Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu September 26, 2019
Major Traffic Conduit Gets $97M Worth of Attention
In Bucks County, Pa., construction continues on the four-year, $97-million U.S. 1 Improvement Project in Bensalem Township. The goal is to improve safety and reduce congestion for commuters and local traffic traveling between Bucks County and Philadelphia....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed September 25, 2019
Improvements to I-15 in Riverside Reach Halfway Mark
A $471 million project to widen I-15 in Riverside County, Calif., is about halfway complete. The design-build project will add two express lanes — toll roads — in both directions from Cajalco Road to SR 60, widen 11 bridges and add sound walls....
ODOT - Tue September 24, 2019
Big Changes for U.S.-69/75 as Project Gets Green Light
After years of planning, countless hours in the design room and input from the public, the U.S.-69/75 corridor in Bryan County is a giant step closer to a major reconstruction due to a federal FASTLANE Grant received in 2016....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Mon September 23, 2019
Maryland Tackles Major Culvert Replacement Operation
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) is undertaking a large project to replace 46 aging culverts along MD 77 (Foxville Road) in Frederick County. Beginning early in September a portion of the roadway was closed and detoured to expediate work on the culvert replacements....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu September 19, 2019
GDOT's $800M Project to Reduce Congestion in Atlanta
Since construction began in February 2017 on the Georgia Department of Transportation's $800 million Transform 285/400 design-build-finance project, the developer North Perimeter Contractors LLC (NPC) has been making steady progress toward construction completion in late 2020....
Office of Gov. Doug Ducey - Wed September 11, 2019
Arizona Receives Federal Grant
PHOENIX – The Governor's Office and the Arizona Department of Transportation announced that Arizona has won a highly competitive $90 million federal highway grant to help expand and improve Interstate 17 north of Phoenix, including a flex lanes system between Black Canyon City and the Sunset Point Rest Area....
TxDOT - Tue September 10, 2019
Texas Transportation Commission Clears the Way for Major I-35 Improvements in Travis County
The Texas Transportation Commission approved the 2020 Unified Transportation Program (UTP), which includes funding for the I-35 Capital Express North and South projects. The Capital Express program is made up of three, stand-alone projects — North, Central, and South....
TxDOT - Tue September 10, 2019
U.S. 82 Expands by 17.8 mi. in Red River County
Texas Department of Transportation officials announced that work to expand and improve U.S. 82 in Red River County is slated to begin. Contractor RK Hall LLC was granted 367 working days, weather permitting, to complete this project valued at more than $14.2 million....
TxDOT - Tue September 10, 2019
Construction Slated for $86.1 Million Project for SL 224/U.S. 59 Project in Nacogdoches County
Work is scheduled to begin on the $86.1 million construction project on SL 224/U.S. 59 that is designed to construct a four-lane direct connector from SH 7 West to 1.2 mi. south of Spradley Street. The work will include grading, subgrade treatments, concrete paving, asphalt, bridge structures including bridge pilings, utilities, illumination, signage and pavement markings....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Tue September 10, 2019
Rapid Growth in North Texas Leads to Added Lanes on I-20
Spurred by fast growth in northern Texas, crews are adding frontage lanes to I-20 in Grand Prairie, Texas. The new lanes will be wider frontage roads. Cost of the project is set at $54 million. The project includes construction of new frontage roads and ramps, reconstruction and reconfiguration of the intersections at Robinson Road and Carrier Parkway, reconstruction and reconfiguration of a section of Westchase Drive south of I-20, construction of U-turns at Carrier Parkway and Belt Line Road and construction of sidewalks along I-20 frontage roads and a section of Robinson Road and Carrier Parkway....
