Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu November 30, 2023
Rehabilitation of Quechee Gorge Bridge Under Way in Hartford, Vt.
The rehabilitation of the Quechee Gorge bridge on U.S. Route 4 over the Ottauquechee River in Hartford, Vt., is under way with preliminary work completed and a range of items in the project ahead. Harrison & Burrowes Bridge Constructors, Glenmont, N.Y., is the lead contractor with Tri-State Painting of Tilton, N.H., the first subcontractor....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu November 30, 2023
Hawk Falls Bridge Replacement Proceeds in Pennsylvania
The Hawk Falls Bridge Replacement Project is part of the continuing improvements scheduled for the Pennsylvania Turnpike's Northeast Extension (I-476). This project includes the complete replacement of the Hawk Falls Bridge (NB-610), milepost A-88.59, and the nearby Hickory Run Road Bridge in Carbon County, Pa....
WSDOT - Wed November 29, 2023
Ceccanti Installs Girders for New Elwha River Bridge in Washington State
General contractor Ceccanti has made significant progress on building the new Elwha River Bridge near Olympic National Park in Clallam County, Wash. In February 2023, The Washington State Department of Transportation awarded a $27.65 million contract to the Tacoma-based contractor to build a replacement bridge after the original span served the community for nearly a century....
HDR Inc. - Wed November 29, 2023
Oregon Selects HDR to Upgrade Portland's Burnside Bridge
Multnomah County has chosen HDR as the prime consultant to perform final design services for the Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge project. Located in the heart of downtown Portland, Ore., the $895 million project will replace a nearly century-old structure with a new and seismically resilient bridge designed to have a 100-year service life and high functionality for users....
TxDOT - Wed November 29, 2023
Texas Connector Ramp Closes as Construction Set to Start Up
As part of the ongoing Texas Clear Lanes project at I-610 /Cambridge Street, the Texas Department of Transportation will have a continuous closure at the north and southbound State Highway 288 connector ramp to I-610 South Loop eastbound until Feb....
TxDOT - Wed November 29, 2023
Texas Transportation Commission Approves Historic $345M Investment for 83 Projects
New sidewalks, bikeways and other types of infrastructure will help improve safety and enhance quality of life in Texas communities with approval by the Texas Transportation Commission of more than $345 million for projects across the state....
Idaho Transportation Department - Wed November 29, 2023
Idaho Transportation Department Reevaluating State Highway 16 to Address Its Needs
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) has started the process of reevaluating an environmental assessment of State Highway 16 (SH-16) first completed in 2005. While holding to an approved highway alignment from the 2005 study, other features such as roadway connections and highway capacity will be reevaluated to address the needs of growth through the year 2050....
TxDOT - Wed November 29, 2023
Williams Brothers Begins Clear Lanes Project in Houston
The Texas Department of Transportation was joined by Texas Transportation Commissioner Robert C. Vaughn, Houston City Councilwoman Carolyn Evans-Shabazz and other elected officials, local leaders, community members and TxDOT staff to celebrate the beginning of the Texas Clear Lanes project at State Highway 35 from Griggs Road to Interstate 45/Spur 5....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed November 29, 2023
Swift Action Reopens I-10 in Los Angeles After Fire
Construction crews mobilized quickly in response to a section of the I-10 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles that suffered a massive blaze on Nov. 11 beneath an elevated section of the roadway at a 40,000-sq.-ft....
Aiken Standard - Wed November 29, 2023
Completion of Aiken, S.C.'s Hitchcock Parkway Project Delayed Once Again
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) announced just before Thanksgiving that the expected completion date of the S.C. Highway 118/Hitchcock Parkway in Aiken has once again been delayed — the fourth time that has occurred since the project got under way in 2021....
