MaineDOT & WGME-TV - Wed August 16, 2023
After Long Delay, Work Begins to Replace Bridge Over Maine's Androscoggin River
The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) has begun on-site construction on the project to replace the Frank J. Wood Bridge, the agency announced July 26. The bridge carries U.S. Highway 201 over the Androscoggin River between the towns of Brunswick and Topsham, northeast of Portland....
AASHTO - Wed August 16, 2023
Kentucky Wrapping Up Work On $51M KY80/461 Project
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) recently held an event to highlight completion of a long-awaited interchange and road widening project that will bring greater safety and less traffic congestion to tourism-rich Pulaski County....
ARTBA - Wed August 16, 2023
ARTBA Reports 222,000 U.S. Bridges Need Repair
More than 222,000 U.S. bridges need major repair work or should be replaced, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's (ARTBA) analysis of the recently released U.S....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 16, 2023
MnDOT Builds First Turbine Ramp in Minnesota
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is overseeing the first of four construction projects tied to the I-494: Airport to Hwy 169 vision. As part of the $377 million dollar undertaking, crews are constructing E-ZPass lanes on I-494 from Hwy 100 to I-35W in each direction and adding a new ramp at the I-35W and I-494 interchange....
Office of Gov. Mike DeWine - Tue August 15, 2023
Ohio Gov. Announces Investments for Silicon Heartland Projects
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) on July 17 announced $90 million for transportation investments in the area surrounding Intel's future campus, known as the Silicon Heartland....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu August 10, 2023
Contractors On Track to Meet First of Two Tight Vermont Project Deadlines
Contractors on a Vermont bridge project are on track to meet the first deadline of a tightly scheduled two-phase job. The North Hero BF 028‐1(30) Bridge 5 project involves replacing the existing bridge concrete deck, which is structurally deficient, with a new bridge deck that meets current design standards....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 09, 2023
GVJV Performs Milling, Paving Operation in Los Angeles
The California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) $103.98 million SR 57 Pavement Replacement Project that is replacing 4.4 mi. of pavement in Los Angeles County began in August 2020 and is expected to be delivered in 2024....
ODOT - Wed August 09, 2023
Oregon Commissioners Approve Projects, 25-Year Plan
The Oregon Transportation Commission met recently in Pendleton for its regular meeting. This is the first time the commission has met east of the mountains since the pandemic paused travel. Commission Approves Oregon Transportation PlanThe commission approved the Oregon Transportation Plan, or OTP, which is the 25-year plan that shapes the state's transportation system....
WSDOT - Tue August 08, 2023
M.J. Hughes to Replace North Fork Lewis River Bridge Deck
Starting in mid-August., Washington State Department of Transportation's contractor, M.J. Hughes Construction Inc., will begin work to repair the northbound I-5 North Fork Lewis River Bridge, just south of Woodland at the Clark and Cowlitz county line....
Vermont Standard & Valley News - Thu August 03, 2023
Vermont's Quechee Gorge Bridge to Finally Begin Rehab
An engineer with the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) told residents and concerned citizens of the Hartford area on July 27 that the overdue improvements to the Quechee Gorge Bridge will finally get started, including preparation and clean-up work from the recent floods, in mid- to late-August and continue through November....
