Roadwork

ADOT - Wed July 26, 2023

Arizona Utilizing First-of-Its-Kind System for State On Highway

Motorists driving Interstate 17 north of Phoenix over the last year have seen crews moving dirt and blasting rock to make way for a wider and safer 23-mi. stretch of highway between Anthem Way and Sunset Point, as part of the I-17 Improvement Project....

Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed July 26, 2023

Pulice Boosts Capacity On Texas Highway

The Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) $606 million I-35 Capital Express North in Austin is one of two ongoing projects for the multi-billion dollar I-35 Capital Express Program that was design to help improve traffic flow in the growing city....

Virginia Department of Transportation - Tue July 25, 2023

Virginia DOT to Open 10 Miles of I-95 Express Lanes Fredericksburg Extension in August

To reduce congestion on the Interstate 95 corridor through Stafford County, Va., and the Fredericksburg area, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and Transurban North America will partially open a 10-mi....

WFVX-TV & MaineDOT - Mon July 24, 2023

Work Progressing On New I-395 to Maine Route 9 Connector Road Near Bangor

The Interstate 395 extension that spans from Maine Route 1A in Brewer to Rt. 9 in Eddington is starting to take shape, officials with the state's Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) said recently....

Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu July 20, 2023

FDOT's $61M Polk Parkway Widening Under Way

Although construction won't be completed until mid-2024, workers in Polk County, Fla., are making steady progress on the Polk Parkway/SR 570 widening project. The $61 million undertaking will provide increased capacity on the roadway for local commuters, as well as visitors and freight customers....

280 Living - Wed July 12, 2023

ALDOT Plans to Build New $120M Interstate Exit in Hoover, South of Birmingham

Construction of the new Exit 9 on Interstate 459 in Hoover, Ala., is scheduled to begin in 2025 and be completed in 2027, Hoover Assistant City Engineer Blake Miller told the local chamber of commerce recently....

Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed July 12, 2023

Ortiz Enterprises Upgrades One of U.S. Busiest Freeways

Ortiz Enterprises Inc. is looking to deliver the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) $41.5 million I-405 Western Avenue to Crenshaw Boulevard Auxiliary Lanes Project in Torrance this fall....

GDOT - Mon July 10, 2023

Crews Wrap Project Four Years Ahead of Schedule

The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) announced its second Major Mobility Investment Program (MMIP) project has been completed ahead of schedule. The I-85 Widening, Phase 2 project expanded I-85 north and southbound from two to three lanes between State Route (SR) 53 and U.S....

Balfour Beatty - Mon July 10, 2023

Balfour Beatty Awarded $36M Highway Project in Columbus County, N.C.

Balfour Beatty was awarded an approximately $36 million contract on behalf of North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) to reconstruct the junction of state highways N.C. 87 and N.C. 11 near Sandyfield, which is northwest of Wilmington, N.C....

Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Mon July 10, 2023

Mississippi's I-59 Receives $67M Makeover

A $66.75 million project to improve one of the worst concrete roadways in Mississippi is almost 50 percent complete and on schedule, said Scott White, district construction engineer with Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT)....