StreetsblogMASS - Wed June 21, 2023
Work to Start in 2024 on Car-Free Mystic River Bridge Linking Two Boston Suburbs
A new motor vehicle-free bridge to connect the Boston suburbs of Everett and Somerville over the Mystic River is on schedule to begin construction in 2024, according to Massachusetts officials. The elegantly designed bicycle and pedestrian span would provide a direct link between the Encore Casino and the Northern Strand Trail on the northern banks of the Mystic River in Everett to the Assembly Square neighborhood and its Orange Line station in Somerville, on the southern bank....
Ohio Department of Transportation - Tue June 20, 2023
Ohio Gov. Announces Local Bridge Replacements, Improvements
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Transportation Director Jack Marchbanks announced June 2 that the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) will dedicate nearly $28 million to support local projects to repair, replace or demolish 24 aging bridges in Ohio....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Mon June 19, 2023
CPM Saves Money Using ChromX Rebar On Yarmouth Bridge Work
The contractor of Maine Department of Transportation's bridge replacement project in Yarmouth overcame the impact of the rise in steel prices during the Russia-Ukraine conflict by switching to ChromX rebar for the second half of the project....
WSDOT - Wed June 14, 2023
Washington Looking for Fixes After Slide Wipes Out 85-Ft. Bridge
Shortly after 9 p.m. Sunday, May 14, debris from an adjacent hillside fell approximately 2,000 ft. above SR 504-Spirit Lake Memorial Highway-and covered the roadway with rock, mud, ice and water causing catastrophic damage to the Spirit Lake Outlet Bridge, which connects travelers to the Johnston Ridge Observatory, near Mt....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue June 13, 2023
Fluor Builds Elevated Lanes, Bridges On $548M Job in Texas
As part of a $4 billion effort spearheaded by the Texas Department of Transportation, Fluor Corporation began work on the I-35 Capital Express South project. This portion of the massive Lone Star State project is valued at $548 million....
TxDOT - Tue June 13, 2023
Three Contractors Will Rebuild Three Highway Bridges
Interstate 20 travelers in Midland can see the new bridge at CR 1250 taking shape. Next in line for renovation is the Midkiff bridge followed by Cotton Flat. Phased demolition of the existing Midkiff structure began on May 31....
CEG - Mon June 12, 2023
UPDATE: I-95 in Philly Reopens
UPDATE: Interstate 95 reopened Friday, June 23, fewer than two weeks after a deadly collapse in Philadelphia, a quicker-than-expected rebuild to get traffic flowing again on a heavily traveled stretch of the East Coast's main north-south highway....
Atlanta DOT - Thu June 08, 2023
Construction Crews Demolish 'Bridge to Nowhere'
There are many spots throughout the city of Atlanta that have a lot of history packed in them, especially ones involving infrastructure. One of those is in Bankhead, particularly a century-old bridge that is no longer in use....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed June 07, 2023
MoDOT, IDOT Team Up for $532M Chain of Rocks Bridge Project
Despite limited access both on land and by river, crews are making significant progress on the $532 million I-270 Chain of Rocks Bridge project. The existing structure, which connects Illinois and Missouri, is aging and must be replaced....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu June 01, 2023
Yonkers Contracting to Perform Bridge Slide On I-95 in Connecticut
Interstate 95 continues to be one of the most important transportation corridors in the country, extending from south Florida to northern Maine. Transportation planners and contractors in Connecticut are shoring up a section of this vital roadway in Norwalk....
