Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed October 15, 2025
VDOT Bundles Projects to Streamline Traffic Along I-81
Interstate 81 cuts a 325-mi. swath across Virginia from the northwest part of the state, connecting motorists heading for Maryland and Pennsylvania, to the North; it connects drivers traveling southwest to Tennessee....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 15, 2025
I-405 Project Paves Way for Safety, Mobility Improvements
The joint venture of C.A. Rasmussen Inc., the managing partner, and FBD Vanguard Construction Inc. began work on the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) $143.7 million Interstate 405 Sepulveda Pass Pavement Rehabilitation Project on June 16, 2025....
Oklahoma Department of Transportation, newson6.com, fox23.com, klaw.com - Wed October 15, 2025
Oklahoma Board Approves $8B Highway Improvement Plan
The Oklahoma Transportation Commission approved an $8 billion eight-year construction plan that will improve highways and bridges across the state, including upgrades to Interstate 35 and new safety projects, news9.com reported....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 08, 2025
Kiewit Replaces I-40 Pigeon River Bridge
As part of a broader effort, construction crews in North Carolina are replacing Bridge 142 on I-40 over the Pigeon River. The $70.5 million undertaking centers on a critical link for both local and commercial traffic between the Tar Heel state and Tennessee....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 08, 2025
ALDOT's $70M I-59 Project Aims to Ease Birmingham Traffic
One of the most traveled roadways in the Birmingham area is undergoing a transformation. A $70 million Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) reconstruction and widening project will provide three travel lanes northbound and southbound on I-59 between I-459 and Chalkville Mountain Road....
Dick Rohland – CEG Correspondent - Tue October 07, 2025
MnDOT's Hwy 212 Project Nears Completion
Minnesota's Carver County teamed up with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) to put to rest a vision that has been years in the making when highway construction crews complete a $60 million highway upgrade on this 100-year-old highway....
Nebraska Department of Transportation - Tue October 07, 2025
NDOT Announces Location of Its New I-80 Interchange
The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) announced its intent to proceed with the design and construction of a new Interstate 80 (I-80) interchange at 192nd Street in Sarpy County, southeast of Gretna, Neb....
Ohio Department of Transportation - Mon October 06, 2025
ODOT Opens New I-270 South to I-70 East Flyover Ramp
The Ohio Department of Transportation's Far East Freeway project reached a major milestone Aug. 16 with the opening of the new I-270 southbound to I-70 eastbound flyover ramp. This ramp is the centerpiece of the first phase of construction, a $76 million investment which began in 2022 to improve the I-70/I-270/Brice Road eastbound interchange....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu October 02, 2025
NYSDOT Makes Progress On Viaduct Project
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has made steady progress on a series of construction contracts that will remake much of the I-81 transportation network in Syracuse. NYSDOT is working with an army of contractors on the $2.25 billion project, the largest in the state's history....
Link-Belt - Wed October 01, 2025
TCC-2500s Lift 148,000-lb. Beams for HOV Lane Project
When Texas-based Fluor took on the $548 million I-35 Capital Express South Project in Austin, Texas, they sought an investment that could handle serious lifting with long-term reliability. To meet that challenge, Fluor purchased two Link-Belt TCC-2500 telescopic crawler cranes, delivered in early summer 2025 by Link-Belt Cranes dealer Holt Crane & Equipment....
