AZ DOT - Wed January 27, 2021
Loop 303 Freeway Widening Project Progressing Forward
A project to widen a stretch of Loop 303 in the northwest Valley is underway as crews begin construction of bridge supports near the future Jomax Parkway. The Arizona Department of Transportation is managing construction of the $20.3 million regional freeway project, which is designed to improve capacity for current and future traffic needs by adding a third lane in each direction along Loop 303 between Happy Valley and Lake Pleasant parkways in Peoria....
Daily Mountain Eagle - Tue January 26, 2021
Alabama City Hopes Work on State Highway Will Be Done in Mid-February
Jasper, Ala., city leaders provided an update Jan. 22 on the paving project along Alabama Highway 118. Officials from the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) advised the city that the contractor, Dunn Construction, was scheduled to be back working that night....
Associated Press - Tue January 26, 2021
New Highway to Be Built Through Red Cliffs Area
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) The Utah Division of Transportation and Washington County received approval to build a four-lane highway that would pass through the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area, a protected Mojave desert tortoise habitat in southern Utah....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue January 26, 2021
Officials Unveil Jason R. Workman Memorial Bridge
Vehicles have been traversing the bridge over the San Juan River on the edge of the tiny desert town of Mexican Hat, Utah, since 1953. Six years ago, the metal arch bridge was renamed the Jason R. Workman Memorial Bridge, honoring Utah native and fallen local war hero Special Ops Jason Workman....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue January 26, 2021
Crews Rebuild I-410: Southwest Improvement Project
Phase 1 of the I-410 Southwest improvement project in San Antonio, being constructed by Williams Brothers Construction Co. Inc. (WBC), began in fall 2019 and is expected to be delivered by 2022, with the direct connectors to be ready in 2021....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue January 26, 2021
Williams Brothers Nears Finish of $259M Houston Job
Williams Brothers Construction Co. Inc. is now in Phase 4 of the seven phase, $259 million, I-610 West Loop/I-69 Southwest Freeway Interchange improvement project in Houston that began in late December 2018 and is expected to be completed in 2024....
Transport Topics - Mon January 25, 2021
Maryland DOT Weighs Three Proposals for Major Interstate Projects
The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) has received three proposals from teams composed of private sector firms interested in becoming the developer for major interstate improvement work. Specifically, the firms are vying for responsibility to oversee predevelopment work on the American Legion Bridge and Interstate 270....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu January 21, 2021
Earth Moves for SCDOT'S $620M I-85 Widening Project
Considered one of the largest and most complex undertakings in South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) history, the I-85 widening project will reduce congestion on the interstate, improve the safety of interchanges and replace aging infrastructure when complete....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed January 20, 2021
Kentucky Blasts Into 2021 With $180M Project
A $180 million, multi-component Kentucky interstate project is expected to improve safety, relieve congestion in three heavily traveled freight corridors and address several of the state's most significant transportation needs when it is completed in 2023....
The CT Mirror - Tue January 19, 2021
Funds to Fix Connecticut's Roads, Bridges Drying Up, No Solutions in Sight
While the coronavirus dominated summer headlines, Connecticut's five-year effort to accelerate the transportation rebuilding program slowed to a stroll on July 1. A risky initiative to force tolls — by borrowing and spending billions of extra dollars on new projects between 2016 and 2020 — concluded on that date, without those fees or any other plan to pay for all of it....
