Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu October 27, 2022
Excavation Near Virginia's U.S. 58 to Pave Way for Safer Traffic
U.S. 58 in southwestern Virginia carries traffic through picturesque scenery, like Jefferson National Forest and topping Lover's Leap Mountain. Although the scenery can be impressive, the curving two-lane roads with steep downhills can test motorists' patience and nerves and is problematic for truckers....
NJ.com - Mon October 24, 2022
Third Lane of Atlantic City Expressway Planned to Fix Notorious Bottlenec
The South Jersey Transportation Authority (SJTA) is planning to widen a two lane, 13-mi. section of the Atlantic City Expressway (ACE) by adding a third lane in both directions along the center median....
GDOT - Tue October 18, 2022
GDOT Reduces Lanes on I-285 in Atlanta for Bridge Demolition, Reconstruction
To further advance Atlanta's Transform 285/400 interchange reconstruction project to final completion, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) closed one I-285 eastbound lane in early October between Roswell Road and Ashford Dunwoody Road to allow contractors to perform bridge demolition and reconstruction at Glenridge Drive, Ga....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue October 18, 2022
Crews Scale Mountainous Terrain to Complete Project
Powell Constructors Inc. began construction of the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) $21.4 million North Sherwin Shoulders Project in April 2021 in mountainous terrain more than 7,000 ft....
Pennsylvania Turnpike - Mon October 17, 2022
PA Turnpike Reopened in Lehigh County Ahead of Schedule
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission announced that the Northeastern Extension (I-476) reopened to traffic between the Lehigh Valley Interchange, Exit 56, and the Mahoning Valley Interchange, Exit 74, after a bridge replacement....
Indiana Department of Transportation - Wed October 12, 2022
INDOT's U.S. 20 Project to Begin in Middlebury, Indiana
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announced the beginning of a major construction project to improve safety and mobility on U.S. 20 in Middlebury between State Road 15 and County Road 35....
Kansas Department of Transportation - Wed October 12, 2022
Kansas DOT Selects 69Express Project Design-Build Team
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) has selected US69 Express Constructors to build 69Express, the state's first express lanes, on U.S. 69 in Overland Park. This project, part of the Eisenhower Legacy Transportation Program (IKE), will be delivered using design-build, which allows construction to start quickly....
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Wed October 12, 2022
Pennsylvania Team Aims to Make Mon-Fayette Expressway a Test Bed for Innovation
When construction gets under way in 2023 on southwestern Pennsylvania's Mon-Fayette Expressway, the new roadway will provide more than a new travel connection for residents of the Monongahela Valley....
Dick Rohland – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 12, 2022
Excavation Highlights New Highway Improvement Work
Surrounded by the rolling farm and prairie land of central Minnesota, road crews are months into an ambitious highway improvement project to widen a 9-mi. section of highway from two to four lanes. This is the first of a two-bid project to add capacity over a 16-mi....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 05, 2022
Peter Scalamandre & Sons Leads Key Long Island Project
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is investing $71.4 million to reconstruct and modernize a key segment of State Route 347. Located in Suffolk County, the project is adding new travel lanes, signals, crosswalks and other improvements to a 2-mi....
