Brenda Ruggiero - Fri April 01, 2016
$1.4B TxDOT Project Aims to Ease Traffic on I-35 Near Dallas
A major reconstruction project will make a difference for travelers through Denton and Dallas counties in Texas when it is finished. The approximately 30-mi. (48.28 km) project travels through two counties and nine cities, and Phase I will cost $1.4 billion....
Fri April 01, 2016
Massive Multi-Phase Chicago Riverfront Project Underway
The website curbed Chicago is reporting that perhaps Chicago's most significant project in recent memory, the Riverline development is creeping towards reality as crews prepare the empty 7-acre site for future construction....
Thu March 31, 2016
Alaska Officials to Keep Working for Federal Loan for Knik Arm Bridge
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) Alaska officials say they will keep working with federal authorities who turned down a state request for a more than $375 million loan for the Knik Arm bridge project. The U.S. Department of Transportation said it was suspending its review of the proposal, citing issues with traffic and revenue projections....
Chuck Harvey - Thu March 31, 2016
$11.3M Project Will Widen Lake Mohave Roads
Work has begun on an $11.3 million construction project to widen and improve roads to Lake Mohave within Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The plan is to provide wider, smoother roads for an increasing number guests seeking recreation in the area....
Brenda Ruggiero - Thu March 31, 2016
Portion of Interstate 20/59 to Accommodate 160,000 Vehicles
A portion of Interstate 20/59 in Alabama is being reconstructed to accommodate an increased flow of traffic, which currently is the highest rate of traffic flow in the entire state. More than 160,000 vehicles travel this area each day....
Dale White - SARASOTA HERALD-TRIBUNE - Tue March 29, 2016
Artificial Reefs to Turn Riverfront Into 'Living Shoreline'
PALMETTO, Fla. (AP) A crumbling seawall turned out to be the catalyst for a project that will significantly alter the appearance and boost the popularity of Palmetto's riverfront. Pedestrians viewing the Manatee River from the rebuilt seawall flanking the Green Bridge will be able to step onto artificial reefs and peer below at the interacting marine life....
Steve LeBlanc - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue March 29, 2016
Traffic Backed Up? Bridge Out? States Deploy Drones for Answers
BOSTON (AP) - That buzzing sound overhead may soon signal the arrival of the 21st-century version of a guy in a hardhat and bucket truck. State transportation departments are increasingly studying the use of drones for everything from inspecting bridges to clearing car accidents....
Cindy Riley - Mon March 28, 2016
Martin Health System Expands Its Facility
With a targeted completion date of 2018, crews in Port St. Lucie, Fla., are carrying out construction plans that will double the size of the community's private 90-bed, acute care hospital. In 2015, officials from Martin Health and other local leaders took part in the groundbreaking for Phase II of Tradition Medical Center....
Irwin Rapoport - Fri March 25, 2016
Project Linking Ohio, Ky. Reaches 80 Percent Completion
Built in 1922 to link Ironton, Ohio, and Russell, Ky., the Ironton-Lawrence Bridge spanning the Ohio River levee, six rail lines and city streets is being replaced by the Ohio Department of Transportation via an $81.4 million contract that was awarded to the Brayman Construction Corporation....
Fri March 25, 2016
Construction Crews Uncover Cannon
Local North Carolina news affiliate WNCN is reporting that construction workers discovered what appears to be a cannon near the Federal Courthouse on Water Street in downtown Wilmington last week. The artifact was discovered around 4 p.m....
