AASHTO Journal - Thu February 21, 2019
Report Lays Out Long-Term Transportation Plan for Alabama
A 66-page report issued by the Alabama Department of Transportation in late January is being viewed as a tool for mapping out the state's infrastructure needs for the next 20 years — especially in terms of determining capacity needs and how to generate the funds to build it....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu February 21, 2019
Drilling, Blasting Prepare Ground for Road Project
In a critical phase in the widening of a major thoroughfare, drilling and blasting continues as part of an $18 million, 3.4-mi. project in Huntsville, Ala. Upon completion, Cecil Ashburn Drive will expand from two to four lanes between Old Big Cove Road and Four Mile Post Road....
Nebraska Governor’s Office - Wed February 20, 2019
Nebraska Governor Speeds Up Beltway Construction
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts, along with state Sens. Curt Friesen, Suzanne Geist and Mike Hilgers; Lincoln Mayor Chris Beutler; and Nebraska Department of Transportation Director Kyle Schneweis, announced Feb....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Wed February 20, 2019
I-74 Bridge Links Illinois-Iowa 'Quad Cities'
A $1.2 billion bridge replacement is currently under way in a cooperative effort between the Iowa and Illinois Departments of Transportation. The I-74 Mississippi River Bridge project is part of an overall plan to improve the I-74 corridor from Moline, Ill., to Davenport, Iowa....
Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration - Mon February 18, 2019
Milestones: MDOT SHA Begins to Set Steel Beams at I-270/Watkins Mill Road
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) is setting structural support beams at the I-270/Watkins Mill Road interchange project in Gaithersburg. The steel beam installation work began Feb....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Mon February 18, 2019
Pittsburgh Beltway Project Enters New Phase
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) is continuing the construction of the Southern Beltway in Pittsburgh, Pa. The most current phase, 55A2, was awarded to Trumbull Corporation on Nov. 6 for a reported $116.2 million....
Volvo - Mon February 18, 2019
A Global Priority: How Can the Circular Economy Make Infrastructure More Sustainable?
With a growing global population, the need for new or renovated infrastructure is becoming ever more prevalent. But how do we go about making sure that this infrastructure is sustainable?On behalf of Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE), Paul Toyne explains how the circular economy, combined with an investment in technological innovation, is our most powerful tool in shaping the infrastructure of tomorrow....
AASHTO Journal - Mon February 18, 2019
Seven State DOTs Get FHWA Grants to Test 'Alternate' Infrastructure Funding Methods
The Federal Highway Administration awarded $10.2 million in Surface Transportation System Funding Alternatives or STSFA grants to seven state departments of transportation on Feb. 12; grants that aim to test "new ways" to finance highway and bridge projects....
Montana Department of Transportation - Wed February 13, 2019
MDT to Hold Open House to Discuss Construction Project
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) is hosting an open house public meeting on a study to review roadway reconstruction alternatives for Secondary Highway 292 (Whitefish Stage Road) between West Reserve Drive and Montana Highway 40 (MT-40)....
AED - Tue February 12, 2019
VP of Political Action Stowers Makes the Case for Infrastructure Investment
On Feb. 8, AED's newly appointed Vice President of Political Action Wes Stowers (CEO of Stowers Machinery), participated in an infrastructure panel discussion at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. The event was hosted by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and No Labels, an organization dedicated to bringing together both political parties to solve the nation's biggest issues in a non-partisan manner....
