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....
Montana Department of Transportation - Wed September 25, 2019
MDT Considers Plans for Highway 81
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) is considering plans to replace bridges over the Judith River, Warm Springs Creek and Irrigation Canal on Montana Highway 81 near Denton. The purpose of the project is to replace the aging bridges located at Reference Posts 24.96, 32.42, and 34.05 with new structures designed to meet current standards and future anticipated needs of the traveling public....
Keith Ridler - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue September 24, 2019
U.S. Officials Approve Railroad's Plans for Northern Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (AP) BNSF Railway's plan to build two bridges as part of a second railroad line in northern Idaho to accommodate increased train traffic and future growth meets environmental requirements, federal officials said....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue September 24, 2019
ODOT Bridge Project Spurred by Growth in Troutdale
Poor road surface combined with major new development in the area is triggering an $18.8 million project by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to replace two bridges over I-84 in Troutdale....
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....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue September 17, 2019
New Bridges Part of $3B I-94 MDOT Project
As part of its $3 billion I-94 Modernization Project, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is demolishing and reconstructing 14 bridges in Detroit in advance of the main work via the Advanced Bridges program between 2019 and 2022 to help minimize the traffic impact of the construction on local residents and businesses when the main project gets underway....
NYSDOT - Mon September 16, 2019
Second Span of Kosciuszko Bridge Opens in New York City
The Brooklyn-bound, second span of the Kosciuszko Bridge officially opened. The milestone marks the first major bridge crossing built in New York City since the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge opened to traffic in 1964....
Federal Highway Administration - Thu September 12, 2019
Maine Gets $25M in CHBP Grants for Vital Bridge Work
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced the recipients of $225 million in Competitive Highway Bridge Program (CHBP) grant funding. Awarded to 20 projects in 18 states, the grants will fund a variety of bridge improvements including replacement and rehabilitation....
RIDOT - Thu September 12, 2019
I-95 Oxford Street Bridge Update: Crews Continue Bridge Deck Replacement
RIDOT is replacing the deck of the Oxford Street Bridge, which carries I-95 over Oxford Street between Exit 18 (Thurbers Avenue) and the I-195 interchange. As part of this $10.8 million project, RIDOT will implement a series of temporary traffic patterns with lane splits so all areas of the bridge deck can be replaced....
