Thu August 25, 2016
NVTA Adopts $466M Transportation Funding Program
The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) by unanimous consent adopted its FY2017 Program consisting of 12 regionally significant transportation investments, totaling more than $466 million....
Wed August 24, 2016
New York Announces More Than $56M for Local Water Projects
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) New York state will give more than $56 million to local governments in the state's capital region and Mohawk valley to pay for water projects. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the grants Aug....
Wed August 24, 2016
Illinois Tollway to Receive Government Agency of the Year Award from the Illinois Black Chamber of Commerce
The Illinois Tollway will be presented the Government Agency of the Year Award by the Illinois Black Chamber of Commerce (ILBCC) in recognition of the agency's efforts to increase opportunities for African American firms to participate on Tollway projects....
Brenda Ruggiero - Wed August 24, 2016
PennDOT Completes Improvements to Pittsburgh's SR 51
A Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) project that involved safety improvements to SR 51 in Pittsburgh, Pa., was completed under prime contractor Joseph B. Fay Co. The original contract for the Route 51/88 Bridge and Safety Improvement Project was $18.99 million....
Irwin Rapoport - Wed August 24, 2016
PennDOT Converts U.S. 13 to Urban Boulevard
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is working on a $36.5 million project to enhance travel and safety along a 4.3-mi. (7 km) stretch of U.S. 13 (Bristol Pike) between Route 413 and Levittown Parkway in Bristol Township, Bristol Borough and Tullytown Borough....
Wed August 24, 2016
TIGER Grant Allows for Construction of Claymont Transportation Center
Delaware Gov. Jack Markell, U.S. Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), DelDOT Secretary Jennifer Cohan and state and local officials announced a $10 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant award from the U.S....
Brenda Ruggiero - Wed August 24, 2016
Work Continues on $350M Manahawkin Bay Bridge
A $350 million project for the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is expected to continue through 2020. The Route 72/Manahawkin Bay Bridge project began in 2013, and involves the 3-mi. (4.8 km) long causeway that links Stafford on the mainland with Ship Bottom on Long Beach Island....
Tue August 23, 2016
Monument in Place: Terex AC 200 and AC 350 All Terrain Cranes Lift Saarpolygon
It was a moment steeped in history for the Saarland in Germany: On June 7, 2016, a Terex AC 200 crane and a AC 350 crane owned by Steil lifted the 35-meter-long, 60-tonne observation deck for the Saarpolygon together with two other cranes....
Tue August 23, 2016
TxDOT Begins Construction on New Four-Lane Bridge on SH 71 in Bastrop
Construction is starting on a new four-lane bridge on SH 71 over the SH 95 intersection that will replace the existing signalized intersection. The Texas Department of Transportation joined state Sen. Kirk Watson and officials with the city of Bastrop and Bastrop County at the project's groundbreaking ceremony....
Tue August 23, 2016
Gov. Abbott, Officials Break Ground on New Harbor Bridge
Local, state, federal and port officials turned dirt in a symbolic start to the U.S. 181 Harbor Bridge Replacement Project that will result in the longest precast concrete cable-stayed span in the United States and opening the Port of Corpus Christi to the largest ocean-going vessels....
