Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Wed December 21, 2022
Scenic Watauga River Getting New Bridge Along Mountainous N.C. Highway
A construction project began earlier this year in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains to expand a critical roadway and replace an aging bridge to help lessen traffic congestion in a much-traveled part of the state....
NCDOT & CEG - Mon December 19, 2022
NCDOT Accelerates Timeline for Building Coastal Region's Hampstead Bypass
After a series of delays to the overall project, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has announced that construction of the second part of the Hampstead Bypass on U.S. Highway 17 near the southeast coast will now begin sooner than originally planned....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 13, 2022
DGC Crews Move Passing Lanes Project Forward
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is investing a fair amount of money into upgrading highways in the Yuba County area and one of them is the $131 million State Route 70 Safety Improvement and Passing Lanes Project that is being constructed by DeSilva Gates Construction (DGC)....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed December 07, 2022
Crews Find Link to Past During I-94 Widening Project in Michigan
I-94 is a northern route connecting two of America's largest cities — Chicago and Detroit. This interstate passes near Kalamazoo, a city of about 75,000, and connects with State Road 131, one of the major north-south expressways in the state....
Hopkinton Independent & MassDOT - Mon December 05, 2022
As I-495/I-90 Interchange Work Progresses, Hopkinton, Mass., Bridge to Stay Closed
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) recently held a virtual meeting detailing the beginning of the construction phase of the remodeled interchange between Interstate 495 and Interstate 90, which straddles the towns of Hopkinton and Westborough southwest of Boston....
UDOT - Wed November 30, 2022
Officials Laud Second Largest State Project Milestone
The Utah Department of Transportation announced in November that a new U.S. 89 interchange at Antelope Drive in Layton is now open. Crews members working for UDOT, as well as local officials, celebrated the construction milestone....
WACH-TV FOX 57 - Wed November 30, 2022
Street Construction Worth $23M in Columbia, S.C., to Boost Safety Around USC Campus
A multi-million-dollar road construction project designed to boost safety for pedestrians and bike-riders near the University of South Carolina (USC) campus in Columbia has been given the green light after a more than five-year hiatus due to funding issues....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed November 30, 2022
Crews Construct Caltrans' Longest Single Span
A joint venture consisting of Teichert Construction and MCM Construction Inc. began construction on the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) $63.9 million State Route 70 Corridor Improvement Project in June 2021, which covers the 4-mi....
Thomasville Times - Wed November 30, 2022
New West Alabama Highway to Utilize Fast-Paced Construction Method
The proposed West Alabama Highway, as the new four-lane route from Thomasville to Moundville is called, is on a fast-track schedule, according to Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) officials speaking to a group of elected officials and others in Thomasville earlier in November....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Mon November 28, 2022
TDOT Works to Ease Congestion On I-24 in Chattanooga, Tenn.
In Chattanooga, Tenn., construction crews continue their work on the $32 million I-24 interchange project at Broad and Market streets. The goal is to enhance the safety and operation of the interstate, while improving access to U.S....
