Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu August 06, 2020
Miami Mobility — Crews Work Day and Night to Deliver Vital $802M Project
Both day and night, construction crews in Florida are working on an $802 million design-build project that will improve safety, mobility and traffic operations along SR 836 and I-395. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has partnered with the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX) to complete the massive undertaking....
Virginia Gazette - Thu August 06, 2020
York County Highway, Bridge Work Benefited from Less Spring Traffic
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) provided details Aug. 3 on the progress of the Interstate 64 Widening Segment III Project in York County and the VA Route 134 Bridge Replacement Project at the border of York County and Hampton....
The Morgan Messenger - Thu August 06, 2020
West Virginia DOT Seeking Contractor Bids for U.S. 522 Bypass
West Virginia's Department of Transportation (WVDOT) is seeking contractor bids to build a long-planned U.S. Highway 522 Bypass around Berkeley Springs. The WVDOT's Division of Highways issued a Notice to Contractors that they would receive bids and sealed proposals until Sept....
IACMI – The Composites Institute - Wed August 05, 2020
Composite Bridge Offers Low-Cost Solution for Rural Tennessee County
A damaged, decades-old concrete bridge just off a narrow, curvy rural road in north central Tennessee's Morgan County will soon come down, and a low-cost, low-maintenance, technologically advanced composites bridge deck system with a 100-year lifespan will take its place....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 05, 2020
Granting an Extension — ALDOT's U.S.-98/SR-158 Project Takes Shape
Work on the estimated $115 million U.S.-98/SR-158 Extension Project in Ala. began in September 2017 and is expected to be completed by 2023. Thus far the DOT has awarded four of the seven contracts for the road and bridge infrastructure construction that is taking place in Mobile County....
CEG - Wed August 05, 2020
Stevens Towing Supports South Carolina Bridge Construction Project
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is constructing a new high-level fixed-span bridge on U.S. Highway 21 over the Harbor River in Beaufort County and is removing the existing swing-span bridge, which is more than 78 years old....
Charleston Gazette-Mail - Wed August 05, 2020
All-Four-Lane U.S. 35 in West Virginia to Be Traffic-Ready in July 2021
Construction this summer along the 14.6-mi. final leg of U.S. Highway 35's four-lane upgrade is bringing the end of the 25-year project within sight, with a completion date now estimated for late July 2021, according to West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) officials....
Office of Gov. Tony Evers - Wed August 05, 2020
Wisconsin's I-94 East-West Corridor Project Moves Forward
Gov. Tony Evers announced the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) will seek federal approval to resume a project to rebuild an East-West corridor of I-94 from 70th Street to 16th Street in Milwaukee County, giving one of the most congested and dangerous roads in the state a makeover to mitigate safety and congestion problems....
CEG - Tue August 04, 2020
Advocates Push for Maglev Train Project Between Baltimore, Washington
Scientists first came up with the idea of using superconducting magnets to levitate a train car above a concrete guideway to dramatically increase both its speed and power. These electromagnets are cooled to extreme temperatures during use, which greatly boosts the power of the magnetic field....
MovingHenryForward.org - Mon August 03, 2020
GDOT Awards Contract for Diverging Diamond Interchange in McDonough
A project first proposed in 2015 is going to construction after the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) awarded a contract July 31 for the installation of a diverging diamond interchange (DDI) at I-75 and State Route 20 in the Henry County town of McDonough....
