Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu January 26, 2023
MDOT Begins Rehabilitation Project On 10 Baltimore County Bridges
A $39.8 million project began in Maryland to rehabilitate bridge decks and parapets on 10 bridges in Baltimore County. The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) project is located at the I-95 interchange with I-695 in the Arbutus area of southwestern Baltimore County....
TxDOT - Tue January 24, 2023
Joint Venture Will Resume Texas Harbor Bridge Project
The Texas Department of Transportation recently announced that work will resume on the new Harbor Bridge's main spans. "The resumption of work on the main spans is positive news because it indicates construction progress is now under way on the project's cable-stayed portion of the bridge," said TxDOT Corpus Christi District Engineer Valente Olivarez Jr....
Nashville Tennessean & TDOT - Tue January 24, 2023
Plans Finalized on Nashville, Tennessee's Broadway Bridge, Work Starts Soon
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is ready to begin demolition and construction on the Broadway Bridge in downtown Nashville following months of planning by the agency, the Tennessean reported Jan....
Raleigh News & Observer & NCDOT - Mon January 23, 2023
Tarheel State Receives $110M Federal Grant to Replace Link to Outer Banks
North Carolina received a federal grant in early January that will help it replace the 60-year-old Lindsay C. Warren Bridge that carries U.S. Highway 64 over the Alligator River to the Outer Banks. The state's Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will use the $110 million grant to build a new 3.2-mi....
Office of Gov. Andy Beshear - Wed January 18, 2023
Brent Spence Bridge Receives More Than $1.6B from Fed
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell announced Dec. 29 that the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project was awarded federal funding grants worth more than $1.6 billion, giving the landmark bridge and corridor project the green light to move toward construction....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed January 18, 2023
Kentucky's Tallest Bridge Under Construction in Pike County
Despite dealing with rugged mountain terrain and a tight construction site, crews in Pike County, Ky., are on schedule as they build the state's tallest bridge. At 324 ft., the twin-span Pond Creek Bridge stands higher than the Statue of Liberty, with workers ever mindful of the steep slopes and county road below....
AASHTO - Tue January 17, 2023
Kansas Provides Nearly $41M For Local Bridge Projects
Gov. Laura Kelly (D) and Julie Lorenz, the outgoing Kansas Department of Transportation secretary, recently announced the disbursement of $40.5 million through two different state programs to fund 33 local and off-system bridge projects statewide....
Florida Department of Transportation - Thu January 12, 2023
$171M Replacement of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.'s Brooks Bridge to Start Soon
The preliminary construction to replace western Florida's John T. Brooks Bridge, connecting Fort Walton Beach to Okaloosa Island in the state's Panhandle, will begin in the coming weeks, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) announced Jan....
SNC-Lavalin & CEG - Wed January 11, 2023
Montreal Engineering Firm to Replace Miami's Shepard Broad Causeway
SNC-Lavalin, a fully integrated and global professional services and project management company based in Montreal, Quebec, has been awarded a design and engineering contract to replace the Shepard Broad Causeway in south Florida....
Associated Press - Wed January 11, 2023
Building Golden Gate Bridge Safety Net Will Cost $400M
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) A prevention net on San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge that is already years behind schedule will cost about $400 million, more than double its original price, because of problems sparked by the government agency that manages the span, the lead contractors allege....
