Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 16, 2024
Wildish Construction Repairs Damaged Bridge on U.S. 101 in Oregon
For a traveler, it's a wish on the bucket list of awesome drives; for a business owner, it's a transportation artery for goods transiting the West Coast; and for a local, it's the twisting, climbing road that leads to everything....
CEG - Wed October 16, 2024
NCDOT Selects Contractor to Begin Making Repairs On Hurricane-Damaged Interstate 40
Of all the roads that need fixing in western North Carolina, none will pose a bigger challenge than Interstate 40 in the Pigeon River Gorge. As a result of Hurricane Helene, the swollen river scoured the earth below the four-lane highway and washed away the eastbound lanes in several places....
Idaho Transportation Department - Tue October 15, 2024
State Highway 53 Interchange Construction Project Begins
The Idaho Transportation Department began construction of an interchange at State Highway 53 and Pleasant View Road near Hauser in early October. Scarsella Bros. Inc. of Kent, Wash., will serve as the contractor....
Idaho Transportation Department - Tue October 15, 2024
Multiyear Construction Under Way to Widen 21 Miles of I-15
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) began construction to widen Interstate 15 to three lanes in each direction between the Northgate and Fort Hall interchanges to accommodate projected increases in traffic volumes....
CEG - Tue October 15, 2024
Wrecked By Hurricane, Two Tenn. Bridges Being Rebuilt; Memphis-Area Hospital to Expand
Two weeks after Hurricane Helene destroyed two eastern Tennessee highway bridges, the state's Department of Transportation (TDOT) awarded its inaugural progressive design-build (PDB) contract to expedite their reconstruction on Oct....
Cardinal News - Tue October 15, 2024
Virginia Transportation Board Cancels I-73 Effort; U.S. 220 Upgrade May Be An Alternative
Virginia's portion of the Interstate 73 project is dead following the Commonwealth Transportation Board's vote in Roanoke in late September to end the oft-discussed but never appropriated chapter in the state's highway infrastructure planning....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue October 15, 2024
Central Texas 183 North Mobility Project Continues
Construction crews in Texas continue their work on the $612 million 183 North Mobility Project, a corridor encompassing U.S. 183 between S.H. 45 and MoPac, one of the most congested roadways in Texas. "Our goal is to manage that congestion and provide a reliable route for transit and emergency response," said Mike Sexton, the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority director of engineering....
CEG - Mon October 14, 2024
Repairs Set for Delaware River Bridge, Makeover Ahead for Second Nearby Span
The historic Skinners Falls/Milanville bridge that once carried traffic across the Delaware River between Pennsylvania and New York, but has been closed for the last five years, is set for emergency repairs later this fall to protect boaters and the waters below....
Streetblogs Mass - Mon October 14, 2024
Boston-Area Rail Commuters Could Be Negatively Impacted If Critical Bridge Is Demolished
The Grand Junction Bridge in Boston certainly does not look like an important piece of infrastructure. Indeed, it is caked in rust and graffiti and half of it has been abandoned, such that when looking down on it from the nearby Boston University Bridge, it is possible to peer straight through its steel lattice structure and see the Charles River below....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu October 10, 2024
Rebuilding Process Begins Post-Helene
More than a week after the remnants of Hurricane Helene plowed ashore on Florida's Gulf Coast and drew a bead on Georgia, the Carolinas and Tennessee, causing catastrophic damages and killing more than 200 people, the task of recovery and rebuilding is continuing apace....
