Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue February 25, 2025
$1B Kentucky Mountain Parkway Makes Connections
Designed to improve connections between eastern Kentucky and the rest of the state, the 45-mi. Mountain Parkway Expansion project will transform the road from two to four lanes from the KY 191 overpass bridge in Campton....
NJ.com - Mon February 24, 2025
New CEO of Massive Gateway Rail Tunnel Project Faces Big Challenges
Tom Prendergast made a bold statement when he was appointed CEO of the commission building the $16 billion Gateway project that will create two new rail tunnels under the Hudson River and rehabilitate the existing ones....
CT Insider - Mon February 24, 2025
Lawmaker in Conn. Proposes Widening I-84 to Reduce Traffic Congestion Between Two Cities
Conn. State Rep. Mitch Bolinsky is no stranger to traffic on Interstate 84 in his state. He knows the bottlenecks along the route from his home to the State Capitol in Hartford, including places where traffic merges in what he deems a chaotic or unsafe way, leading to frequent accidents....
The Mountaineer - Mon February 24, 2025
Engineers Believe Long-Term I-40 Rebuild in N.C. Should Start at Pigeon River, Work Upward
With two of the four lanes of the collapsed portion of Interstate 40 set to be reopened on March 1, 2025 in far western N.C., following Hurricane Helene's destruction in fall 2024, attention will soon turn to the much grander and more difficult long-range goal of a permanent fix to the major U.S....
South Alabamian & West Alabama Highway - Thu February 20, 2025
Long-Awaited West Alabama Highway Project Will Boost Area's Rural Communities
For decades, residents of rural west Alabama have waited for a highway to be built that would better connect them to the rest of the state. Now, construction is under way on a four-lane, north-south corridor spanning more than 80 mi....
Space Coast Daily & Space Coast TPO - Wed February 19, 2025
Critical $62M Widening Project Along Ellis Road in Melbourne, Fla., Set to Begin in 2026
The long-awaited Ellis Road widening project in Melbourne, Fla., is a step closer to construction, and work could begin as early as spring 2026 in the Atlantic Coast city, due to a collaborative partnership to close the funding gap for the much needed $62 million building effort....
CEG - Wed February 19, 2025
N.Y. Superintendents Unhappy Budget Has No New Funds for Roads, Bridges
Town and county highway superintendents across New York State have been expressing their frustration that no new funding for local highways and bridges was included in Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposed 2025-2026 budget....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed February 19, 2025
Caltrans Starts Repairs to Road Infrastructure Ravaged By Wildfires
While news coverage of the January wildfires in Los Angeles County focused primarily on the casualties and thousands of homes and other buildings destroyed, it also took a toll on the local infrastructure....
Raleigh News & Observer - Tue February 18, 2025
Hurricane-Damaged I-40 Through N.C.'s Mountains to Be Reopened to Traffic March 1
Interstate 40 will reopen through the Pigeon River Gorge on March 1, 2025, restoring the main highway connection between N.C. and Tenn. for the first time since damage from remnants of Hurricane Helene shut it down in late September 2024....
CEG - Mon February 17, 2025
CDOT Updates Eisenhower Tunnel Leaks Investigation
Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) officials contemplating closing the westbound bore of the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnel because of ice formations have identified the problem's source, eliminating closure possibilities, according to summitdaily.com....
