TRIP - Tue May 12, 2020
Rural Roads, Bridges Have Significant Deficiencies, High Fatality Rates
America's rural transportation system is in need of repairs and modernization to support economic growth and improve traffic safety in the nation's Heartland, but the United States faces a $211 billion backlog in funding for needed repairs and improvements to the rural transportation system — this is according to a new report just released by TRIP, a national transportation research nonprofit....
ARTBA - Mon May 11, 2020
'Re-open, Renew and Revitalize' Campaign Tells Lawmakers: Economic Recovery Begins with Multi-Year Transportation Investment Package
A coalition of 31 national construction associations and labor unions launched an advertising and grassroots campaign designed to encourage Congress to make new infrastructure investments as the major catalyst for economic recovery in the wake of COVID-19....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu May 07, 2020
MassDOT's $169M Chelsea Viaduct Project in Boston Presses Forward
The Skanska-McCourt Joint Venture (Skanska US and McCourt Construction Co. ) started its work on the Massachusetts Department of Transportation's (MassDOT) nearly $204 million (total cost) rehabilitation of the Chelsea Viaduct Bridge in Boston, a project that began in April 2019....
PennDOT - Wed May 06, 2020
PennDOT Resumes Work on Bridges Over I-95 in Chester
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that construction resumed May 5 on the project to rehabilitate eight bridges over Interstate 95 and CSX Railroad in the City of Chester, Delaware County....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 06, 2020
New System-to-System Interchange in Vegas Takes Shape
Workers on the $99 million I-15/215 Interchange project in north Las Vegas are seeing something of a silver lining in the pandemic that has shut down the city. "Traffic mitigation is an issue," said Nevada DOT spokesman Tony Illia....
Ruksana Hussain - CEG Correspondent - Tue May 05, 2020
Caltrans Eyes Alternatives for Albion River Bridge Project
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is currently reviewing rehabilitation and replacement alternatives for the Albion River Bridge Project in California's Mendocino County. The 969-ft....
Caltrans - Tue May 05, 2020
Work Starts On U.S. 101 Bridge Deck at Alemany Circle
In late April 2020, Caltrans will begin construction work to replace the U.S. 101 bridge deck at San Francisco's Alemany Circle. This is a priority project for Caltrans to maintain one of the Bay Area's most heavily travelled corridors, connecting the Peninsula to downtown San Francisco....
Caltrans - Tue May 05, 2020
Commission Approves Billions for Improvements, Projects
The California Transportation Commission recently approved $2.6 billion in funding for multimodal transportation improvement projects that will move people and freight more efficiently throughout the state while improving safety and the environment....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue May 05, 2020
Knife River Corp. Replacing 80-Year-Old Idaho Bridge
Knife River Corporation is constructing the Idaho Transportation Department's (ITD) $7.3 million U.S. 95 Weiser River Bridge Replacement project, which involves rebuilding a two-lane structure that has been in existence for more than 80 years dating back to 1939....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 30, 2020
Skanska One Year Out From Completing Pensacola Bay Bridges Project
In an effort to improve overall traffic flow, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is in the midst of replacing the aging Sen. Philip D. Beall Sr. Memorial Bridge (Pensacola Bay Bridge) connecting the cities of Pensacola and Gulf Breeze via U.S....
