down, crews are getting back to work to complete a design-build highway project in Grantsville, Md., which is in the westernmost part of the state, Garrett County. At the end of March, the $61.5 million project was 83.2 percent complete, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation's State Highway Administration (SHA)....
WLBT-TV - Thu April 08, 2021
Mississippi's Reunion Crossing Project Could Be Bid Out This Year
Before the end of 2021, bids could be completed on the Reunion Crossing road project in Madison County, Miss., followed by construction getting under way early next year. The enterprise is designed to provide residents of the small community of Gluckstadt with another way to access Interstate 55....
CEG - Fri April 09, 2021
Georgia Gov. Kemp Announces Timeline for Upgrades to SR 316
New reconstruction and improvement efforts along 35 mi. of Georgia State Route 316 in Gwinnett, Barrow and Oconee counties will get under way by 2025, according to Gov. Brian Kemp. The rebuild is currently projected to cost almost $829 million....
WTVD - Wed April 07, 2021
Report Reveals Six Million Cars Use Deficient Bridges in North Carolina Each Day
Motorists traversing the Tarheel State must contend with increasing traffic, particularly in the urban areas of the state, but also driving across thousands of bridges in moderate to dire need of repair....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 07, 2021
Officials Approve Billions of Construction Dollars for Projects
Like the rest of the country, the COVID-19 pandemic hit Texas hard, but despite this medical emergency, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) currently has more than $24 billion worth of highway, bridge and infrastructure construction projects under way – the largest in the state's history....
Idaho Transportation Department - Tue April 06, 2021
U.S. 95, ID-53 Construction Project Taking Shape in Idaho
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) is reconfiguring several roadways near the current U.S.-95 junctions with ID-53 and Garwood Road north of Hayden. The proposed project will:Construct a new interchange at U.S.-95 and ID-53;Realign and widen ID-53 from Ramsey Road to U.S.-95;Replace the existing deficient ID-53 bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR);Provide a grade separation at Garwood Road over U.S.-95 and the UPRR (eliminate direct access to U.S.-95 at Garwood Road);Construct a new east-side frontage road from ID-53 to Garwood Road;Construct an assortment of connector roadways....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 06, 2021
Crews Improve SR 520 as Part of $455M Project
The ongoing work for the Montlake Project, being constructed by Graham Construction as part of the Washington State Department of Transportation's (WSDOT) SR 520 Bridge Replacement and HOV Program, is slated for completion in 2023/2024....
My5LA - Tue April 06, 2021
Crews Begin Burbank Blvd. Bridge Replacement Project
Crews are constructing a new, modern bridge for traffic on Burbank Boulevard to cross over Interstate 5 in Burbank. The bridge is scheduled to open to traffic by late 2021, weather permitting. The greater length of the new bridge will allow crews to widen I-5 to construct carpool lanes in both directions on I-5....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 06, 2021
OHL USA Crews Make Upgrades to Ventura Freeway
Since July 2020, crews from OHL USA Inc. have been replacing 19.3 mi. of concrete median barrier on U.S. 101 (Hollywood Freeway/Ventura Freeway) to improve the safety of motorists via a $49.7 million project (total programmed cost) initiated by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)....
