Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu December 28, 2023
Triton Construction Replacing Bridges in Harrisonburg, Virginia
In 1960, Harrisonburg, Va., was a small rural town where construction teams built four bridges to handle the expected traffic for the future at the intersection of Interstate 81 and U.S. 33. The future is now as the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is working with lead contractor Triton Construction of St....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu December 28, 2023
Failing Components Force Lane Closure On Busy Bridge
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) recently closed the westbound lanes of the Washington Bridge, one of the busiest sections of highway in the state, after a consultant inspecting work on the bridge discovered bridge components that were in critical danger of failing....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed December 27, 2023
Peterson-Chase Provides New Surface On LA Highway
Peterson-Chase General Engineering Construction Inc. crews started work on the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) $33 million Interstate 5 Pavement Preservation Project in Los Angeles County on Nov....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu December 21, 2023
Omega Construction Clears Land for Recycling Plant
revalyu Resources, a German multinational firm that recycles plastics and other materials, is investing $200 million to build a plastic recycling facility in Statesboro, Ga., that will be able to recycle close to 200 million lbs....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu December 21, 2023
TDOT Makes Improvements to Clarksville Highway
Although the timeline has changed, the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) continues monitoring long-awaited improvements for State Route 112 (Clarksville Highway). Construction on the $34.4 million project includes widening the route from two lanes to four lanes, with a continuous left turn lane from the Ashland City Highway (SR 12) intersection to the Briley Parkway (SR 155) interchange....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed December 20, 2023
Build Westville JV Builds $1.2B Indiana Correctional Facility
Construction crews with the Indiana-based joint venture, Build Westville, broke ground in October on a $1.2 billion correctional facility in Westville, Ind., touted not only as the largest, but the best....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu December 14, 2023
Crews Craft New D.C. 'Front Door'
Over the past decade, Fort Myer Construction has undertaken significant infrastructure projects that have enhanced Washington, D.C., in both aesthetic and practical ways. Fort Myer is reconstructing a 7.5-mi....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed December 13, 2023
Williams Brothers Creating Connecting Points in Houston
Williams Brothers Construction Co. Inc. continues to make strides on the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) Interstate 610/Cambridge project in the south-central area of Houston, a $117 million Texas Clear Lanes initiative that is reconstructing mainlanes, frontage roads and adding a freeway overpass with eight direct connect tie-ins at I-610/SH 288....
ADOT - Tue December 12, 2023
Broadway Curve Project Reaches Halfway Milestone
Phoenix, America's fifth-largest city, is being transformed by the Broadway Curve project, which is now halfway complete, according to an update from the Arizona Department of Transportation. The project began in spring 2021 and is expected to be completed in late 2024....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 12, 2023
OC 405 Partners Completes $2B Improvement Project
The efforts of OC 405 Partners — a joint-venture of OHLA USA and Astaldi Construction Corporation — led to the completion of the Orange County Transportation Authority's (OCTA) $2.16 billion, I-405 Improvement Project, which had two new regular lanes (one in each direction) and the 405 Express Lanes (two lanes in each direction) open to the public on Dec....
