Bobcat - Wed September 03, 2025
Bobcat Company Highlights Essential Equipment, Partnerships During National Preparedness Month
Bobcat Company and The Salvation Army are spotlighting National Preparedness Month by raising awareness of the importance of emergency readiness. Each September, National Preparedness Month encourages Americans to prepare for disasters or emergencies in their homes, businesses and communities to help keep people safe....
CEG - Wed January 22, 2025
NCDOT's Plan to Reopen Storm-Damaged Interstate 40 By Jan. 1 Hit Snag
Since Hurricane Helene devastated parts of western North Carolina in late September, the response from the state's Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has been relentless. Agency crews have worked hundreds of thousands of hours to help North Carolina's mountainous region recover from the most destructive storm in state history....
Raleigh News & Observer - Mon November 18, 2024
NCDOT Engineers Able to Rebuild Gap in Key Highway Bridge Damaged By Hurricane
The small mountain community of Bat Cave, in the rugged Hickory Nut Gorge southeast of Asheville, N.C., paid a heavy price in late September for being in the path of the remnants of what was Hurricane Helene....
Case Construction Equipment - Thu October 31, 2024
Case Construction Equipment Supports Team Rubicon Hurricane Helene, Milton Relief
In the wake of Hurricane Helene and Milton's devastating impact to the southeastern region of the United States, veteran-led humanitarian organization Team Rubicon is sending volunteer response teams to help with the cleanup....
AASHTO - Tue October 29, 2024
State DOTs Helping Florida in Wake of Hurricane Milton
Several state departments of transportation in the southeast joined National Guard units and other state agency personnel in helping Florida deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Milton; the second major hurricane to strike the Sunshine State and the southeast United States as a whole within just three weeks....
CEG - Wed October 16, 2024
NCDOT Selects Contractor to Begin Making Repairs On Hurricane-Damaged Interstate 40
Of all the roads that need fixing in western North Carolina, none will pose a bigger challenge than Interstate 40 in the Pigeon River Gorge. As a result of Hurricane Helene, the swollen river scoured the earth below the four-lane highway and washed away the eastbound lanes in several places....
CEG - Tue October 15, 2024
Wrecked By Hurricane, Two Tenn. Bridges Being Rebuilt; Memphis-Area Hospital to Expand
Two weeks after Hurricane Helene destroyed two eastern Tennessee highway bridges, the state's Department of Transportation (TDOT) awarded its inaugural progressive design-build (PDB) contract to expedite their reconstruction on Oct....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu October 10, 2024
Rebuilding Process Begins Post-Helene
More than a week after the remnants of Hurricane Helene plowed ashore on Florida's Gulf Coast and drew a bead on Georgia, the Carolinas and Tennessee, causing catastrophic damages and killing more than 200 people, the task of recovery and rebuilding is continuing apace....
CEG - Tue October 01, 2024
Widespread Catastrophic Damage From Hurricane Awaits Repair Crews in SE States
The death toll from Hurricane Helene and its remnants reached at least 116 people in six Southeast states as of noon on Sept. 30, the Associated Press (AP) reported, following the tropical storm's rampage north from the Gulf of Mexico....
CEG - Mon August 05, 2024
Vermont Floods Prompt Sen. Peter Welch to Ask Congress for Federal Aid
Vermont residents awakened Aug. 1 to a quieter weather forecast with no flood warnings following another round of destructive storms earlier in week. Even before floodwaters receded, though, the state's Democratic U.S....
