GDOT - Thu May 02, 2019
Report: Georgia's Infrastructure Ranks Second
Georgia's transportation infrastructure ranks second best among U.S. states, according to a report published by MSN Money. In the report, titled "States That Are Falling Apart," Georgia ranks No....
Stantec - Thu May 02, 2019
GDOT Picks Stantec for S.R. 52/74 Intersection Upgrade
The Georgia Department of Transportation recently selected international design and engineering firm Stantec to provide analysis and engineering services needed to install a displaced left-turn intersection (DLT) at the juncture of State Roads 54 and 74....
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet - Wed May 01, 2019
Kentucky Announces Project to Improve I-265, I-71, I-64
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) announced plans April 26 for a $180 million design-build project that will improve safety and reduce congestion through a heavily traveled interstate corridor in Jefferson and Oldham counties....
Illinois Tollway - Wed May 01, 2019
Illinois Tollway Awards Largest Construction Contract
The Illinois Tollway Board of Directors approved six new construction and professional engineering service contracts totaling nearly $228.7 million at its April 18 meeting, including a $184.6 million contract to reconstruct the northbound Mile Long Bridge on the Tri-State Tollway (I-294) — the largest construction contract ever awarded by the Illinois Tollway....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 01, 2019
Crews Gear Up to Finish Minnesota Highway Repair
Crews from PCi Roads LLC were busy last fall constructing temporary crossovers on U.S. Route 2 in Erskine, Minn., so they could hit the ground full-stride this spring to complete the Minnesota Department of Transportation's $12.5 million design-build upgrade and refurbishment of 5.5 mi....
Emily Buenzle - Tue April 30, 2019
Trump, Pelosi, Schumer Agree on $2T Infrastructure Bill
President Trump and Congressional Democrats have agreed to spend $2 trillion on fixing the nation's infrastructure. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with President Trump for 90 minutes the morning of April 30, to discuss an infrastructure plan....
Ohio Governor’s Office - Tue April 30, 2019
DeWine Reinstates Funding for Central Ohio Projects
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine recently announced that three Central Ohio transportation projects that were in jeopardy of cancelation will now move forward due to increased revenue that will be generated by Ohio's latest transportation budget....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 30, 2019
Cincinnati Expressway Improvements Move Forward
Only a few contracts remain to be completed in the Ohio Department of Transportation's 11-phase I-75 Mill Creek Expressway project in Greater Cincinnati, an initiative started in April 2010 and valued at between $550 million and $650 million....
PennDOT - Mon April 29, 2019
U.S. 30 ITS Improvements Project Begins
The Wolf Administration announced construction began April 9 on a project to install Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) improvements on U.S. 30 (Coatesville-Downingtown Bypass) and a 20-mi. stretch of Business U.S....
AASHTO Journal - Mon April 29, 2019
VDOT Shuffles Leadership, Targets Upgrades to I-95
April proved to be a busy month for the Virginia Department of Transportation as it planned to head up a multi-agency Interstate 95 Corridor study, even as it shuffled its executive ranks and deployed portable rumble strips for the first time in highway work zones....
