CEG - Tue February 06, 2024
Crews Perform Work to Open Long-Term Closure On I-610 in Texas
According to the Texas Department of Transportation, the long-term closure of the project at I-610 and Cambridge Street is going to be lifted on Feb. 19. Williams Brothers Construction Co. Inc. continues to make strides on the TxDOT Interstate 610/Cambridge project in the south-central area of Houston, a $117 million Texas Clear Lanes initiative that is reconstructing mainlanes, frontage roads and adding a freeway overpass with eight direct connect tie-ins at I-610/SH 288....
Amtrak - Tue February 06, 2024
Amtrak Awards Contract to Build New Frederick Douglass Tunnel in Baltimore
Amtrak has achieved a major milestone for the Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program with the selection of a Kiewit/J.F. Shea Joint Venture to build the brand new passenger rail tunnel that will serve electrified Amtrak and MARC commuter trains....
Sen. Cruz - Tue February 06, 2024
Lawmakers Push for Expedited Bridge Permitting Process
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar recently led a bipartisan coalition of federal lawmakers representing Texas communities in sending a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging him to quickly implement a key provision they included in the recently enacted 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that advances several international bridge projects in Texas....
WVEC-TV - Tue February 06, 2024
Future I-87 to Link Norfolk, Raleigh Under Way in N.C.; Virginia Part Not Yet Planned
A new interstate stretching from Raleigh, N.C., to Norfolk, Va., is in the works, a project that will eventually make it easier to move people and goods from north to south. The future Interstate 87 would begin in Raleigh and travel eastward in the Tarheel State for approximately 103 mi....
Salem News - Thu February 01, 2024
Peabody Greenway Extension Project in Massachusetts to Include Two Pedestrian Bridges
A major extension of Massachusetts's Peabody Independence Greenway was discussed by city and state officials during a virtual public hearing Jan. 30. The proposed project is to include a pair of pedestrian bridges, with one spanning over U.S....
Ruksana Hussain - CEG Correspondent - Thu February 01, 2024
Florida's Turnpike Enterprise Widens SR 91
Florida's Turnpike Enterprise aims at enhancing connectivity, improving driver safety and facilitating pedestrian access to nearby communities through its commitment in Orange and Lake counties with a $162.3 million project to widen Florida's Turnpike/State Road (SR) 91 from Clermont/SR 50 (milepost 272) to Minneola/Hancock Road (milepost 279)....
Valley Breeze & RIDOT - Wed January 31, 2024
Major Highway Project in North Smithfield, R.I., Progressing On Time, On Budget
The critical Rhode Island Highway 146 renovation project that originally began in 2022 is progressing nicely, state officials have reported, with recently installed center posts and beams now clearly revealing how far the roadway will be raised to allow Sayles Hill Road to pass underneath....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed January 31, 2024
JV Cuts Timeline On $160M Michigan Bridge
Construction on a $160 million bridge and road improvement project in Calhoun County, Mich., will pick back up in spring with work scheduled for four bridges, as well as repaving work. The I-94 project began in October 2022 and includes rebuilding nine bridges and replacing eight....
NJBIZ & Gateway Development Commission - Wed January 31, 2024
Shortlist of Design-Build Teams Invited to Bid On Hudson Tunnel Rail Project in N.Y., N.J
Forward momentum continued for the Hudson Tunnel Project during the fourth week of January as the Gateway Development Commission (GDC), which is managing what has been described as the nation's most critical infrastructure project, announced a major next step....
Rhode Island Current - Wed January 31, 2024
Rhode Island's Governor Takes Steps to Fix Washington Bridge; Disaster Relief Sought
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee is asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to show flexibility on whether the state can qualify for disaster funding in the wake of the abrupt closure of the Washington Bridge's westbound lanes this past Dec....
