Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue November 24, 2020
Kilian-Keely JV Completes Major Illinois Rehabilitation Job Ahead of Schedule
Crews in Illinois have put the finishing touches on a major rehabilitation effort that required closing an interstate for one construction season. The $67.3 million I-255 project called for rehabilitating and resurfacing approximately 7 mi....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu November 19, 2020
Middletown Combines Two Projects Into One With Single Prime Contractor
Phase II work is under way on the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) Arrigoni Bridge project. The $46 million undertaking in Middletown/Portland is the result of a 2010 safety report, which found deficiencies in the structure's two main arch spans....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu November 19, 2020
D.C. Takes On Its Largest-Ever Project
In Washington, D.C., work continues on a $453 million undertaking to replace a popular bridge named for a revered abolitionist. The New Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge project, which includes reconstruction of the Suitland Parkway/I-295 interchange, is the largest public infrastructure effort in the District Department of Transportation's (DDOT) history....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed November 18, 2020
Austin Bridge & Road Battles Record Rain on U.S. 82
Austin Bridge & Road LP (ABR) has overcome serious challenges to push forward on the Texas Department of Transportation's highway widening project that covers 20 mi. of highway in Fannin County in order to complete the $71.5 million project in July 2021....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu November 12, 2020
MSU Sings Happy Tune for New Music Facility
Faculty and students at Mississippi State University (MSU) are eagerly awaiting completion of a new structure that will boost the size and quality of the school's music department for years to come....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed November 11, 2020
Willard Airport Updates Entrance, Taxiway
Seventy-five years after its dedication, the University of Illinois — Willard Airport is undergoing several major updates adding up to just shy of $20 million. The airport is one of only two commercial airports in the country owned and operated by an educational institution....
Lori Lovely – CEG Correspondent - Wed November 11, 2020
Kansas' U.S. 169 Project Is Back On
Despite being identified as a number 1 priority, the U.S. 169 reconstruction project in Anderson County, Kan., was placed on delayed status in 2017. "Counties from the Oklahoma border all the way to Kansas City said this project was a priority," said Trisha Purdon, executive director of the Montgomery County Action Council....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed November 04, 2020
Flatiron to Deliver $54M SR 20 Timbuctoo Roadway Project
Flatiron crews are making significant progress on the $54 million State Route 20 Timbuctoo Roadway Project taking place a half-mile east of the Yuba River in eastern Yuba County, Calif. The project, financed by state and federal dollars, began last February, with delivery anticipated in September 2021....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu October 29, 2020
Auburn Culinary Center Set to Open in 2021
As one of the largest single construction contracts in Auburn University's history, the $110 million Tony and Libba Rane Culinary Science Center is expected to be a game changer in the field of hospitality education when it opens in 2021....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 28, 2020
WisDOT Oversees U.S. 12 Project in St. Croix County
Construction for 2020 is nearing completion on a two-year improvement project on U.S. 12 between U.S. 63 and WIS 128 in St. Croix County, Wis. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is overseeing the work, which began in April, and called for resurfacing U.S....
