Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Mon January 08, 2024
Portion of North Carolina's I-42 Reaches Last Year of Work
A relatively short but critical bypass of U.S. Highway 70 around the small community of Havelock, in southeastern North Carolina, is now in its last year of construction after the state's Department of Transportation (NCDOT) commissioned the project in 2019....
Balfour Beatty - Thu December 14, 2023
Balfour Beatty, NCDOT Celebrate Opening of New Harkers Island Bridge Ahead of Schedule
Balfour Beatty celebrated the grand opening of North Carolina Department of Transportation's (NCDOT) Harkers Island Bridge during a ribbon cutting ceremony on Dec. 12. Balfour Beatty teammates joined NCDOT staff, community members and state and local officials to celebrate the bridge's official opening, which was completed about a year ahead of schedule....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu October 26, 2023
NCDOT's U.S. 70 Upgrade to Enhance Travel for Businesses, Military, Residents
U.S. 70 in North Carolina is growing up; it is destined to become Interstate 42 in the next few years. Becoming a grown-up means added responsibility. This is true for roads just as it is for individuals....
Balfour Beatty - Mon July 10, 2023
Balfour Beatty Awarded $36M Highway Project in Columbus County, N.C.
Balfour Beatty was awarded an approximately $36 million contract on behalf of North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) to reconstruct the junction of state highways N.C. 87 and N.C. 11 near Sandyfield, which is northwest of Wilmington, N.C....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu March 16, 2023
DOT, Balfour Beatty Work to Complete a Unique Bridge in North Carolina
North Carolina DOT and construction giant Balfour Beatty are working together to replace Harker's Island Bridges, both more than 50 years old, with a modern two- lane bridge. The older version, a swing bridge, has become increasingly difficult to repair with costs rising rapidly....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed January 11, 2023
PLC Delivers Dallas Highway Project
If you've taken a drive through Dallas recently, you may have noticed something different about Interstate 35: it's wider. Pegasus Link Constructors, which brought together Balfour Beatty U.S....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 27, 2022
Officials Celebrate Billion Dollars Worth of Projects in Texas
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), which is overseeing a major multi-billion dollar expansion of the state's highway network via road and bridge construction, officially launched a new highway project in the Fort Worth/Dallas area (Tarrant County) and marked the completion of another....
Business Wire - Tue September 20, 2022
California Awards Balfour Beatty $235M Worth of Projects
General contractor Balfour Beatty has been awarded multiple contracts totaling more than $235 million in value to construct essential K-12, correctional/justice and federal projects across California. The project awards on behalf of local Unified School Districts (USD), San Diego County and Marine Corps exemplifies Balfour Beatty's reputation for exceptional service and operational excellence, and the company's ongoing commitment and expertise in providing modern facilities that meet the growing needs of local communities throughout the state....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Tue July 12, 2022
Colorado River Constructors Rebuild U.S. 290 in $674M Job
According to the U.S. Census estimates, Austin showed one of the largest population gains of any metro area in the United States. The city grew by more than 53,000 people in a single year, representing the fourth largest increase in the country....
Fluor - Tue August 10, 2021
Construction Crews Place 1.5-Million-Lbs. of Girders On I-635
Pegasus Link Constructors — the joint venture of Fluor Corporation and Balfour Beatty — installed steel girders for the bridge and future replacement ramp for the existing northbound I-635 direct connector to westbound I-30....
