PennDOT - Wed August 27, 2025
Three Roadway Upgrade Projects Start Up Along I-90 Corridor in Erie County, Pa.
A trio of projects to improve safety and service along the Interstate 90 corridor in Erie County, Pa. got under way on Aug. 25, 2025, according to the state Department of Transportation (PennDOT). PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll, along with Brian McNulty, the agency's District 1 executive, said in a news release that the three road projects are in addition to the 100 other efforts previously planned for the northwest region of the state....
Office of Gov. Andy Beshear - Tue August 26, 2025
Kentucky Officials Break Ground On Final Segment of Mountain Parkway
Gov. Andy Beshear joined local, state and federal officials Aug. 18 to break ground on the final section of the Mountain Parkway Expansion — a 13-mi. stretch of new four-lane highway that will connect Salyersville in Magoffin County to Prestonsburg in Floyd County....
IBTTA & Tampa HIllsborough Expressway Authority - Mon August 25, 2025
Tampa Expressway Authority Go Ahead With $752M Plan to Build Improved Infrastructure
In a rapidly growing region like Florida's Tampa Bay, the transportation networks must evolve with intention, according to Gregory Slater, CEO of the Tampa HIllsborough Expressway Authority (THEA)....
Cardinal News - Thu August 21, 2025
Lynchburg, Va.'s Most Congested Intersection Likely to Get Major Upgrade in 2029
Engineers have hit the ground running in their efforts to redesign Lynchburg, Va.'s most congested intersection, while also trying to keep pace as inflation raises construction costs and urban development increases traffic....
CT Insider - Tue August 19, 2025
One Year After Last Summer's Catastrophic Flooding in Conn., Repairs Still Ongoing
On Loughlin Road in Oxford, Conn., less than a half-mile uphill from state Highway 34 and the adjacent Housatonic River, Eightmile Brook is flowing at a languid 250 cu. ft. per second or so. But that is just a trickle compared to the raging, life-threatening flood that it became on the afternoon of Aug....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue August 19, 2025
Calif. Landslide Work Presents Challenge
The California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) emergency $110 million Westport Landslide Complex project is not only repairing the damage caused by landslides to a 1.3-mi. section of State Route 1 (SR 1) in Mendocino County but also is improving the infrastructure to prevent and minimize damage from future storms....
Texas Department of Transportation - Tue August 19, 2025
I-35 Capital Express Central Flood Prevention Project Under Way
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is reconstructing and lowering Interstate 35 as part of its I-35 Capital Express Central project. Work on the $1.1 billion project began in May 2025, with completion anticipated in 2029....
PennDOT - Wed August 13, 2025
PennDOT Announces Extended Road Closure Due to I-80 North Fork Bridges Project
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and Bridging Pennsylvania Constructors (BPC) said Aug. 12, 2025, that the closure of Jenks Street in the town of Brookville will be extended through the summer of 2026 to allow for the partial demolition of the Interstate 80 bridges that pass over the roadway....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue August 12, 2025
Iowa DOT Responds to Growth in Des Moines
In the rapidly growing west end of Des Moines, a $94 million, three-phase construction project is expected to increase traffic flow and increase safety. The Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) is adding another diverging diamond interchange to a rapidly growing list of updated interchanges in the state, expected to number seven in the upcoming years....
Illinois Tollway - Tue August 12, 2025
Ill. Tollway Awards Nearly $44M in July
The Illinois Tollway board of directors on July 28 approved six construction and professional engineering contracts totaling nearly $44 million at its July board meeting, including a contract secured through the use of bid credits for participation in Tollway workforce programs....
