Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue September 08, 2020
Flatiron Works to Rebuild I-820 East Loop in Fort Worth
Construction of the $177 million, I-820 East Loop project in the Greater Fort Worth Area has made significant progress since the project broke ground in late July 2018 as part of the state's Texas Clear Lanes initiative to alleviate traffic congestion in a heavily traveled part of the Dallas-Fort Worth roadway system....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu September 03, 2020
Fast-Tracking the Upgrading of I-75
In April, when the spread of COVID-19 initially brought a decrease in the amount of vehicle traffic to Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis directed the state's Department of Transportation (FDOT) to take the opportunity to accelerate a series of critical road and bridge projects already under way....
WROC - Wed September 02, 2020
Roundabout in Victor, N.Y., Now Expected to Open in October
Adjustments to construction plans on a traffic circle in the upstate New York town of Victor mean the road won't reopen until at least October, according to New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) officials....
The Times and Democrat - Tue September 01, 2020
Two South Fork Edisto River Bridges in South Carolina to Undergo Complete Upgrades
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) proposed to replace the existing U.S. Highway 301 (Bamberg Road) southbound bridge over the South Edisto River in Bamberg and Orangeburg counties and the adjacent Bobcat Landing Road (State Road 439) bridge in Bamberg County....
Tuscaloosa (AL) News - Mon August 31, 2020
ALDOT Begins Upgrades to U.S. Highway 82 Near Tuscaloosa
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has begun the first of a pair of road improvement projects this year on U.S. Highway 82 in Tuscaloosa County. Work got under way Aug. 31 to resurface a 5.34-mi....
Moulton Advertiser - Mon August 31, 2020
Lawrence County Approves Rebuild Alabama Funding to Improve Rural Roads
The Lawrence County Commission recently approved a Rebuild Alabama 2021 road improvement plan for the county, to be funded from state revenue following the increase in the state's gas tax revenue passed in 2019....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu August 27, 2020
Maryland Looks to Unclog Long-Time Bottleneck
The construction of the Baltimore Beltway I-695 Outer Loop is getting closer to its completion date of late summer 2021. The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) awarded the $131 million contract to Tutor Perini Corporation of New Rochelle, N.Y....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 26, 2020
Rebuilding I-35 in New Braunfels
As part of the Texas Department of Transportation's I-35 Comal County Operational Improvements project in the San Antonio area, Bridges and Roads LLC is covering the portion from FM 2252 to Schwab Road in the city of New Braunfels....
Lori Lovely – CEG Correspondent - Tue August 25, 2020
Constructing the North Spokane Corridor
Approximately half of the U.S. Route 395 North Spokane Corridor has been completed and is now operational. The Washington State Department of Transportation is managing the project – a 10.5-mi. north-south section of freeway along the eastern border of Spokane, Wash., designed to improve freight and commuter mobility through the metropolitan area....
WSDOT - Tue August 25, 2020
Crews Remove 600 Tons of Debris From I-90 Emergency
For the past several weeks, the Washington Department of Transportation and local construction crews have been making emergency patch repairs to concrete panels under the Stampede Pass interchange. All lanes of the eastbound highway have reopened near Stampede Pass, about a day earlier than scheduled....
