Ruksana Hussain is a Los Angeles, California-based award-winning journalist with 19 years' experience working with local, national and international print and digital media for consumer and trade markets. As a magazine editor and features writer, she covers a broad range of topics including construction and design, diversity and inclusion, data privacy and security, and more. She earned her bachelor's degree in sociology in India. Leisurely pursuits include traveling, random researching and attempting word puzzles of any nature.
Louisiana's $361M Jimmie Davis Bridge project will double transportation capacity in south Caddo and Bossier Parishes with a new four-lane bridge. Scheduled for completion by 2028, funded by state and federal sources including $100M from ARPA. Existing bridge to be transformed into a linear park....
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Caltrans is making progress on the I-5/SR 56 Interchange Project in San Diego, aimed at improving regional mobility by adding HOV lanes. Phase one is funded at $22.5 million; phase two remains unfunded. Construction by Granite Construction Co. involves innovative techniques like Value Engineering Cost Proposal (VECP) for cost savings. Future plans include building a direct connector from SR 56 to I-5....
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Kokosing Construction Company is working on a $101M I-81 widening project in Virginia, adding lanes and rehabilitating bridges between mile markers 221 and 225 in Augusta County. The project, set for completion in 2027, aims to reduce congestion and enhance safety on the corridor connecting 13 counties and 21 cities....
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The Gerald Ford Airport in Michigan is undergoing a $135M Terminal Enhancement Project to increase core capacity and improve guest experience. The project includes a new baggage handling system, gate consolidation, and enhanced airline capacity. Local contractors are involved, and the airport aims to continue growing with the region....
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The SFCTA is retrofitting eight seismically deficient bridge structures on Treasure Island Road to meet current safety standards. The $126 million project, part of a larger infrastructure improvement program, involves new retaining walls, roadways, and a retrofitted bridge. Completion is expected by late 2026, supporting increased residency, transit access, and economic redevelopment on Yerba Buena and Treasure Islands....
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The $1B AdventHealth Sports Park in Overland Park, KS, opens Oct. 26. It features volleyball and pickleball courts, an indoor turf field, NHL-sized ice rink, and more. The project is funded through private sources and Kansas STAR bonds. The complex will host various sports leagues and serve as a regional hub....
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Construction crews are hard at work on the $120 million pavement project along I-94 to improve traffic congestion and road user safety in Minnesota. This is a primary interstate connection and heavy freight corridor entering the Twin Cities Metro Area from the east and a busy route for Wisconsin residents commuting into the Twin Cities....
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The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is on track to complete construction work on Clear Creek Bridge by 2026, to help enhance traffic flow and connect the towns of Crossville and Jamestown....
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Florida's Turnpike Enterprise aims at enhancing connectivity, improving driver safety and facilitating pedestrian access to nearby communities through its commitment in Orange and Lake counties with a $162.3 million project to widen Florida's Turnpike/State Road (SR) 91 from Clermont/SR 50 (milepost 272) to Minneola/Hancock Road (milepost 279)....
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The United States Postal Service (USPS) has shown a spotlight on the architectural design and engineering feats of some of the spectacular bridges that have been connecting people and places across the country for years with the release of four new Presorted First-Class Mail stamps....
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Imagining a multimodal transportation hub in the space where an old warehouse sits might be a stretch of the imagination for residents in downtown Raleigh, N.C. But that's exactly what regional transit authority GoTriangle is on track to accomplish for a mid-2025 opening in the Warehouse District....
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From the inventors who introduced skid-steer loaders to the compact equipment industry comes the R-Series lineup of loaders — the most comfortable, durable and powerful machines ever made by the company....
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Influenced by the company motto of experience driven innovation, Osceola, Wis.-based KAGE Innovation's latest offering is the WingLine laser plow guide, an easily installed accessory intended primarily for city trucks and addressing many of the pain points typically experienced when operating city trucks with wing plows in the height of winter weather....
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From the company that manufactured the world's first zero-turn and stand-on mowers with tracks comes a new multipurpose, multi-seasonal tool carrier that has already received industrywide recognition....
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When Brad Mohns was frustrated at the delay in receiving a motorcycle hitch that he had ordered, he proceeded to build one in his farm shop in Minnesota. Other motorcycling enthusiasts saw the hitches that he had designed, and the orders soon piled up....
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An industry leader in snow and ice control products, and well known among snow and ice professionals in the western and midwestern parts of the United States, Milwaukee, Wis.-based Western Products has had a busy few years despite the pandemic, labor shortages, supply chain issues and increasingly unpredictable weather patterns....
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A decrease in temperatures and change in weather conditions usually has us all getting ready with our winter preparedness checklists, creating emergency kits and weatherproofing our homes....
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To improve safety and traffic flow around the north entrance to the Orlando International Airport (OIA) and provide smoother, uninterrupted access to motorists in the area, the Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) embarked upon the SR 528/SR 436 Interchange Reconfiguration project in August 2020....
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The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is busy powering ahead on construction at the Kentucky Lock and Dam Project in western Kentucky's Land Between the Lakes to help address some of the longest shipping delays in the country....
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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....
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