Wheeling Intelligencer & News-Register - Thu December 08, 2022
Wheeling, W. Va.'s I-70 Bridges Project Should Be Finished by Year's End
Construction crews are replacing the concrete barrier walls on Interstate 70 and the Fort Henry Bridge over the Ohio River in Wheeling, W. Va., work that is expected to be complete before the end of the year....
Hopkinton Independent & MassDOT - Mon December 05, 2022
As I-495/I-90 Interchange Work Progresses, Hopkinton, Mass., Bridge to Stay Closed
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) recently held a virtual meeting detailing the beginning of the construction phase of the remodeled interchange between Interstate 495 and Interstate 90, which straddles the towns of Hopkinton and Westborough southwest of Boston....
TAPinto Camden - Mon December 05, 2022
Design of Pedestrian Swing Bridge Along Camden, N.J., Waterfront to Begin
Although it will take nearly four years to complete, a pedestrian/bicyclist bridge under Camden, N.J.'s Ben Franklin Bridge connecting the city's waterfront to Cooper's Poynt Park, is set to begin design work in January....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu December 01, 2022
Waterbury, Conn.,Transformation Continues With Mixmaster Project
The transformation of downtown Waterbury, Conn., is taking place with the rehabilitation of 10 bridges that connect Interstate 84 and Route 8. The Mixmaster, which was opened in 1968, features stacked bridges that the Connecticut Department of Transportation called "an engineering feat that addressed the area's challenging topography." But it also said, "The stacked bridges make both rehabilitation and replacement a complicated endeavor."While the Mixmaster has undergone multiple major renovations since the late 1960s, it is now being rehabilitated due to deteriorating concrete decks, corroded bearings and joints, section loss in its girders and cracking in critical, non-redundant structures....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu December 01, 2022
Allan Myers Leads U.S. 40 Bridge Project in Maryland
A project that is part of the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) Bridge System Preservation Program is well under way. The project involves replacing and widening the U.S....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed November 30, 2022
Crews Construct Caltrans' Longest Single Span
A joint venture consisting of Teichert Construction and MCM Construction Inc. began construction on the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) $63.9 million State Route 70 Corridor Improvement Project in June 2021, which covers the 4-mi....
Asheville Citizen Times - Tue November 29, 2022
First Half of Blue Ridge Parkway Bridge Over I-26 Being Built Near Asheville, N.C.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) announced Nov. 21 that construction on the first half of the new Blue Ridge Parkway bridge crossing over Interstate 26 near Asheville got under way with the first pier of the span erected in late October....
TxDOT - Tue November 29, 2022
TxDOT, Contractor Take Steps to Resume Harbor Bridge
TxDOT and Flatiron Dragados LLC (FDLLC) have executed a signed letter agreement that establishes the legal framework for resolving the safety issues identified in the design of the New Harbor Bridge Project....
Bluefield Daily Telegraph - Mon November 21, 2022
Temporary, 125-Ft. Bridge Built Over Massive Sinkhole On West Virginia Highway
West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) announced Nov. 18 that its bridge crews would build a temporary bridge over a large sinkhole on W. Va. Highway 20 in Hinton during the weekend of Nov. 19 to 20 until permanent repairs can be made to a collapsed drainage structure under the road....
Amtrak - Mon November 21, 2022
Amtrak, Partners Planning New Susquehanna River Bridge in Northeast Maryland
Amtrak announced Nov. 18 that it plans to move forward with a major infrastructure project to replace the 116-year-old Susquehanna River Rail Bridge in northeast Maryland. The rail service is looking to build two new bridges to replace the current structure; and overhead power, signal, safety, and security systems at the site will be modernized to improve railroad efficiency on Amtrak's busy Northeast Corridor....
