ARTBA - Thu April 30, 2020
ARTBA Chairman Steve McGough Makes Case for Infrastructure Package with Trump Administration
Steve McGough, the president and CFO of Houston-based HCSS, on April 29 called on the Trump administration and Congress to take immediate steps to stabilize state transportation programs and enact a multi-year plan that dramatically increases federal highway, bridge and public transportation investment....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 29, 2020
$4B Illinois Tollway Reconstruction Under Way
The Illinois Tollway's $4 billion reconstruction of the 22-mi.-long Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294) from Balmoral Avenue to 95th Street will provide congestion relief and reconstruct aging bridges and other infrastructure to meet current and future traffic demands, while also addressing regional transportation needs in the western Chicago area....
Ohio Turnpike - Mon April 27, 2020
Ohio Turnpike Spring Construction 2020 Is Under Way
The Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission began essential infrastructure construction projects throughout northern Ohio in April. The Commission's focus in the short-term will be to maintain, repair and operate the Ohio Turnpike for essential personnel to continue using during this COVID-19 pandemic....
Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Thu April 23, 2020
The 'First State' Updates Part of Its I-95
One of the busiest highway corridors in the U.S. is Interstate 95, a stretch that runs north from Richmond, Va., before continuing around Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City, New Haven, Conn., and Boston....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu April 23, 2020
Despite COVID-19, Construction Continues on Milford Bridge
The construction of a replacement bridge that carries Wheelers Farms Road over State Road 796, a short highway that connects the Merritt Parkway and Wilbur Cross Parkway to I-95 and the Boston Post Road in Milford, Conn., resumed in early April with completion projected for the fall of 2021....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Wed April 22, 2020
ADOT Accelerating I-17 Bridge Improvement Project
The Arizona Department of Transportation is accelerating a project to widen and improve the Interstate 17 bridge over McConnell Drive entering Flagstaff by closing McConnell Drive until early May, followed by other restrictions through mid-August....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Wed April 22, 2020
Widening of Westbound I-10 Complete: Part of $10M Plan
The Arizona Department of Transportation has completed freeway-improvement work to enhance safety and provide more room for drivers who use westbound Interstate 10 west of downtown Phoenix. The new I-10 lane project added a new right lane along westbound I-10 between 27th and 43rd avenues, west of the I-17 "stack" interchange, as part of $10 million in improvements that started in January 2019....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 21, 2020
Crews Raising Bridges at I-2, Bicentennial Boulevard
The Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) $47 million I-2 and Bicentennial Boulevard project in the City of McAllen, which started on Jan. 2, 2017, is expected to be delivered by crews from Anderson Columbia Co....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 21, 2020
Granite Construction Overhauls Three Bridges on I-80
Crews in Salt Lake County, Utah are working long hours to complete the Blackrock Reconstructed Project. The $41 million effort involves reconstructing three bridges along I-80 to provide safe and efficient travel for growing communities in Tooele County....
UDOT - Tue April 21, 2020
400 Tons Moves Only 300 Feet
As part of the planned interchange at Bangerter Highway and 10400 South, UDOT partnered with a local business in South Jordan to move their office building to a new location — across the parking lot, a small trip of only 300 ft....
