AASHTO Journal - Wed February 14, 2024
President Hails Infrastructure Investments in Wisconsin
During a press event at the Earth Rider Brewery in Superior, Wis., President Joe Biden highlighted a $1 billion grant award to the Blatnik Bridge project, which will replace the original structure built in 1961 with a new design that will not only handle higher volumes of motor vehicle and freight traffic but more safely accommodate bicyclists and pedestrians as well....
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority - Wed February 14, 2024
Washington Metro to Begin First Three-Year Modernization Effort Later This Summer
Plans for a series of major capital projects over the next three years were announced Feb. 9 by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), more commonly known as the Metro. In total, the agency will spend $12.4 billion to carry out a six-year modernization of its entire system, Including upgrades to Metro's railcar and railcar facilities, track and structures, station and passenger facilities, bus, bus facilities, Paratransit, business and operations support....
AASHTO - Wed February 14, 2024
Kentucky's New Six-Year Highway Plan Includes 1,300 Infrastructure Projects
Gov. Andy Beshear recently unveiled a 2024 Recommended Highway Plan for Kentucky that includes more than 1,300 transportation infrastructure projects funded via both state and federal dollars. The governor said his proposed highway plan is a "practical action guide" to prioritize road and bridge maintenance projects, as well as new construction over the next six years....
MyCentralJersey.com & DRJTBC - Tue February 13, 2024
Rehab to Begin in 2025 On 1920s-Era Bridge Over Delaware River Between N.J., Pa.
The 92-year-old Uhlerstown-Frenchtown Toll-Supported Bridge over the Delaware River, connecting rural areas of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, is scheduled to be rehabilitated in 2025. That was the word recently from the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC), followed by the body's approval of a contract with WSP USA Inc., an engineering consulting firm in Exton, Pa., to design the work....
City of Atlanta - Tue February 13, 2024
Atlanta DWM Moves Forward With Project to Increase Sewer Capacity, Mitigate Flooding
The city of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management (DWM) has reached a significant milestone to deliver on a decade-long effort to remedy combined sewer overflows and localized flooding in southeast Atlanta....
Mammoet - Tue February 13, 2024
Symbolic Railway Bridge Replaced With World-First Network Arch Bridge
Built more than 100 years ago, and connecting Western and Eastern Europe, the Oder Bridge on the German-Polish border in Küstrin has since been seen as a symbol of Europe coming together. Over time, as bridges get used by heavy transport, they need replacing, and for such a historic railway bridge a special replacement was designed which was to be carried out with minimal disruption to the rail network....
GDOT & WXIA-TV - Thu February 08, 2024
Work Begins to Improve North Druid Hills Road Bridge in Northeast Atlanta
Construction at the North Druid Hills Road bridge in DeKalb County, Ga., in the northeast suburbs of Atlanta, began Feb. 5 before a planned 90-day road closure in March, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT)....
Georgia Ports Authority - Thu February 08, 2024
New $29M Overpass at Port of Savannah to Divert Trucks Away From Neighborhoods
Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) announced plans Feb. 2 to invest $29 million in an overpass linking the Port of Savannah's Ocean Terminal to U.S. Highway 17 in order to keep terminal truck traffic from impacting local neighborhoods....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu February 08, 2024
Six-M Surges Through Maryland Interchange Work
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) has substantially completed a construction project in Baltimore County to improve the MD 151 (Sparrows Point Boulevard) and MD 151 B (Wharf Road) Interchange (BA8605280)....
Panama City News Herald & WMBB-TV - Tue February 06, 2024
FDOT Coordinating Separate Roadway Expansions in Panama City, Panama City Beach
The sounds of roadway construction are a common tune in the adjacent Florida Panhandle communities of Panama City Beach and Panama City along the Gulf Coast. According to Ian Satter, a spokesperson of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), work continues to inch forward on a massive project to expand a portion of U.S....
