Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue January 21, 2025
Caltrans SR 2 Emergency Highway Repairs Proceed
Aside from stressing residents, the winter and spring storms the past two years (not to mention the wildfires around Los Angeles) have really tested the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), which faces damaged roads and related infrastructure around the state....
Ruksana Hussain - CEG Correspondent - Thu January 16, 2025
Kokosing Works On $101M I-81 Widening Project in Virginia
The Virginia Department of Transportation's (VDOT) Interstate 81 widening project impacting northbound and southbound lanes between mile markers 221 and 225 in Augusta County in Staunton, Va., is on track to be completed in 2027, reducing vehicular congestion and enhancing safety and capacity by adding a third lane and widening and rehabilitating five bridges....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue January 14, 2025
Illinois Tollway $534M I-490 Project Continues
With a significant amount of work behind them, construction crews in Chicago continue tackling a complex project that will provide a full-access interchange connecting the new I-490 Tollway to the Illinois Route 390 Tollway....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu January 09, 2025
PA Turnpike Work Preps for the Future
The Pennsylvania Turnpike, America's first superhighway, opened in October 1940; it served as the standard for America's highways, predating the Interstate Highway System by 16 years. Today, the turnpike stretches 550 mi....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed January 08, 2025
Latest Multi-Faceted I-5 Project in Washington State Under Way
Work is under way on yet another project in the Washington Department of Transportation's (WSDOT) ongoing efforts to revitalize Interstate 5 in King and Snohomish counties — a corridor it describes as "a lifeline that people and commerce count on every day."The $203 million project is made possible through federal funds from the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the 2003 Transportation Partnership Account (TPA) and the 2005 Nickel Program....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu January 02, 2025
$954M Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project Continues
Seventeen years after construction began on the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is about to award the final contract. "We're expecting C.J. Mahan, the external approach wall contractor, to be off site in the summer of 2026," said Joseph Cotton, project manager for the U.S....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 31, 2024
Crews Orchestrate $41.3M Randy Owen Center for Performing Arts Project
Envisioned as a beacon of creativity, the Randy Owen Center for Performing Arts at Jacksonville State University (JSU) will pay tribute to the beloved country music star when it opens late next year. The $41.3 million project, located on the school's campus in Jacksonville, Ala., includes construction of the much-anticipated Phil and Denise Webb Performance Hall....
Ruksana Hussain - CEG Correspondent - Tue December 31, 2024
Gerald Ford Airport $135M Terminal Enhancement Project Improves Core Capacity
Michigan's Gerald R. Ford International Airport is undergoing a $135 million Terminal Enhancement Project (TEP) from 2024 to 2027 as part of a larger capital campaign to improve the terminal core capacity of the airport serving Kent County and all of west Michigan....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Mon December 30, 2024
ODOT Oversees $32.6M SR21 Rehabilitation
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is overseeing a significant rehabilitation of State Route 21 that will serve commuters, commercial traffic and residents of Wayne County. The $32.6 million undertaking will reconstruct 5.86 mi....
Brittney Christopher – CEG Correspondent - Thu December 26, 2024
Washington Bridge in Providence, R.I., Undergoes Demolition
Located in the heart of Rhode Island and recognized as one of the largest structures in the state, the Washington Bridge, which spans over the Seekonk River, faces complete demolition and reconstruction, beginning several months ago with the westbound span....
