Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu January 14, 2021
Bridging the Gap: MD 39's Replacement
The Maryland Department of Transportation's State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) currently is working on a $8.8 million bridge replacement project on MD 39 (Hutton Road) at the crossing of the Youghiogheny River in Crellin, which is in Garrett County....
Associated Press - Tue January 12, 2021
High-Speed Rail Proposal for Portland, Seattle, Vancouver
A new government report on high speed rail in the Pacific Northwest recommends that Oregon, Washington and British Columbia formalize their interest in a Cascadia bullet train by creating an independent body to plan and eventually build it....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Tue January 12, 2021
Granite Makes Major Repairs on Interstate 5
A driver traveling north on I-5 from Seattle toward the Canadian border might note the variety of transportation arteries that surround this busy interstate. The heavy truck traffic rolling out of the Port of Seattle carries cargo out of container ships docked from around the world....
Roads & Bridges - Thu January 07, 2021
West Virginia DOT Plans to Build Bluefield Area Transit Station
The West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) announced Jan. 5 that the state's Bluefield Area Transit (BAT) will build a bus transfer station in the city of Bluefield utilizing grant funding from the Federal Transit Administration....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu January 07, 2021
Tolls Optional Once Blythe Construction Wraps Up $346M Project
Crews on a $346 million North Carolina express lane project are on the cusp of a milestone. They're about to shift traffic to the former median, which will allow them to begin work on new outside lanes in each direction....
City of Carbondale - Wed January 06, 2021
IDOT Announces Additional $300,000 in Funding for SIMMS
The city of Carbondale has announced that the Illinois Department of Transportation, Office of Intermodal Project Implementation (IDOT-OIPI), will provide an additional $300,000 in state funding for the Southern Illinois Multi-Modal Station (SIMMS) project....
Michigan Department of Transportation - Tue January 05, 2021
MDOT Overcomes Year of Challenges, Delivers Vital Transportation Projects
The challenge-filled 2020 construction season is over. MDOT and industry partners were able to adapt and overcome many obstacles to deliver vital transportation projects and continue working toward the goal of providing the highest quality integrated transportation services for economic benefit and improved quality of life....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu December 31, 2020
Union Paving Begins Portion of NJDOT's $155M Job
Union Paving & Construction Co. Inc. (UPC) started work on Contract B ($155.4 million) of the New Jersey Department of Transportation's (NJDOT) $218.5 million project to reconstruct the Route 3, Route 46, Valley Road and Notch/Rifle Camp Road interchanges last February....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Wed December 30, 2020
Construction Begins On First Phase of Commuter Rail Service to Boston
Work has begun on the first phase of the South Coast Rail project that will construct two new railroad stations that will provide commuter access to Boston. The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority awarded contracts to a contracting team of Skanska, New York, N.Y., and D.W....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 29, 2020
UDOT Completes More Than $1B in Projects
In a year that saw its share of troubles, the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) is closing out on a high note — the completion of 135 projects valued at $1.05 billion. "The fact that we were able to deliver all these projects on time and at budget is an accomplishment just because of all of the challenges we faced, here and around the world," said John Gleason, UDOT public information officer....
