AED - Wed May 30, 2018
AED Chairwoman Makes Call to Action on Infrastructure
On May 15, 2018, on the grounds of the United States Capitol, AED's 2018 Chairwoman Diane Benck of West Side Tractor Sales Co. demanded congressional action to invest in the nation's crumbling infrastructure....
Robert Damora – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 30, 2018
Project Breathes New Life Into an Old Street
For years, Franklin, Ind.'s Jefferson Street was in dire need of revitalization. With population growth, new commercial businesses moving in and the vexing issue of traffic, it goes with saying that the old Jefferson Street needed a new lease on life....
Jennifer Rupp – CEG Correspondent - Tue May 29, 2018
DRBA Aims to Create Safer Delaware Memorial Bridge
Multiple efforts are taking place simultaneously to make the Delaware Memorial Bridge and connecting highway a safer, more reliable thoroughfare now and in the future. From widening interchanges and rehabilitating ramps to new suspension ropes and a dehumidification system, these improvements will ease travel for the millions of motorists traversing between Delaware and New Jersey each year....
Emily Buenzle - Tue May 29, 2018
Artist Captures Essence of Highway Rebuild After Flood
Artist Beth Stade has been commissioned by the Colorado DOT to create mementos for key stakeholders following the completion of the U.S. 34 reconstruction project. The $280 million project was a result of a flood in 2013, and included rerouting the highway through Big Thompson Canyon to separate it from the Big Thompson River, the Reporter-Herald reported....
PennDOT - Fri May 25, 2018
Gov. Wolf Announces Funding Increase for Municipal Projects
Gov. Tom Wolf announced the distribution of nearly $489 million in 2018 liquid fuels payments to municipalities through the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to help them maintain local roads and bridges....
Associated Press - Thu May 24, 2018
Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion Grows
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) The future Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel expansion will widen the tunnel to four lanes instead of three. The Virginian-Pilot reported that the land sections of I-64 also will have three lanes in each direction....
Associated Press - Thu May 24, 2018
NTSB Confirms Cracks May Have Contributed to Deadly FIU Bridge Collapse
Federal investigators looking into the collapse of a pedestrian bridge in Florida that killed six people earlier this year confirmed May 23, 2018, that they are focusing in part on the emergence of cracks in the structure before the accident....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu May 24, 2018
Crews Finish Boston's Commonwealth Avenue Bridge Ahead of Schedule
A bridge replacement project in downtown Boston that once would have taken several years to complete was traffic-ready after only days of closure. The bridge, owned by the city of Boston, carries 22,000 vehicles daily on Massachusetts Avenue, running over Commonwealth Avenue below, and is the most heavily used bus route in Boston....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 23, 2018
VDOT's $58M Jones Branch Connector Project Proceeds According to Schedule
Crews from Archer Western Contractors LLC began work in January 2017 on the Virginia Department of Transportation's (VDOT) $58 million Jones Branch Connector project that will connect Jones Branch Drive to Route 123 (0.5-mi.) in Northern Virginia's Fairfax County....
Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Wed May 23, 2018
Downtown Winston-Salem's Business 40 Seeing $99 Million Makeover
Winston-Salem, N.C., has been undergoing a major transformation for 25 years. Once known primarily as home to one of the world's largest manufacturers of cigarettes and other tobacco products, this dynamic mid-size city of 243,000 people is now regarded more for being a center of emerging technologies and a home to one of the South's most exciting and diverse arts communities....
