StreetsblogMASS - Wed March 27, 2024
Massachusetts Looking to Turn Boston-Area Street Into Shared-Use Pathway
The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is moving ahead with plans to transform a portion of the Leo Birmingham Parkway in the western Boston neighborhoods of Allston and Brighton into one with a smaller footprint and a new shared-use pathway....
Rhode Island Public Transit Authority - Wed March 27, 2024
Rhode Island Transit Officials Close 110-Year-Old Bus Tunnel in Providence for Repairs
The bus tunnel that connects downtown Providence to the city's East Side will be closed until mid-September, according to the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA). The East Side Transit Tunnel on North Main Street is set to undergo significant repairs, including improved lighting, increased drainage, structural repairs, patching cracks in the walls and ceiling, and renovations to the 110-year-old structure with the aim of returning it to its original splendor....
Indiana Department of Transportation - Tue March 26, 2024
INDOT Awards $155.6M to Cities, Towns for Various Infrastructure Improvements
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announced March 6 that $155.6 million in federal transportation funding is being awarded to 51 cities, towns and counties in rural portions of Indiana to invest in local road and bridge improvements and sidewalk projects....
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet - Tue March 26, 2024
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Helps State Rebuild Communities Following Devastating Flooding in 2022
As part of ongoing efforts to help eastern Kentucky rebuild after devastating floods hit the region two years ago, Gov. Andy Beshear recently held a press briefing to discuss ongoing community "high-ground" rebuild projects that involve the construction of new homes and surface transportation infrastructure....
Maryland Matters & CEG - Tue March 26, 2024
UPDATE: Recovery Efforts Ongoing in Baltimore Harbor Following Key Bridge Collapse
Recovery efforts resumed Wednesday morning, March 27, at the site of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore for six people who were unaccounted for and presumed dead after an out-of-control cargo ship slammed into a bridge support in the early morning hours of March 26....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Mon March 25, 2024
Londonderry, N.H., New Interchange Project Heads Toward 2024 Finish
After design was completed for three large construction and two building demolition projects in Londonderry, N.H., much of the construction of a new interchange for Exit 4A on I-93 is under way. Weaver Brothers Construction Company of Bow, N.H., was the low bidder with a $45.5 million price tag and became the lead contractor on the project, which has a total project cost of $61.6 million with design and utility relocation costs included; 80 percent of the cost is covered by a federal grant with 20 percent coming from state turnpike toll revenue....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu March 21, 2024
J.D. Eckman Inc. Leads $113M Pennsylvania Bridge Project
PennDOT recently reported on the progress of a bridge replacement project in Lackawanna County, Pa. The contract of $113 million was awarded to J.D. Eckman Inc. , with multiple people in charge of this project....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed March 20, 2024
Crews Begin Final Phase of Houston Project
Phase 7 of the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) seven-phase, $259 million, I-610 West Loop/I-69 Southwest Freeway Interchange improvement project in Houston is on track for summer 2024 finish....
Alabama Department of Transportation News - Wed March 20, 2024
Road Resurfacing Projects Worth $40M to Take Place Across Southwest Alabama in 2024
Making roads safer to drive is the mission of the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) as it continues with its federally aided Maintenance Resurfacing Program statewide. In roads, like life, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure....
Virginia Department of Transportation - Wed March 20, 2024
Construction Begins On $76.8M Upgrade of Wythe Creek Road in Virginia's Tidewater Region
Beginning March 18, building crews with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) started construction on a roadway improvement effort encompassing a portion of Wythe Creek Road/Virginia Highway 172 in Hampton and Poquoson in the southeastern part of the state....
