HAWAII Department of Transportation - Wed January 02, 2019
HDOT Makes Seismic Repairs to Mamalahoa Highway
The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) continues emergency repairs to Mamalahoa Highway (Route 11) in Volcano following the seismic activity associated with the activity at the lower East Rift Zone of Kilauea Volcano....
Colorado Department of Transportation - Wed January 02, 2019
CDOT's U.S. 24 Big Thompson Canyon Project Nears Substantial Completion
Last May's reopening of U.S. 34 through the Big Thompson Canyon marked the end of all long-term closures with this flood-recovery project, and now crews are nearing the end of project work — including milling and paving, guardrail and sign installation, access bridge construction, shoulder grading and lane striping....
ADOT&PF - Wed January 02, 2019
Legislature OKs $25M in Federal Funds for DOT&PF
The Legislative Budget and Audit Committee approved $25 million in federal receipt authority for the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) for repairs to earthquake damaged infrastructure....
Wyoming Department of Transportation - Wed January 02, 2019
Garner Lake Road Phase One Expansion on Target
A partnership between WYDOT, Campbell County Commission, Contura Coal West, Western Fuels Wyoming Inc. and WYODAK Resource Development Corporation LLC, has resulted in the construction of a new route to accommodate heavy truck traffic in Gillette....
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Fri December 28, 2018
EPA Awards Arizona $30.8M for Drinking Water, Wastewater Projects
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded more than $30.8 million to Arizona for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure improvements. "These funds will be used for numerous local projects that will boost the economy while improving water systems," said Mike Stoker, EPA Pacific Southwest regional administrator....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Fri December 28, 2018
Celebrating 50 Years of Arizona's Water Conservation Project
Fifty years ago, the act authorizing the Central Arizona Water Conservation Project was signed, setting in motion a project that would take 20 years to complete and would dramatically improve life in the Arizona desert....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Fri December 28, 2018
Truck Bypass Aims at Easing Congestion
As truck traffic continues to increase in the U.S. 301 corridor in Starke, Bradford County, Fla., the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is spending $90 million to construct the 7.3-mi. Starke Alternate Truck Route, also known as the Starke 223 Bypass, to relieve traffic congestion both now and in the future....
North Carolina Department of Transportation - Fri December 28, 2018
NCDOT Announces First Contract for Complete 540
The North Carolina Department of Transportation has awarded the first of three contracts for the Complete 540 project in southeastern Wake County. The NCDOT awarded the $403 million contract to Lane Blythe Construction Joint Venture of Charlotte Nov....
KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press - Thu December 27, 2018
North, South Korea Hold Groundbreaking Ceremony for Railway Project
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean officials attended a groundbreaking ceremony Dec. 26, for an aspirational project to modernize North Korean railways and roads and connect them with the South. The ceremony at the North Korean border town of Kaesong came weeks after the Koreas conducted a joint survey on the northern railway sections they hope to someday link with the South....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed December 26, 2018
MnDOT Highway Project Aims at Defeating Floods
The Minnesota Department of Transportation's (MnDOT) $31.4 million New Ulm Gateway Project is replacing two bridges — the Minnesota River and Front Street Bridges north of New Ulm — and constructing a new one at an interchange being built at Highways 14 and 15 and Nicollet County Road 21....
