WSDOT - Tue May 03, 2022
Metro Council Approves I-205 Design Project in Oregon
The Metro Council approved amendments to the 2018 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) and the 2021-2026 Metro Improvement Program (MTIP) to add the preliminary engineering phase of the I-205 Toll Project to the guiding regional transportation documents....
WSDOT - Tue May 03, 2022
Scarsella Bros. Crews Perform Emergency Slide Work On SR 112
One week after reopening State Route 112 near Clallam Bay following a landslide, work began approximately 15 mi. east to reopen a second site near Jim Creek. Washington State Department of Transportation's emergency contractor, Scarsella Bros., started site preparations on SR 112 at milepost 32....
Caltrans - Tue May 03, 2022
California Allocates More Than Half Billion Dollars for Projects
In an effort to maintain and upgrade transportation infrastructure in the state, the California Transportation Commission (CTC) recently allocated $578 million for projects throughout the state. Senate Bill (SB) 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, accounts for $317 million, more than half of the funding....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Tue May 03, 2022
J. McLoughlin Engineering Co., Sema Complete Southern California Highway Project
The Public Policy Institute of California estimates that over the next 25 years, the population in Southern California will grow by 25 percent, while freight will rise approximately 75 percent. The massive increase in freight traffic is related to more deliveries at the ports in San Pedro and Long Beach....
SCDOT & CEG - Mon May 02, 2022
SCDOT Awards Contract to Finish Berlin G. Myers Parkway in Summerville
Motorists and residents traveling in Summerville, S.C., will finally see a relief in traffic congestion on the Berlin G. Myers Parkway as construction to build the last few miles of the roadway is on the way....
Pocono Record & PennDOT - Mon May 02, 2022
PennDOT Performing Massive Rebuild of I-80 Interchange in East Stroudsburg
The East Stroudsburg interchange at Interstate 80 is undergoing a major construction rehabilitation, which is to include roadway expansion, new bridges and multiple traffic roundabouts in the northeastern Pennsylvania city — all to stay in step with the community's growth and development....
Ruksana Hussain - CEG Correspondent - Thu April 28, 2022
Central Florida's SR 417 Undergoing Capacity Improvements for Better Traffic Flow
One of central Florida's busiest expressways is undergoing capacity improvements to better traffic flow in the area. The southern corridor of SR 417 (Central Florida GreeneWay) will increase from four to six lanes as part of Central Florida Expressway Authority's (CFX) State Road 417 Corridor Capacity Improvements Project from International Drive to State Road 528....
Claremont Eagle Times - Thu April 28, 2022
New Hampshire to Temporarily Open Route 12 Near Charleston as Engineers Rethink Road Work
As a temporary measure, New Hampshire highway officials will reopen state Route 12 through Charlestown to vehicles at the end of May while engineers develop a new long-term plan to stabilize the road, weakened by heavy rains last summer....
The City of Burlington & Seven Days - Wed April 27, 2022
Burlington, Vt., City Council Finally OKs Contract to Build Champlain Parkway
At its meeting April 25, the Burlington City Council unanimously approved a $45 million contract to build the first phase of the Champlain Parkway, a landmark moment in the decades-long effort to get the Vermont roadway built....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 27, 2022
Koss Construction Leads Nebraska's U.S. 275 Widening
The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) is overseeing an approximately $38 million project designed to improve reliability, mobility and safety along a stretch of U.S.-275. The U.S.-275 Scribner – West Point segment of the expressway is expanding approximately 18.5 mi....
