Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Wed September 05, 2018
City Anxiously Awaits Streetcar Line Opening
Sometime later this fall, Milwaukee residents will have a new — yet old — way to get around the city's vibrant and busy downtown. Engineers currently are going through the final testing phase on five modern, elegantly-designed streetcars and how they operate on the newly-installed tracks....
Illinois Department of Transportation - Wed September 05, 2018
Gov. Rauner, IDOT Seeking Highway Lighting Solutions
The Illinois Department of Transportation on Aug. 22 issued a formal Request for Information (RFI) for private sector firms interested in partnering with the state to replace its aging highway lighting infrastructure with energy-efficient equipment that includes smart technology....
Kansas Department of Transportation - Wed September 05, 2018
Cities Receive $13.7M for Road Projects
Twenty-seven projects that will improve intersections and roads in Kansas cities have been selected for funding through the Kansas Department of Transportation's City Connecting Link Improvement Program (CCLIP), which funds improvements to state highways that extend through cities....
Commonwealth of Kentucky Transportation Cabinet - Wed September 05, 2018
Chao, KYTC Celebrate $67.5M Grant for I-71/75 Interchange
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao joined Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Secretary Greg Thomas, U.S. Representative Thomas Massie, Boone County Judge Executive Gary Moore and other business leaders and officials on Aug....
Office of Gov. Scott Walker - Wed September 05, 2018
Gov. Announces Completion of $300M Zoo Interchange
Gov. Scott Walker announced Aug. 27 the Zoo Interchange Core is completed on time and on budget. The Core project is designed to last for 75 years and represents a more than $300 million investment to complete the reconstruction of the Zoo Interchange between 70th Street and 124th Street on I-94; along with the work on I-41 between Lincoln Avenue and Watertown Plank Road....
AASHTO Journal - Wed September 05, 2018
Iowa Commission OKs Five-Year Plan
On June 12, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved a five-year, $3.4 billion transportation improvement plan that includes $1.8 billion for “modernizing” the Hawkeye state's existing highway system as well as adding “enhanced highway safety features,” according to the Iowa DOT....
Giles Lambertson – CEG Correspondent - Tue September 04, 2018
What Caused the Genoa Bridge Collapse?
When a 260-ft.-long span of a heavily traveled highway bridge collapsed in Genoa, Italy on Aug. 14, speculative causes of the collapse immediately were flung around like flying debris. The shoot-from-the-hip reaction used to be called "instant analysis" and helped foster public cynicism about the media....
Mary S. Yamin-Garone - Tue September 04, 2018
Work Addresses Notorious 'Kamikaze Curve'
The construction season is in full swing as crews continue working on the city's Prospect Mountain Project. Named after the adjacent Mt. Prospect, this long-term project, currently under way in Binghamton, N.Y., addresses the notorious “Kamikaze Curve” section of New York 17 (Southern Tier Expressway) and replaces the structurally deficient bridges over the Chenango River and at the directional T interchange joining the future I-86 with Interstate 81....
New Jersey Department of Transportation - Tue September 04, 2018
Murphy Admin. Announces $47.3M in N.J. Bridge Grants
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) announced 47 Local Bridge, Future Needs grants totaling $47.3 million to help counties maintain local bridges in a state of good repair. These are the largest bridge grant awards in New Jersey history, almost doubling the amount of funds previously provided to counties across the state....
Office of the Governor of New York - Tue September 04, 2018
Cuomo Announces Opening of New Flyover Highway to Ease Traffic at LaGuardia
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced the completion of a major new roadway flyover that will enhance access and improve traffic flow for travelers driving into LaGuardia Airport. At its opening, the new flyover, located at the Grand Central Parkway's eastbound Exit 7, will be the primary access point for vehicles going to the eastern side of LaGuardia Airport where Delta's gates are located....
