Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed September 23, 2020
Easy as ABC
Accelerated bridge construction (ABC) was the method chosen by SEMA Construction to replace the 50-year old Seagoville Road twin-bridges over I-635 in Dallas to minimize the impacts on traffic using the busy highway....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue September 22, 2020
U.S. 101 New Youngs Bay Bridge Project Enters Second Year
The New Youngs Bay Bridge along U.S. 101 linking the cities of Astoria and Warrenton in northwestern Oregon, a crucial link for commuter and commercial traffic, is undergoing a major rehabilitation via a $12.4 million investment to extend its lifespan....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Wed September 16, 2020
New I-16/I-95 Interchange Will Benefit Port of Savannah
Georgia's Port of Savannah is a major East Coast shipping and receiving center, home to the largest single-terminal container facility of its kind in North America. The port is made up of two modern, deep-water complexes: The Garden City Terminal and the Ocean Terminal....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed September 16, 2020
Crews Reach Milestone on Transform 285/400 Project
Three and a half years after construction began on Georgia's Transform 285/400 project, construction crews are nearing a major milestone on the job to improve traffic congestion and enhance safety in the area through the I-285/SR 400 interchange in metro Atlanta....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed September 16, 2020
Wichita's $65M North Junction Rebuild Progresses
Construction crews in Kansas continue making progress on a $65 million undertaking known as The Green Project. Workers are tasked with replacing aging pavement; the structurally deficient bridges over the Little Arkansas River; and the functionally obsolete bridges over Arkansas Avenue and Broadway Avenue....
Giles Lambertson – CEG Correspondent - Wed September 16, 2020
USACE Begins $1B Soo Lock Project
Iron ore-carrying vessels don't do rapids, particularly when heading upstream. To get around them, structures called "locks" are built — sort of stairs for boats. Vessels float into one end, entry gates are closed and the level of water inside the lock is raised or lowered to match the level outside the gates at the other end....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu September 10, 2020
Transforming 66
Work continues on a $2.3 billion construction project designed to convert Northern Virginia's Interstate 66 into a multimodal corridor. The undertaking will reportedly move more people, provide reliable trips and offer new travel options....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Wed September 09, 2020
Beck and Bellucci Leads Way on Bridge Work in Peterborough
The replacement of the Main Street Bridge in Peterborough, N.H., is the main element of a construction project that started this summer and also includes work on Route 202, which intersects with Main Street....
Brian Fraley - Thu September 03, 2020
Great Lakes Dredging Sends Sediment Flying with the Ditch Doctor
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company's Rivers and Lakes Division was faced with sediment-filled ditches and pockets of connecting standing water on a large dredging project in Argenta, Ill. The contractor wanted to consider a new and more efficient approach than the traditional bucket....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu September 03, 2020
Fast-Tracking the Upgrading of I-75
In April, when the spread of COVID-19 initially brought a decrease in the amount of vehicle traffic to Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis directed the state's Department of Transportation (FDOT) to take the opportunity to accelerate a series of critical road and bridge projects already under way....
