Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu September 05, 2024
Substantial West Virginia Project Nears Completion
A West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) project involving the widening of Interstate 64 and major upgrades to the Nitro-St. Albans bridge is nearing completion. This is located between Nitro and Scott Depot, W....
Alabama Department of Transportation - Wed September 04, 2024
ALDOT Monitoring Highway Repairs, Replacement Projects
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is set to begin a repair project on state Highway 41 in the southwestern part of the state following a significant landslide in 2023. Initial work at the site got under way in June, according to the agency, with the bulk of the road rehabilitation set to start Sept....
ARTBA - Wed September 04, 2024
Slow, Steady Progress Repairing America's Bridges, According to Latest Federal Government Data
Nearly 221,800 U.S. bridges need major repair or replacement, an American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) analysis of recently released federal government data shows. Placed end-to-end, these structures span over 6,100 mi., or the equivalent of every mile of urban and rural interstate in California, Florida and Illinois....
Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate & Louisiana DOTD - Wed September 04, 2024
Work on the Caddo Lake Highway Bridge in Mooringsport, La., Nearing Completion
More than a year of detours will soon be in the rearview mirror of motorists traveling over the Caddo Lake Bridge on Louisiana Highway 1 in the community of Mooringsport, northwest of Shreveport. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced Aug....
CEG - Wed September 04, 2024
New York City Set to Repair Delaware Aqueduct Tunnel Leaks Starting in October
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is set to begin essential repairs on Oct. 1 to the Delaware Aqueduct in the Hudson River Valley by temporarily shutting down the Rondout to West Branch Tunnel (RWBT) until June 2025....
CEG - Tue September 03, 2024
VTrans Discusses Options to Replace Bridge Deck On Vermont Highway 16 in Glover
On Aug. 22, officials in the small, northern Vermont town of Glover learned from the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) about its proposal to replace a bridge road deck that carries vehicle traffic along state Highway 16 through the Orleans County community....
Connecticut Post & CTDOT - Tue September 03, 2024
Crews Move Swiftly to Replace I-95 Overpass Destroyed by Fiery Truck Crash in Norwalk, Conn.
Construction on the $20 million Fairfield Avenue overpass spanning Interstate 95 in Norwalk, Conn., is taking shape, the Connecticut Post (CTPost) in Bridgeport reported Aug. 29. The replacement project was needed as the result of severe damage to the old structure due to its being struck by an oil tanker truck last spring, which caused a fiery crash that led to the bridge's demolition....
CDOT - Tue September 03, 2024
DDI Intersection Project Starts in Colorado Springs
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) began a $46 million effort in late July to build a more efficient intersection in Colorado Springs at the junction of Colorado Highway 21/South Powers Boulevard and Airport Road, the state agency announced....
The Associated Press & Baltimore Banner - Tue September 03, 2024
Maryland Officials Award Kiewit Infrastructure $73M to Build First Phase of New Key Bridge
Maryland transportation leaders approved a contract Aug. 29 for rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge several months after the 1.6-mi-long steel span collapsed into the Patapsco River under the impact of a massive container ship that lost power and crashed into one of its supporting columns....
KNSD-TV - Tue September 03, 2024
San Diego Sales Tax Hike to Benefit Infrastructure Upgrades
The San Diego City Council unanimously approved a ballot measure in late July which, if approved at the polls on Nov. 5, would increase the city's sales tax by 1 percent per dollar to help pay for broad infrastructure and municipal services....
