Infrastructure

AASHTO Journal - Thu June 06, 2019

Governor Unveils Infrastructure Plan With Balanced Budget Bill

Gov. Ned Lamont (D) released the working draft of a Transportation Infrastructure Investment plan on May 21 ahead of a proposed special legislative session that would focus solely on transportation and economic development....

MaineDOT - Thu June 06, 2019

MaineDOT Addresses High Costs With Revised Schedule

The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) is revising its construction advertising schedule as part of its efforts to reconcile surging construction costs with available funding. "[In early May], we announced that we were making a course correction....

New Hampshire Department of Transportation - Thu June 06, 2019

NHDOT Wins Award for East Kingston Bridge Project

The New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) announced the East Kingston, N.H. 107A Bridge rehabilitation project has been awarded the 2018 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement (OCEA) Award....

Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Wed June 05, 2019

CCTA, Caltrans Work on $136M Project Near San Francisco

Work is under way on a $136 million interchange improvement project at the Interstate 680 and the State Route 4 Interchange in Contra Costa County near San Francisco. It is the first phase of the project....

Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed June 05, 2019

Phase 3 of Nevada's Centennial Bowl Under Way

In Las Vegas, work is under way on a project that calls for construction of Nevada's second longest bridge. In January, the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) broke ground on the $73 million third phase of the "Centennial Bowl" interchange, where U.S....

Wyoming Transportation Commission - Tue June 04, 2019

WTC Awards $78.7M in Highway Contracts

The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded Oftedal Construction Inc., of Casper, a $67 million contract for the Snake River South Project on U.S. 26/89/189/191. The commission awarded that and eight other contracts during its recent meeting....

Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Tue June 04, 2019

Construction Enters Final Year on Bridges Near Black Rock

Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) is in the final year of a $41M project to replace three aging bridges on I-80 in Tooele County, Utah. The project, which features new bridges with an additional lane, began in spring of 2018 and is expected to conclude before the end of 2019....

Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue June 04, 2019

Crews Fill Battery Street Tunnel With Viaduct Rubble

Yet another project in Seattle's $3.3 billion Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program is under way. Crews began filling in the Battery Street Tunnel in early May with rubble from the demolished Alaskan Way Viaduct....

AEM - Fri May 31, 2019

I Make America Joins Komatsu to Host Rep. Cheri Bustos in Peoria

I Make America, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)'s national grassroots campaign, joined Komatsu America Corp. to host Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (D-IL-17) at their Peoria facility....

Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu May 30, 2019

Georgia Making Case to Become 'The Roundabout State'

With roundabouts numbering in the hundreds, Georgia is no stranger to the circular intersections billed as being the safer alternative due to their fewer points of conflict, slower speeds and assisted decision-making....