UDOT - Tue April 21, 2020
Top Construction Projects of 2020 Revealed
This month, the Utah Department of Transportation unveiled its Top 10 construction projects for the year and said it is committed to keep such work moving forward during the COVID-19 pandemic. "Transportation is vital in providing essential goods and services during these uncertain times," said Carlos Braceras, executive director of UDOT....
TxDOT - Mon April 20, 2020
Several Highways To Receive Upgrades in Harrison, Panola
Safety features will be added or enhanced along six highways in Northeast Texas during the coming year, according to plans approved in March by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). "We are looking at installing additional safety features on culverts and drainage structures along several sections of highways in Harrison and Panola Counties," said Ray Brady, area engineer of TxDOT in Marshall....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 16, 2020
S.T. Wooten Off to Good Start on I-95 Widening From Raleigh to Fayetteville
The Feb. 9 closure of the Long Branch Road bridge (Exit 71) over Interstate 95, north of Fayetteville (Harnett County), marked the first stage of the North Carolina Department of Transportation's (NCDOT) $404 million project to widen 18 miles of the interstate under a design-build contract awarded to S.T....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 16, 2020
Ammons and Blackmon Progressing on SR 181 Widening
Crews from Ammons and Blackmon Construction LLC began work on the Alabama Department of Transportation's (ALDOT) $19.9 million contract to widen 3.9 mi. of the north-south State Route 181 in August 2018 and are looking to complete the project in the spring of 2021....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 15, 2020
Relyco Grades for New Lanes on WIS 23
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation's (WisDOT) WIS 23 Expansion, a considerable investment that covers the highway from Plymouth to Fond du Lac, is divided into three sections — two rural and one urban — and last May, Relyco Inc....
Indiana Department of Transportation - Tue April 14, 2020
Next Level Roads: Gov., INDOT Distribute More Than $126M
Gov. Eric J. Holcomb and Indiana Department of Transportation Commissioner Joe McGuinness announced 214 Indiana cities, towns and counties received a combined $126.5 million in state matching funds for local road projects through the Next Level Roads: Community Crossings Initiative....
Lori Lovely – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 14, 2020
State DOTs Use Quarantine Time as Advantage for Projects
While some states have halted all non-emergency construction projects, Indiana has decided to take advantage of the lighter traffic to get some scheduled projects done more quickly and more safely. A project already on tap will benefit from a drop in traffic numbers resulting from Gov....
Minnesota Department of Transportation - Tue April 14, 2020
MnDOT Announces 2020 State Road Construction Projects
The Minnesota Department of Transportation announced that the agency will undertake 188 road and bridge projects statewide during the 2020 season to help maintain the state's roads and bridges, improve safety and support construction jobs across the state....
ARTBA - Mon April 13, 2020
230,000 U.S. Bridges Need Repair, New Analysis of Federal Data Finds
Nearly 231,000 U.S. bridges need major repair work or should be replaced, according to an American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) analysis of the just released U.S. Department of Transportation's 2019 National Bridge Inventory (NBI) database....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 09, 2020
Bay Bridge Work Quickly Wraps Up
Amid Maryland's state of emergency due to COVID-19, Md. Gov. Larry Hogan announced on April 1 that a project involving the Bay Bridge was completed more than a year ahead of schedule. The project, headed up by the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) involved the rehabilitation of the westbound right lane deck....
