Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue March 03, 2020
Walsh Makes Progress on ODOT's I-480 Valley View Bridges
Solid progress is being made on the multi-year $227 million, design-build I-480 Valley View bridges deck replacement project in northeast Ohio, an Ohio Department of Transportation initiative that began in November 2017 and will be completed by June 30, 2024....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu February 27, 2020
$174M Turnpike Interchange Project Ramps Up in Allegheny County
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is currently heading up an interchange project in Allegheny and Washington counties. PA Turnpike 576, Section 55C2-1 is a project that extends from approximately 1 mi....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu February 27, 2020
Latest Accelerated Bridge Construction Project Proceeds in Massachusetts
The Route 18 road widening and bridge reconstruction project in Weymouth and Abington is the latest Accelerated Bridge construction project in Massachusetts, which includes others in the Accelerated Bridge Program, an eight year $3 billion campaign that targeted more than 500 bridges across the state....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed February 26, 2020
'Band-Aid' Fixes No Longer Functional on I-70 Highway
Crews continue to make progress on the Central 70 project in Denver, Colo. The $1.2 billion effort will reconstruct a 10-mi. stretch of I-70 between Brighton Boulevard and Chambers Road, along with adding one new express lane in each direction and removing an aging viaduct....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed February 26, 2020
Sound Wall Segments Being Built Along I-805
As part of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) Interstate 805 South Corridor Enhancement Projects, SEMA Construction Inc. was tapped to build five separate sound wall segments along I-805 between Naples Street in the city of Chula Vista and state Route 54 (SR 54) in the city of National City....
Lori Lovely – CEG Correspondent - Tue February 25, 2020
Five-Year Plan to Extend SH 146 Near Houston Takes Shape
A 4.5-mi. section of State Highway 146 between Red Bluff and State Highway 96 is undergoing expansion to accommodate increased traffic volume, said Deidrea George, public information officer of the Texas Department of Transportation, Houston District....
Federal Highway Administration - Wed February 19, 2020
Federal Highway Administration Awards $8M to 10 States for Innovative Projects
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced more than $8 million in Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) Demonstration program grants to state departments of transportation (DOTs) and local governments in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, New York and North Dakota....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed February 19, 2020
New Long X Will Handle Big Loads in N. Dakota
The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) is overseeing a $38.5 million project that will create a new Long X Bridge. Construction consists of bridge replacement, a wildlife crossing structure, grading and guardrail work....
nyc. gov - Mon February 17, 2020
NYC Mayor Announces Increased Truck Enforcement, New Repairs on Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Jan. 31 that New York City will be increasing truck enforcement and performing urgent, structural repairs on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. The mayor signed an Executive Order to create the new NYPD BQE Truck Enforcement Task Force....
MassDOT - Thu February 13, 2020
Mass. Files for Chapter 90 Local Funding to Support Projects in All Towns, Cities
The Baker-Polito Administration filed an "An Act Financing Improvements to Municipal Roads and Bridges," which seeks $200 million in Chapter 90 funds to support local transportation infrastructure projects in all 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts....
