Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu January 16, 2020
Through the Center of Town: Rail Spans Yield to Temp Bridges, Then Tunnel
The Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans), in collaboration with the town of Middlebury, is undertaking a project to replace two nearly 100-year-old rail bridges in the center of Middlebury with a tunnel....
Mass. Gov. Office - Thu January 16, 2020
Baker Files $74.2M Budget Bill to Address Infrastructure
The Baker-Polito Administration filed a $74.2 million supplemental budget bill to address ongoing critical funding needs, including $18 million to support MBTA infrastructure and safety investments, $10 million for school improvements and $4.2 million for investments in clean drinking water....
MassDOT - Thu January 16, 2020
Massachusetts Announces Additional Local Road, Bridge Funding
The Baker-Polito Administration announced that $20 million in additional funding will be provided to cities and towns in Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) for road construction and transportation improvement projects....
CEG - Thu January 16, 2020
Beset By Funding Challenges, Maine Releases New Plan
The Maine Department of Transportation has released the 2020 Edition of its Three-Year Work Plan. This Work Plan includes all capital projects and programs, maintenance and operations activities, planning initiatives, and administrative functions for calendar years 2020, 2021, and 2022....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed January 15, 2020
Connect the DOT: Ramps Being Reworked on I-20/I-45
Work continues on a bridge demo/deck repair project taking place at the I-20/I-45 interchange in Dallas. Three direct connector ramps are the focus of a rehabilitation project that's been underway since last summer....
Associated Press - Wed January 15, 2020
Hawaii Officials Request $90M for Highway Extension
KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) Hawaii transportation officials requested $90 million in special funds and revenue bonds to help pay the cost of extending Daniel K. Inouye Highway. The funds were requested through Democratic Gov....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue January 14, 2020
Flatiron Construction Ahead of Schedule for I-710 Project
Construction began in May 2018 on the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) $150.7 million Interstate 710 Pavement Rehabilitation and Bridge Widening Project, which was awarded to Flatiron Construction Corporation in February 2018....
Business Wire - Tue January 14, 2020
Granite Embarks on $33M Highway Reconstruction Job
Granite has been awarded a contract by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the reconstruction of four miles of State Route 99 (SR 99) near Kingsburg. A primary source of funding for this project is Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 that is expected to invest $54 billion over a 10-year period to improve California's roads, freeways and bridges....
Lori Lovely – CEG Correspondent - Mon January 13, 2020
Long-Awaited Widening of North Carolina's I-26 Begins
After years of planning, environmental studies and even lawsuits, the North Carolina Department of Transportation is relieved to see the start of a widening project on Interstate 26 between Hendersonville and Asheville....
Michigan Department of Transportation - Wed January 08, 2020
Construction on Northbound I-475 in Michigan Resumes in Spring 2020
Due to a number of factors, and in order to protect a critical state investment, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will not complete construction on northbound I-475 in Genesee County until approximately mid-summer 2020....
