Office of Gov. Phil Murphy - Thu April 25, 2019
Murphy Announces DOT Grants for 95 Percent of New Jersey Municipalities
Gov. Phil Murphy, Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver and DOT Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti announced that 95 percent of New Jersey municipalities will receive Municipal Aid grant awards, totaling $161.25 million....
Associated Press - Thu April 25, 2019
Work to Resume on Road That Leads to N.H. Motor Speedway
LOUDON, N.H. (AP) The state Department of Transportation is planning to resume work on a road near the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The work, scheduled to resume April 1, is phase one of a two-phased widening of a 3.5-mi....
Associated Press - Wed April 24, 2019
Key New Mexico, Texas Oil Highways Receiving Upgrades
CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) A key highway in southeastern New Mexico and another West Texas are getting much-needed upgrades to accommodate the rise in traffic from the region's oil and gas boom. In New Mexico, the state's Department of Transportation is working to renovate U.S....
AGC - Wed April 24, 2019
Virginia Congressman Riggleman Calls for New Workforce Measures, Infrastructure Funding
Virginia Congressman Denver Riggleman (VA-5) called on Congress to take steps to address construction workforce shortages and pass a long-term infrastructure bill during a visit to a local construction firm April 23....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 23, 2019
South Mountain Freeway on Track for 2020 Completion
The Loop 202, Arizona's South Mountain Freeway, will add 22 mi. of freeway to the existing Phoenix metropolitan transportation system, easing traffic congestion and connecting the east and west valleys....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue April 23, 2019
Study of I-10 Improvements South of Valley Moves Forward
The Arizona Department of Transportation and partner agencies are taking an essential step toward widening and other improvements along 23 mi. of Interstate 10 between Phoenix and Casa Grande. In collaboration with the Maricopa Association of Governments and the Gila River Indian Community, where this stretch is located, ADOT has issued a request for proposals for a design concept report and environmental study on adding a lane in each direction and improving existing interchanges....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 23, 2019
Hardy Toll Road Connector Requires Major Excavation
Crews in Texas continue making progress on the Hardy Toll Road Downtown Connector project, a 3.6-mi. toll road extension that will connect the existing Hardy Toll Road from its current southern end at Interstate 610 North Loop to downtown and U.S....
Epiroc - Tue April 23, 2019
Epiroc USA Appoints Jon Torpy New General Manager
Epiroc, a productivity partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, has appointed Jon Torpy as general manager and president of Epiroc USA LLC, effective May 1, 2019. Torpy brings 15 years of broad leadership experience with Epiroc and predecessor Atlas Copco, and 20 years of overall industry experience....
Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Mon April 22, 2019
Crews Rebuild Tenn. Bridge One Week After Collapse
The collapse of the I-75 South bridge over I-24 West in Chattanooga April 1 proved to be anything but a funny April Fool's Day prank to motorists and the Tennessee DOT. All lanes at the busy interchange of I-75 and I-24 closed for several hours after the failure, stopping traffic in all directions throughout most of the day....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Mon April 22, 2019
Florida Road Project Clears Coastal Forest
In Bay County, Fla., work is under way on a $50 million, multiyear construction project that calls for a four-lane roadway on SR 388 from SR 79 to east of Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport....
