Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Fri September 24, 2021
Crews Prescribe Diverging Diamond Interchange to Remedy Woes in Maryland
A project to enhance safety and increase capacity at an interchange in Frederick County, Md., continues toward an early 2023 completion date. Under the direction of the Maryland Department of Transportation's State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA), construction began in fall 2018 at the I-270 (Washington National Pike) and MD 85 (Buckeystown Pike) Interchange....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed September 22, 2021
Almeda-Genoa Constructors Rebuilds $815 Houston Highway
Having started work on the $815 million, 10.3-mi. SH 288 Toll Lanes Expansion Project (Drive288) in Houston — an initiative of the Blueridge Transportation Group (BTG) the developer, in partnership with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and their joint- venture partners, Almeda-Genoa Constructors (AGC) — construction crews are eyeing the end of this year for the completion of the massive undertaking....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue September 21, 2021
Wildish Construction Replacing 70-Year-Old Bridge in McMinnville
A $38 million project in Oregon's Yamhill County will replace a 70-year-old bridge with a new, wider bridge designed to accommodate the growing vehicle and pedestrian traffic on the main access into the city of McMinnville....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu September 16, 2021
Crews Work to Complete $26M BTW Magnet School
For years, educators have dreamed of building a facility that would fully meet the needs of gifted students in Montgomery, Ala. That vision has finally been realized, as crews work to complete the new Booker T....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed September 15, 2021
Crews Install Largest Concrete Beams Manufactured in Midwest On Tri-State Tollway's $4B Project
Crews in Illinois are carefully choreographing the placement of the largest concrete beams ever manufactured in the Midwest, as they continue reconstructing the Central Tri-State Tollway. The task under way is anything but routine....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue September 14, 2021
Ruhlin/Shelly and Sands JV Begins Largest Project in ODOT District 4's History
In Summit County, Ohio, work has begun on a $161 million project that will make significant improvements around the Akron Beltway. The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is overseeing the work, the largest in District 4 history, which includes a mix of roadway improvements and bridge replacements on I-76, I-77 and Route 8 in Akron....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu September 09, 2021
Construction Team Transforms Congested Freeway in Northern Virginia
Motorists navigating the bustling 495 beltway around Washington, D.C., know they are taking their chances when they exit onto I-66 that services the growing cities of northern Virginia. Bottlenecks and slowdowns are commonplace....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed September 08, 2021
Granite Provides Infrastructure for Massive Energy Project
Motorists traveling east from Palm Springs and Indio, Calif., on I-10 into the desert have been frequently known to mutter, "There's a whole lot of nothing out here." That conversation is changing to "there's a whole lot of something going on out here."Granite Industrial, a subsidiary of California-based Granite Construction Inc....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu September 02, 2021
McLendon Enterprises Upgrades Hillcrest Parkway
Crews from McLendon Enterprises Inc. broke ground on the city of Dublin's $12,105,455.90 Hillcrest Parkway on Dec. 27, 2019, a project that should be delivered in 28 months. "The project has been described by city officials as the most needed and most ambitious projects for Dublin in recent decades," said Miles Cason, McLendon's project manager....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed September 01, 2021
MDOT I-75/M-46 Rebuild Includes Removing Dangerous Dip
As road construction goes, the I-75/M-46 rebuild project in Saginaw County, Michigan, is fairly standard — with one exception. The $61.5 million job that includes a new interchange and bridge also calls for filling in 22 ft....
