California High-Speed Rail Authority - Tue October 19, 2021
California High-Speed Rail Authority Board Approves Latest Portion of 500-Mi. Project
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) board of directors approved the Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) for the approximately 80-mi. Bakersfield to Palmdale project alignment section....
Lake County News - Tue October 19, 2021
Construction Starts On $50M Butte County Highway Job
In a major milestone, Caltrans has started construction on a safety and passing lanes project on State Highway 70 in southern Butte County. Teichert Construction of Sacramento and MCM Construction of North Highlands are the contractors on the project....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu October 14, 2021
NCDOT Calls On Lane Construction to Improve I-440 With $365M Project
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is overseeing a $365 million undertaking known as the I-440 and Blue Ridge Road project. The improvements to I-440, between just south of Walnut Street in Cary and north of Wade Avenue in Raleigh, are being made to improve traffic flow, access and efficiency....
CEG - Tue October 05, 2021
The $415M I-15 Technology Corridor Project Has Earned UDOT Award Honors
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) recently announced the Top 12 finalists in the 2021 America's Transportation Awards competition. Work on I-15 — known as the Technology Corridor —Lehi Main to SR 92, has earned the Utah of Department of Transportation the selection of Quality of Life/Community Development in the competition....
CEG - Wed September 22, 2021
Charlotte Airport Building Latest Facility Upgrade at a Cost of $608M
As part of Charlotte Douglas International Airport's multi-billion-dollar Destination CLT capital investment program, a $608 million construction project is approaching the two-year mark to expand the North Carolina facility's terminal lobby....
Transportation.gov - Tue September 21, 2021
USDOT to Provide $628M for I-405 Construction Project
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced its Build America Bureau has provided a Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act TIFIA direct loan in the amount of up to $628.93 million to the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) for the I-405 Improvement Project....
CEG - Mon September 20, 2021
Deal Reached on $400M Plan to Renovate Philly's 30th Street Station in 2022
Amtrak and Plenary Infrastructure Philadelphia (PIP) reached a deal Sept. 15 on a lease and development agreement for the restoration and renovation of the William H. Gray III 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, multiple news sources reported....
AASHTO - Wed September 15, 2021
Six State DOTs Win Regional Transportation Project Awards
State departments of transportation in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Ohio and Wisconsin earned regional recognition in the America's Transportation Awards competition for eight projects that quickly restored safe access to a fire-damaged bridge; used drones to increase staff safety while also improving travel efficiency; and expanded a picturesque pedestrian and bike path to improve community connections, among others....
Norwalk Hour - Wed September 15, 2021
Connecticut Gov. Lamont Tours Merritt 7 Train Station Being Built in Norwalk
Connecticut's governor was given an update on the major renovations of Norwalk's Merritt 7 train station by the state's Department of Transportation (CTDOT) on Sept. 10, a project set to be completed in fall 2022....
Ohio Department of Transportation - Tue September 14, 2021
TRAC Approves Draft List of $292M in Major New Projects
The Transportation Review Advisory Council (TRAC) has approved the annual draft list of projects to receive funding from the Ohio Department of Transportation's Major New Capacity Program over the next four years....
