Andrea Watts - CEG Correspondent - Thu April 26, 2018
Phase 2 of Route 146/West Main Street Interchange Project Now Under Way
The construction of the replacement bridge that carries Route 146 over the city of Millbury's West Main Street may be the most visible component of MassDOT's Route 146/West Main Street Interchange project, but it's not the only improvement within the project area....
Brian Eason - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed April 25, 2018
Colorado Business Groups Endorse $5B Transportation Plan to Fund Road Work
DENVER (AP) A broad coalition of Colorado business groups has endorsed a $5 billion transportation measure moving through the state legislature, boosting its chances of passage even as top Democrats continued to express “reservations” with the plan....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 24, 2018
ADOT Rolls Out Road Projects for Spring, Summer 2018
Work is continuing on Arizona's largest ever single highway project, with controlled rock blasting scheduled to begin on two segments this spring. The $916 million Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway features 22 mi....
Tue April 24, 2018
ADOT to Improve Pavement Along I-40, I-17 This Summer
Arizona Department of Transportation has started projects that will improve pavement along 182 lane mi. of Interstate 40 and Interstate 17 in the Flagstaff area, addressing deterioration caused by snow and snowplowing, the large number of freeze-thaw cycles the area sees each year and heavy use by commercial vehicles....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Mon April 23, 2018
State's Widening, Dust Detection Project Under Way
A warning system for dust storms — a hazard for motorists in windy parts of America's Desert Southwest — is being built in southern Arizona. Detection of strong winds, along with warnings of possible whiteout conditions and potential vehicle damage from blowing dust and sand are part of a $58.6 million Interstate 10 widening project south of Phoenix and north of Tucson, near Picacho, Ariz....
Mon April 23, 2018
Lane Construction Wins $181M Contract in South Carolina
The Lane Construction Corporation, the U.S. subsidiary of Salini Impregilo Group, has won a $181 million design-build contract to widen Interstate 85 (I-85) in Cherokee County, S.C. In recent months, Lane has won a series of contracts worth $325 million in roadway projects in Virginia and Florida, including the I-264/Witchduck Road Interchange & Ramp Extension project in Virginia Beach, Va.; I-66 in Fairfax County, Va.; and the Suncoast Parkway 2, a new highway leading north of Tampa to become part of a regional corridor along the western coast of Florida....
Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Mon April 23, 2018
N.C. Releases Initial Data of 10-Year Plan
Planning, scheduling and funding its transportation infrastructure is an intricate process for any state, but the North Carolina DOT seems to have initiated a prioritization program to do so that is both efficient and transparent....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 19, 2018
Phase Two of $700M 59/20 Bridges Project Nears Finish
Phase two of the $700 million project to clean up traffic problems in downtown Birmingham is nearing completion as work on phase three continues to progress. The project, known as the 59/20 Bridges, includes widening roads, elevating bridges, constructing new interchange ramps and replacing bridges over portions of I-59/20 and I-65....
Dick Rohland – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 18, 2018
Long-Awaited 'Eagles Nest' Work Soon to Be Complete
Perseverance and patience paid off for a grass roots effort to bring a new and safer alignment to a busy, far northern Minnesota highway filled with a higher percentage of crashes than other, similar roads in the state highway system....
Wed April 18, 2018
Puerto Rico to Invest $652M to Repair Crumbling Roads
Puerto Rico's governor plans to invest $652 million to repair and maintain the U.S. territory's crumbling roads over the next three years. Ricardo Rossello said April 9, that an initial $80 million in local funds will target areas in critical condition, which represent up to eight percent of all roads across the island....
