Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed July 25, 2018
MDOT $1B Modernization Work Under Way
As part of the advance work for the Michigan Department of Transportation's (MDOT) approximately $1 billion plus Interstate 94 Modernization Project in Detroit, a number of bridges are being demolished and replaced between now and the anticipated start of the project in 2022....
Alta - Wed July 25, 2018
Alta Equipment Joins Gordie Howe Bridge Groundbreaking
Alta Equipment Company joined with local, state, national and international officials and business representatives on July 17, to officially break ground on the new Gordie Howe International Bridge at an invite-only ceremony in Detroit....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue July 24, 2018
ODOT's I-77 Bridge Replacement Project Tackles Obstacles, Progresses
As part of the Cleveland Urban Core Projects, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has what it calls the Cleveland Innerbelt Modernization Plan. One of the initiatives in the work is the widening and reconstruction of the I-77 bridge over I-490 and the improvement of I-77 south of I-490 — a $25.6 million contract that was awarded to The Ruhlin Company....
The Associated Press - Mon July 23, 2018
Cracks Found in Pensacola Bay Bridge Now Under Construction
PENSACOLA — Cracks have been found in a portion of concrete being used for a mammoth bridge project in Florida. Cracks have twice halted construction of the $400-million bridge in the last several months, raising concerns about oversight and disclosure from the state....
Jennifer Rupp – CEG Correspondent - Mon July 23, 2018
Pioneer of Toll Roads Receives $225M Overhaul
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission began widening and reconstructing 7 mi. of the Northeastern Extension of the PA Turnpike between Milepost A31 and A38 in Lower Salford, Franconia and Salford townships in Montgomery County earlier this year....
Jennifer Rupp – CEG Correspondent - Thu July 19, 2018
Tobin Bridge —New England's Largest Double Decker — Under Repair in Mass.
The Tobin Bridge in Chelsea, Mass., was erected in 1948-49 at a cost of $27 million. The bridge provides three lanes of passage both north and southbound over the Mystic River. It was designed by J.E. Greiner Co....
University of Maine - Thu July 19, 2018
Engineers Unveil, Test University's Innovative Bridge Girder System
The University of Maine unveiled an innovative, rapidly deployable bridge system July 12 at the Advanced Structures and Composites Center. Engineers, Maine Department of Transportation officials, business leaders, investors, researchers, members from Advanced Infrastructure Technologies (UMaine's licensee for the original “Bridge-in-a-Backpack”) and staff attended the event, at which a bridge span was strength-tested in the laboratory using computer-controlled hydraulic equipment that simulates the heaviest highway truck loads....
Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority - Thu July 19, 2018
RITBA Provides Update on Its Summer 2018 Projects
The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) would like to provide a construction report and traffic advisory update for the upcoming months. There will be multiple RITBA projects in progress....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed July 18, 2018
Delegation Introduces Legislation to Designate I-14 Corridor in Three States
A U.S. Congressional delegation from Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi has introduced legislation that would expand the congressionally designated Interstate 14 corridor across the three states. U.S. Rep....
The Associated Press - Wed July 18, 2018
Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for New International Bridge
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. and Canadian officials touted the friendship between the two countries while acknowledging the economic benefits a new international bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, will bring....
