CEG - Mon October 26, 2020
Four Lanes on U.S. 411 Near Gadsden,Ala., to Finally Be Built
One of Alabama's first announced road improvements in the Rebuild Alabama project is destined to finally get under way next year and will almost certainly have a local impact. The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) opened bids Sept....
Huntsville Business Journal - Mon October 26, 2020
Huntsville's Zierdt Road Project Expected to Be Finished in 2021
A recent social media post from a resident of the Edgewater community off Zierdt Road at Lady Anne Lake in Huntsville, Ala., said, "Things That Have No End: The universe, numbers, Pi and Zierdt Road construction."Without a doubt, for those living during the now decade-long project, it must seem like a black hole....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu October 22, 2020
Carbro Contractors Replaces Ridge Road, Orient Way Bridges for NJDOT
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is investing $26.7 million to replace the current Ridge Road Bridge (107 ft. long, one lane in each direction) and the Orient Way Bridge (107 ft. long, two lanes in each direction) over Route 3 in the Township of Rutherford in Bergen County....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Wed October 21, 2020
Rochambeau Bridge Reconstruction Project Under Way
The reconstruction of the Rochambeau Bridge, which is actually two adjoining bridges in Newtown and Southbury, Conn., began on June 15 and will continue until December 2023. The Middlesex Corp. of Littleton, Mass., is the lead contractor in the $52.87 million job that is being financed by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT)....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 21, 2020
RK Hall Relies on Cat Equipment for U.S. 82 Job
RK Hall LLC started work on the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) $14.2 million project to expand and improve U.S. 82 in Red River County in September 2019 and despite rains which had impacted the construction last winter, the general contractor is hopeful to meet the anticipated delivery date of September 2021....
TAPintoSomerville - Tue October 20, 2020
Finish of New Jersey's U.S. 206 Bypass Delayed Until Next Spring
Completion of the long-awaited U.S. Highway 206/Peter J. Biondi Bypass will be delayed until spring, 2021, while the state's Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is expected to begin preliminary work on the widening of the state highway in the vicinity of Camplain Road and the nearby Norfolk Southern railroad trestle....
Caltrans - Tue October 20, 2020
City Celebrates Reopening of Gerald Desmond Bridge
The Port of Long Beach and city officials held a celebration to kick off the official opening of the Gerald Bridge Replacement Project. The second highest cable-stayed bridge opened to the public on Oct....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue October 20, 2020
Bent Crews Replace Farmer Creek Bridge Along U.S. 101
Bent LLC is in the midst of replacing the Farmer Creek Bridge on U.S. 101 just north of Hebo, a structure built in 1916, for the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). The existing 27-ft. long, two-lane steel bridge is being replaced with a concrete, 80-ft....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue October 20, 2020
Composite Bridge System Used for First Time on West Coast
The rural community of Duvall, Wash., has become the first town on the west coast to utilize an AIT Bridges composite bridge system. The bridge, made up of 12 fiberglass composite arches, was trucked from AIT's Brewer, Maine, facility to Duvall, about 50 minutes northeast of Seattle....
CEG - Mon October 19, 2020
Pennsylvania's Sellers Avenue Bridge to Finally be Upgraded
Pennsylvania State Senator Tim Kearney and Ridley Park Mayor Hank Eberle announced Oct. 15 that a breakthrough had been reached on upgrading the 68-year-old Sellers Avenue Bridge in Ridley Park, paving the way for construction to begin on the long-dormant project....
