AASHTO Journal - Tue June 02, 2020
Gilcrease Expressway West Project in Okla. Receives $120M for Renovations
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao recently announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation's Build America Bureau will provide up to a $120.1 million Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan to the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) to help finance the Gilcrease Expressway West Project in Oklahoma....
Louisiana DOTD - Tue June 02, 2020
Shreveport Overpass to Be Repaired Following April Train Derailment
In the wake of a train derailment on April 24, repair crews in Shreveport, La., have been standing by to fix and strengthen a key vehicle overpass damaged during the accident. The affected bridge carries traffic along northbound Louisiana Route 1, also known as Spring Street....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue June 02, 2020
'Rest of the West' $455M Project Starts to Take Shape
With two new gantry cranes towering against the sky, there's no doubt a $455 million project outside of Seattle is well underway. It's part of a program the Washington DOT (WSDOT) calls the "Rest of the West," a series of projects for the remaining $1.6 billion in improvements to SR 520....
CEG - Mon June 01, 2020
Legacy Contracting Works to Replace Six Astoria Bridges
Construction is well under way of a $12 million project to replace six downtown bridges connecting roadways to over-the-water pier structures by the Columbia River in the city of Astoria, Ore. All of the bridges have been restricted to three-ton weight limits — the lowest the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) can go before having to close down the bridge....
Associated Press - Mon June 01, 2020
Local Contractor Earns $8M Bonus for Finishing Job Early
A California construction firm earned an $8 million bonus for early completion of a highway overpass project. Myers & Sons Construction LP was the prime contractor on a newly completed $37 million rebuild of the Alemany Boulevard overpass on Highway 101 in San Francisco, The San Francisco Chronicle reports....
Lori Lovely – CEG Correspondent - Thu May 28, 2020
Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Leads Vital Military Cutoff Extension Project
The Wilmington, N.C., metro area, situated in both New Hanover and Pender counties, experienced significant growth over the past decade, experiencing a 15.5 percent rise in population from 2010 to 2018, ranking 49th in the nation....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu May 28, 2020
Crews Add New Lanes, Bridge to SR 142
By the end of May, crews from Southeastern Site Development Inc. (SSD) will have delivered the Georgia Department of Transportation's $14 million project to widen 2.5 mi. of State Route 142 from FM I-20 to Alcovy Road in Covington, including the widening of a 112-ft....
AASHTO Journal - Wed May 27, 2020
Illinois to 'Fast Track' $25M in Infrastructure Grants
Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) launched the $25 million Fast-Track Public Infrastructure Grants initiative on May 12 to accelerate work on planned public infrastructure projects around the state this summer, as many local governments face lost revenues, impacting their ability to finance these projects....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 27, 2020
Midwest's '500-Year-Flood' Causes Damage
Only hours after parts of Michigan experienced what is described as a 500-year flood, Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) engineers were preparing emergency inspection and repair contracts. The floods damaged dozens of bridges, caused the failure of two privately owned dams and closed roads, as well as impacting infrastructure throughout Midland County....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu May 21, 2020
Maine Uses Design-Build Approach for Nine Spans Over Four-Mi. Stretch
Dump truck drivers will be busy in the coming months on a bridge project in Hampden, Maine. Their task: hauling 160,000 cu. yds. of fill material for the replacement of eight bridges and repair of one on I-95 just south of Bangor....
