Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 08, 2020
Decades in the Making: Vital $410M 6/10 Reconstruction Finally Begins
It took a while, but the project on the books for at least three decades is finally under way and moving smoothly. The $410 million 6/10 reconstruction is the largest construction contract put out in the history of the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT)....
RIDOT - Wed April 08, 2020
R.I.'s Washington Bridge Project to Start This Summer
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced that within the next two weeks, RIDOT will be advertising a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Washington Bridge Rehabilitation design-build project....
Sara Lawrence - CEG Correspondent - Wed April 08, 2020
Cianbro Leads North Hero-Grand Isle Drawbridge Project
When the state of Vermont received the go-ahead to begin discussing the logistics of replacing Bridge 8 on US 2, the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) jumped at the opportunity. The historic bridge, which is the state's only vehicular movable bridge, was originally built in 1953 to carry US 2 over Lake Champlain between the towns of North Hero and Grand Isle....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 08, 2020
Webber Working to Construct I-35 Overpass
Many sections of I-35, a highly traveled highway in Texas are undergoing repairs and reconstruction. One of these projects is the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) $31.7 million (construction cost) I-35 at Posey Road project that was awarded to Webber LLC....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 07, 2020
ODOT, Kerr Construction Build New I-205 Lanes
While a few punch-list items remain, substantial completion of the Oregon Department of Transportation's (ODOT) I-205: Paving & Auxiliary Lanes project in the city of Portland was delivered last December by Kerr Contractors Inc....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 07, 2020
Port of Entry Project Will Be 'Clean, Green and Smart'
As part of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) state Route 11 (SR-11)/Otay Mesa East Port of Entry project, crews from Skanska US Civil are constructing the final segment of the future toll road SR-11 and the southbound connector ramps, linking southbound State Route 125 (SR-125) to eastbound SR-11 and eastbound state Route 905 (SR-905)....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 07, 2020
Cranes Key to Giving Ventura Freeway Its New Look
The California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) $55 million Interstate 5 High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV, or carpool) lane project between State Route 134 (the Ventura Freeway) and Magnolia Boulevard is expected to be substantially completed this Spring....
Granite - Tue April 07, 2020
Granite Awarded a Pair of Projects in NorCal, SoCal
Granite announced recently it has been awarded a $79 million contract by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to construct the Highway 101: Carpinteria project in Santa Barbara County, Calif....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 07, 2020
Carter & Company to Deliver I-84 Graham Road Project
Carter & Company Inc. (C&C) crews began work on the Oregon Department of Transportation's (ODOT) $18.7M, I-84 Graham Road Bridges Project in the city of Troutdale in February 2019 and are looking at beating the delivery date of December 2020....
Associated Press - Mon April 06, 2020
West Seattle Bridge Needs Additional Support
SEATTLE (AP) — The West Seattle Bridge needs additional support before contractors enter the 600-ft. arched span to complete scheduled repairs needed so the bridge can be reopened for traffic, city officials said....
