Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu February 11, 2021
Tunnel Paving Project Finishes in Record Time in Virginia
Virginia's Hampton Roads metro area consists of Newport News, Chesapeake, Virginia Beach and surrounding areas, with a metro population of 1.6 million people. The region embraces significant water access to the Atlantic Ocean and straddles the James, Nansemond and Elizabeth rivers....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu February 11, 2021
Jersey Awaits Its 'Direct Connection'
In an effort to improve safety and reduce traffic congestion at the intersection of I-295, I-76 and Route 42, crews in Camden County, N.J., are hard at work on the multi-year Direct Connection project....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed February 10, 2021
Joint Venture Takes on Texas Harbor Bridge Project
Crews from the joint venture of Flatiron/Dragados LLC (FDLLC) are working hard to complete the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) design-build, $802.9 million U.S. 181 Harbor Bridge Project (HBP) in Corpus Christi....
Ruksana Hussain - CEG Correspondent - Tue February 09, 2021
Clearwater Construction Gives Expert Treatment on Wastewater Project
When the city of Lewiston, Idaho, decided to rehabilitate its wastewater treatment plant for energy and cost efficiency, Spokane, Wash.-based Clearwater Construction and Management LLC undertook what would be its, and the city's, largest such project to date....
Lori Lovely – CEG Correspondent - Thu February 04, 2021
Hon. William Everette Lewallen Memorial Bridge Gets Replacement
Clinton, Tenn., is getting a new bridge. Rather than replace the existing, aging truss bridge, Mark Nagi, Tennessee Department of Transportation community relations officer of Region 1 in eastern Tennessee, said "replacement was the preferred alternative to a restoration [or] repair for the crossing," in part because this option imposes a less significant impact on the motoring public, but also because a new bridge will enjoy a longer service life than a restored older bridge....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu February 04, 2021
Iconic Bridge Project in Tuscaloosa Nears Finish
An $83.4 million project featuring an iconic cable-stay arch bridge is nearing completion in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is overseeing the construction, which calls for additional lanes on Interstate 20/59, along with a single point urban interchange (SPUI) on McFarland Boulevard (U.S.-82) directly below the interstate....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed February 03, 2021
Easing Missouri/Arkansas Border Bottleneck
Crews are working six days a week on a $70 million project that will complete the final 5 mi. of I-49 in Missouri between Pineville and the Missouri/ Arkansas border. When the I-49 Connector is completed, I-49 will stretch 290 mi....
Brian Fraley – FRALEY CONSTRUCTION MARKETING - Mon February 01, 2021
UMA Supports South Carolina Manufacturer's Expansion with Micropiles
Specialty subcontractors like UMA Geotechnical Construction Inc. (UMA) rarely get the credit, but the work they do often lays the foundation for stimulating the global supply chain. The North Carolina-based contractor worked two shifts to install more than 300 micropiles to support a fabrication facility addition for a manufacturer in Goose Creek, S.C....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu January 28, 2021
Allan Myers Leads MD 97 Relocation Construction Project
The Maryland Department of Transportation's State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) continues work on the MD 97 (Georgia Avenue) Relocation Construction Project in the town of Brookeville, which is in Montgomery County....
AZ DOT - Wed January 27, 2021
Loop 303 Freeway Widening Project Progressing Forward
A project to widen a stretch of Loop 303 in the northwest Valley is underway as crews begin construction of bridge supports near the future Jomax Parkway. The Arizona Department of Transportation is managing construction of the $20.3 million regional freeway project, which is designed to improve capacity for current and future traffic needs by adding a third lane in each direction along Loop 303 between Happy Valley and Lake Pleasant parkways in Peoria....
