Wed April 18, 2018
Transportation Department Plans Multiple Projects
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Iowa transportation officials plan to make a near-record $779 million in statewide road improvements for the upcoming construction season. The largest project involves widening 40 miles of U.S....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 18, 2018
Billion-Dollar Freeway in Iowa Progresses
Construction teams in Iowa continue making progress on a dual, divided freeway that will separate through-traffic on I-80 from motorists traveling on I-29, destined for Council Bluffs. The project, which creates I-80 express lanes and I-80/I-29 local lanes, was designed to keep motorists moving during lane closures, maintenance and other interruptions....
Jennifer Rupp – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 12, 2018
New England Motorists Can Travel With Ease on Improved I-93 in New Hampshire
The New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) is in the final stretch of a 14-year, 20-mi. long reconstruction project along I-93. This massive $811.7 million project began in 2006 and will be complete in 2020....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 11, 2018
$152M Binghamton, N.Y., Project Reaches Milestone
Designed to be completed in stages, a complex reconstruction project for NY Route 17 and Interstate 81 in the city of Binghamton, N.Y., is now more than halfway complete. Work is currently under way on the $152 million second phase of Prospect Mountain construction....
Emily Buenzle - Wed April 11, 2018
State DOT Chooses Company for $87.3M Road Widening Project
The Arkansas Department of Transportation recently awarded Manhattan Road and Bridge an $87.3 million widening project on the western portion of I-630 in Little Rock. "We still have a few details to work on, but we could not be happier to have been selected to partner with Arkansas Department of Transportation for this important project," said Manhattan Road and Bridges Vice President of Arkansas Operations Mark Windle....
Tue April 10, 2018
UDOT Begins Construction Work on New I-80 Truck Lane
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) began construction on I-80 west of Park City on April 2. Crews are building a new westbound truck lane between the Jeremy Ranch and Parleys Summit interchange, installing additional wildlife fencing and building a wildlife crossing over I-80 just west of Parleys Summit....
Tue April 10, 2018
DDI Work Begins
Beginning Feb. 22, the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) began a major project to improve operations at I-215 and Redwood Road in North Salt Lake City by building a Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI)....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Mon April 09, 2018
Crews in Three Counties Work on Wekiva Parkway
Construction crews in three counties are continuing work on a 25-mi. toll road that will complete the beltway around Central Florida. The Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) are building the $1.6 billion Wekiva Parkway (SR429) in sections, with the entire road in Lake, Orange and Seminole counties expected to be open to traffic by early 2022....
Emily Buenzle - Mon April 09, 2018
Road Drops 40 Feet After Unexpected Landslide
A landslide destroyed a part of Route 30 in Pittsburgh on April 7. The slide happened early that morning and started when a wall above Route 30 broke, according to PennDOT District 11 Executive Cheryl Moon-Sirianni....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 05, 2018
Reconstruction of I-75 Interchange to Improve Safety, Visibility
Work began last August on the Georgia Department of Transportation's (GDOT) $49 million Reconstruction of I-75 Exits 29 and 22 in Lowndes County. Reames and Son Construction Company Inc. (RSCC) has been executing a variety of road and bridge elements....
