CEG - Thu March 07, 2024
J.R. Vinagro Expedites Work to Replace Critical Bridge Over Pawtuxet River
As part of a major effort to improve Rhode Island Highway 37 between the cities of Cranston and Warwick, the state's Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is steering two separate phases of work on the critical east-west freeway....
Mississippi Department of Transportation - Wed March 06, 2024
MDOT Reports Several Central Mississippi Infrastructure Projects Making Headway
Willie Simmons, chair of the Mississippi Transportation Commission and an official with the state Department of Transportation (MDOT), has announced updates to several of the state agency's road and bridge projects across the state's central region....
Brightline - Tue March 05, 2024
Brightline Announces Plans to Open a New Stuart, Fla., Station in Second Half of 2026
Brightline, the intercity high-speed rail line that connects Miami to Orlando, with stops at several other cities along Florida's Atlantic Coast, announced March 4 that it has selected the city of Stuart in Martin County as the site for its next passenger rail station....
Lane Construction - Tue March 05, 2024
Lane Construction Wins $299M Contract for Seminole Expressway/SR 417 Widening Project in Florida
The Lane Construction Corporation, the U.S. subsidiary of Webuild Group, has won a $299 million contract to widen the Seminole Expressway/SR 417 in Seminole County, Fla. The Seminole Expressway/SR 417 is a hurricane evacuation route, and a major portion of the eastern beltway around Orlando....
TxDOT - Tue March 05, 2024
TxDOT Issues Its Statement On Future of I-35 Project
In response to a lawsuit brought by Rethink35 and other opponents of the I-35 Capital Express Central project, TxDOT Executive Director Marc Williams signaled the agency plans to vigorously defend the much-needed project....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue March 05, 2024
Zachry Approaching Finish of Austin Highway Project
Zachry Corporation is months away from completing construction of the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) SH 71 East Corridor project in Greater Austin that is improving road safety and improving traffic flow....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu February 29, 2024
Neel-Schaffer Oversees Mississippi's Massive $212M Highway 57 Project
Construction crews in Jackson County, Mississippi, are working on a $212.6 million effort known as the Highway 57 project. Because of the sheer size of the undertaking, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) is relying on the engineering company Neel-Schaffer Inc....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed February 28, 2024
$300M Chicago Project to Untangle Rail Infrastructure
A multi-faceted $300 million project aimed at untangling southside Chicago's vast railroad and roadway infrastructure is well under construction with Stage 1, a critical step in moving forward, completed, and Stage 2 of Phase 3 well under way....
Missouri Department of Transportation - Wed February 28, 2024
MHTC Selects Contractor for First Improve I-70 Project in Missouri
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC) has selected Millstone Weber as the apparent best-value proposer and design-build contractor of the first project in MoDOT's Improve I-70 Program....
NYC Department of Design and Construction - Tue February 27, 2024
New Storm Sewers, Upgraded Water Mains, Sanitary Sewers to Alleviate Flooding
The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) and NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) announced the completion of a $4.7 million infrastructure project in Westerleigh, Staten Island, that upgraded water mains and sanitary sewers, and added new storm sewers to combat flooding in the area, as well as improvements to roads and sidewalks....
