Infrastructure

CEG - Tue December 07, 2021

VDOT Studies Expansion of I-495 Lanes to Complete Virginia's Portion of the Beltway

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is exploring the idea of extending the Interstate 495 express lanes from the I-95/I-395 interchange in Springfield to across the Woodrow Wilson Bridge into Maryland....

AASHTO Journal - Tue December 07, 2021

ODOT Project Helping Revitalize Cleveland Neighborhood

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is making final changes to Opportunity Corridor Boulevard Project in Cleveland, an undertaking specifically designed to revitalize the neighborhood between I-490 and University Circle once known as the "Forgotten Triangle" due to the lack of economic activity....

Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu December 02, 2021

Maryland Rebuilds Vital Transportation Hub

An interchange reconstruction project is a year into its contract in the Sparrows Point area of Baltimore County, Md. The MD 151/Wharf Rd. interchange is south of I-695 (Baltimore Beltway) with access to other interstate highways, including I-95....

Office of Governor Larry Hogan - Wed December 01, 2021

VIDEO: Maryland Officials Kick Off Expansion of Baltimore's Howard Street Tunnel

Public and private sector leaders, led by Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, were on hand Nov. 29 in breaking ground on the $466 million Howard Street Tunnel expansion project, which will reconstruct the 126-year-old freight rail tunnel to accommodate double-stacked container trains to and from the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore....

Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed December 01, 2021

Industry Ready to Dive Into Infrastructure Projects After Bill Passes

The ink is still drying on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) as the construction industry awaits bid-letting and Congress turns to the reconciliation budget bill. After a long, hard-fought battle for funding, the industry is ready to get to work on these broad-spectrum infrastructure projects, which will color the national construction picture for years to come....

WVUA 23 - Wed December 01, 2021

Ground Broken on Rural $758M West Alabama Corridor Project

State and local officials came together in mid-November for the groundbreaking on the first phase of the new West Alabama Corridor project, a $758 million four-lane highway that will stretch from Tuscaloosa south to Mobile in a rural part of the state....

Alabama Daily News - Wed December 01, 2021

Alabama Expecting More Than $6.8B in Road, Transportation Funding From New Law

Alabama could receive more than $6.8 billion in road and transportation funding in President Biden's recently approved $1.2 trillion Infrastructure, Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). While broad outlines of how that money will be allocated are now available, more federal direction is needed before specific projects are identified, the Daily News has learned....

Sand Mountain Reporter - Wed December 01, 2021

Construction Under Way on Northeast Alabama Intersection to Improve Safety

Motorists traveling along Alabama Highway 75 are maneuvering through construction that began Nov. 29 to improve safety at the road's intersection with AL 68/Hustleville Road. The key crossing is in Marshall County in the northeast portion of the state....

Office of the Governor of Louisiana - Tue November 30, 2021

Work Begins on Long-Awaited LA 3241 Road Project in St. Tammany Parish

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and other state and local officials were on hand at a groundbreaking ceremony Nov. 19 to kickoff construction on the LA 3241 highway corridor in St. Tammany Parish. Joining the governor for the event was, among others, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) Secretary Shawn D....

US Dept. of Transportation - Tue November 30, 2021

More Than $2.6B in Construction Projects Coming to Utah

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is the largest long-term investment in the United States infrastructure and competitiveness in nearly a century. Recently released state-level data demonstrates that the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will deliver numerous construction upgrades for the Beehive state....