South Mountain Freeway - Tue May 22, 2018
Salt River Bridges Reach New Heights
The longest bridges on the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway, two half-mile-long spans over the Salt River, are quickly emerging in Laveen, Ariz. Construction is now two-thirds complete on these bridges, which will serve growing areas of the southwest Valley when the freeway opens by late 2019....
Collin County - Tue May 22, 2018
Collin County Voters Will Decide 2018 Bond Program in November
The Collin County Commissioners Court unanimously agreed on May 7, 2018, to hold a $750 million bond election come November to help keep pace with county growth. Transportation authorities have estimated that Collin County will need more than $3 billion in roadway expansion and construction over the next decade to deal with increased traffic and rapidly growing cities and towns....
Texas Department of Transportation - Tue May 22, 2018
TTC Approves New Projects
Texas Transportation Commissioners approved more than $258 million in new construction projects including more than $11.1 million approved for the Lufkin District in Shelby, Angelina and Polk counties....
Texas Department of Transportation - Tue May 22, 2018
U.S. 62 Driving Lane Project Will Rehabilitate 23 Miles
A $9.6 million Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) project that will make improvements to eastbound U.S. 62/180 in Gaines County was scheduled to begin April 2. Rehabilitation work will focus on the eastbound driving lane and consist of road surface and base repairs, and an asphalt pavement overlay....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon May 21, 2018
I-95 Work Provides First Responders More Room
Started in February 2017, Archer Western Construction LLC is currently in its second year of work on the Florida Department of Transportation's (FDOT) $89.5 million multi-year project to enhance 6.285-mi....
Thu May 17, 2018
Light Rail Project Receives $75M USDOT Grant
The U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently announced the award of a $75 million grant to the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority for the Tacoma Link Extension Project, which will expand Link light rail to growing areas such as the Stadium and Hilltop District....
Emily Buenzle - Thu May 17, 2018
Crews Rush to Repair Bridge's Broken Cable
Crews are working hard to repair the 1,000-ft. broken cable on the James B. Edwards bridge, which crosses over the Wando River in the Charleston, S.C. area that caused an emergency shutdown on May 14. Officials said the span will be closed down for four weeks for temporary repairs, the Post and Courier reported....
Emily Buenzle - Thu May 17, 2018
Russia Opens Longest Bridge in Europe
"A miracle has come true," said Russian President Vladimir Putin as he inaugurated a 12-mile bridge May 15, that now connects Crimea with Russia. The inauguration ceremony was led by Putin driving a Kamaz truck, which led a string of dump trucks, cranes and more equipment across the bridge into Kerch, Crimea, TASS reported....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu May 17, 2018
Work Begins on $67.5M I-65 Project in Shelby County
Work has begun in Shelby County, Ala., to widen bridges and add lanes to a section of I-65 known for its severe traffic back up in both the morning and evening commutes. The $67.5 million project was awarded as a joint venture to Dunn Construction and Wiregrass Construction and will take place from State Route 3 Interchange (US 31 – Exit 238) in Alabaster to the County Road 52 Interchange (Exit 242) in Pelham....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 16, 2018
MDOT River Bridge Replacement Continues
The Michigan Department of Transportation's (MDOT) $20.5 million U.S. 2 Escanaba River Bridge Replacement in Wells Township of Delta County, a project awarded to Zenith Tech Inc., is scheduled to be completed in October 2018....
