AASHTO - Tue July 01, 2025
Illinois DOT Wraps $65M I-255 Project in St. Claire County Six Weeks Early
The Illinois Department of Transportation recently completed the $65.4 million second phase of its I-255 project in St. Claire County six weeks early. Finished 47 days ahead of the original anticipated July 31 completion date, the project rehabilitated and resurfaced approximately 3.5 mi....
FFXNow & VDOT - Tue July 01, 2025
VDOT Begins Toll Lane Construction on I-495 NEXT Project in McLean, Va.
After three years of construction on its I-495 Northern Extension (495 NEXT) project, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has begun advancing work on the actual toll lanes. To make way for the new lanes, crews shifted traffic on June 27, 2025, for all four southbound, general-purpose lanes on I-495 (also known as the Capital Beltway Outer Loop) to newly built lanes in McLean, Va., according to FFXNow, an online news source serving Fairfax County, Va....
CEG - Mon June 30, 2025
New $107M Connector Road Opens in Brewer, Maine Linking I-395 to State Highway 9
The long-awaited Interstate 395/Maine Highway 9 Connector finally opened to traffic June 27, 2025, after years of construction. The 6-mi. stretch of road had been in the planning stages for more than two decades and under construction since 2017 north and east of the town of Brewer, across the Penobscot River from Bangor....
Statesboro Herald - Mon June 30, 2025
Statesboro, Ga. Officials Look to Make Major Roadway Upgrades on City's Southeastern Edge
With more than 1,300 housing units planned around Burkhalter Road, Cawana Road and their connecting arteries in Statesboro, Ga., municipal officials are planning for a series of significant road improvements....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed June 25, 2025
From Hudson to Hackensack River
Residents and businesspeople along the Hudson River in New York are used to seeing unusual sights traveling downriver from the Port of Albany toward New York City. However, even experienced river watchers gawked at the sight on Nov....
Jay Nachman - CEG Correspondent - Tue June 24, 2025
California's Butte City Bridge Project Nears Completion
The ribbon cutting for the Butte City Bridge and Viaduct on State Route 162 in Butte City was June 3, 2025, but 3,100 vehicles, including 400 trucks, have traversed the structure since the winter, following a bridge replacement project....
Wyoming Transportation Commission - Tue June 24, 2025
Wyoming Transportation Commission Awards $18.5M in Contracts
The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded $18.5 million in contracts for 11 Wyoming Department of Transportation construction projects during its May 15 regular business meeting. The commission awarded a $13.69 million bid to Cheyenne, Wyo.-based Simon Contractors for a bridge replacement project involving structure work, asphalt paving, aggregate surfacing, traffic control and grading work at various locations within Platte County....
Washington State Department of Transportation - Tue June 24, 2025
Final Stage of SR 167 Completion Project Beginning
The finish line for the State Route 167 Completion Project in Pierce County is getting closer with the selection of a contractor for the fourth and final stage of design and construction. On May 22, 2025, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) announced that Kraemer-Scarsella Joint Venture is the highest scoring proposer for a progressive design-build contract for the remaining 2.6 mi....
CEG - Mon June 23, 2025
Rockslide Floods, Closes Stretch of I-40 Near Tenn.-N.C. Line Damaged by Helene in 2024
Almost nine months after Hurricane Helene heavily damaged Interstate 40 near the Tennessee-North Carolina state line, forcing its closure until March 2024, a rockslide and road flooding on June 18, 2025, has once again shut down the freeway in the same area....
Massachusetts Department of Transportation & CEG - Thu June 19, 2025
MassDOT Approves $18.5B Five-Year Capital Plan; Irish Firm to Rebuild State's Travel Plazas
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) board of directors voted June 18, 2025, to approve the agency's Fiscal Year 2026-2030 Capital Investment Plan (CIP), which includes approximately $18.5 billion in planned transportation investments....
