Office of Gov. Tony Evers - Wed July 22, 2020
Wisconsin Budgets Upwards of $160M in Transportation Aid
Gov. Tony Evers and Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Secretary-designee Craig Thompson on July 7 announced more than $160 million in transportation aid for local governments as part of the governor's 2019-21 biennial budget....
Maryland Matters - Wed July 22, 2020
Four Teams Seeking Maryland Highway Contract Clear First Hurdle
All four of the private-sector construction teams seeking to build express toll lanes in the Washington, D.C., suburbs have cleared their first hurdle. The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Maryland Transportation Authority (MTA) announced July 17 that the four consortia who sought shortlist status have been granted it....
Kansas Department of Transportation - Wed July 22, 2020
Gov. Kelly Announces Cost Share Program Recipients
Gov. Laura Kelly and Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz announced on July 9 the recipients across the state of the Kansas Department of Transportation's Cost Share Program. These 24 projects total more than $20 million in transportation investments statewide....
CEG - Tue July 21, 2020
Arkansas Secures Right of Ways for New King Expressway Extension
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) has secured all 62 right of way pieces needed to extend the King Expressway bypass from the U.S. Highway 70 East interchange to the junction of Arkansas Highways 5&7 North....
CEG - Wed July 22, 2020
Work on I-20 Bridges Over Savannah River Progressing Between Georgia, South Carolina
Construction is ongoing this summer on an $82.5 million widening and bridge replacement of Interstate 20 across the Savannah River between Georgia and South Carolina. The interstate is being widened from four to six lanes between the Georgia Welcome Center in Augusta and Martintown Road (Exit 1) in North Augusta, S.C....
GDOT - Tue July 21, 2020
Work Continues on Major Upgrade to Macon's I-16/I-75 Interchange
Contractors for the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) are hard at work on the construction activities related to the I-16/I-75 Interchange Improvement Project in Macon-Bibb County. With a cost of $500 million, GDOT considers the upgrade to the I-16/I-75 interchange to be a top safety and mobility megaproject for the state of Georgia....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue July 21, 2020
Kokosing Makes Strides on $1.3B Downtown Ramp Up in Columbus
The Ohio Department of Transportation's (ODOT) $1.3 billion I-70/I-71 Downtown Ramp Up project in the city of Columbus (Franklin County) is helping to replace, upgrade and rehabilitate aging highway infrastructure in the downtown core and improve traffic flow and safety for motorists....
MassTransitMag.com - Mon July 20, 2020
Virginia Cities West of Washington, D.C., Get New Transportation Funding
The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) voted July 9 to adopt the Fiscal Year 2020-2025 Six-Year Program, which will provide $539 million to 21 multimodal transportation projects. NVTA called the project its "most competitive" to date with 13 northern Virginia localities and agencies requesting $1.44 billion in funding....
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Mon July 20, 2020
New Interchange Construction in Atlanta Delayed Another Year
Construction at one of metro Atlanta's busiest highway interchanges will take a year more than expected — a delay that will prolong the frustration of hundreds of thousands of commuters. The new I-285 interchange at GA 400, north of the city, was supposed to be finished by the end of this year....
CEG - Mon July 20, 2020
Construction Commences on $22M Macland Road Project
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) began a three-year-long reconstruction and widening project on Macland Road, the department announced. The $22 million project, widening more than 6 mi....
