Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Mon November 11, 2019
'Burgh Looks to Put a 'Cap' Over Busy I-579
A unique bridge/city park project is currently under way in downtown Pittsburgh, Pa. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is managing the construction of the "Cap" Project — the I-579 Urban Connector — for the Sports & Exhibition Authority (SEA)....
TxDOT - Thu November 07, 2019
Hale County Rehabilitation Project Begins
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has begun work on a $18.5 million project to make roadway improvements to more than 7 mi. of U.S. 70, from Milwee Street in the city of Plainview to the Floyd County line....
WVDOT - Thu November 07, 2019
New Technology Highlights Lincoln County Bridge Replacement in W.Va.
The West Virginia Division of Highways said that it is using a new type of technology to replace a bridge in Lincoln County. The Fourteen Mile Bridge, along County Route 37 near Ranger, is the first bridge in West Virginia to utilize an innovative technology called a press-brake-formed steel tub girder bridge....
MassDOT - Thu November 07, 2019
Massachusetts Begins Vital Project to Improve High Crash Zone
Mass. officials participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for the Kelley Square Improvement Project, a $14 million project that will improve safety, traffic flow and accommodations for pedestrians, bicyclists, public transportation customers and drivers at the junction of Madison Street, Vernon Street, Millbury Street, Water Street, Harding Street and Green Street in Worcester....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu November 07, 2019
Time Has Come to Usher in the New With Charlestown Bridge Replacement
Having served motorists for more than a century, Boston's historic North Washington Street Bridge is nearing its end. Efforts are under way to replace the structure with a new bridge designed for the 21st century, at a cost of $200 million....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Mon October 28, 2019
Restoring an American Landmark
The New York City Department of Transportation has given contractors the nod to begin work on a project to restore the Brooklyn Bridge. Navillus Contracting and the MLJ Contracting Corp. are partnering on the $238 million restoration work....
AGC - Thu October 24, 2019
AGC hires Murphie Barrett as its New VP of Congressional Relations for Infrastructure Advancement
Murphie Barrett, a former congressional staffer who played key roles in crafting several recent infrastructure laws, has joined the Associated General Contractors of America as its new vice president of congressional relations for infrastructure advancement....
RIDOT - Thu October 24, 2019
RIDOT Begins First Phase to Replace Hawkins Street Bridge
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced the start of a project to replace the city of Providence-owned Hawkins Street Bridge, which carries Hawkins Street over the West River, between Branch Avenue and Corliss Park, in Providence....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 23, 2019
I-10 HOV Lane Project on Track for 2021 Finish
Progress is being made on Caltrans' $509 million project that will add high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes along the San Bernardino Freeway (I-10) in Los Angeles County. The project features construction of one HOV lane along I-10 in each direction between the San Gabriel River Freeway (I-605) and the Orange Freeway (SR-57)....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 23, 2019
Work Continues on Waco District's Largest Project
At a cost of $341 million, Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) crews are working on the largest project ever let in the Waco district. Construction on I-35 Waco North from 12th Street to N. Loop 340 began in May, and includes widening the mainlanes to four lanes in each direction and improving frontage roads and interchanges....
