Tuscaloosa News & ALDOT - Tue January 24, 2023
Work on Northport, Ala.'s McFarland Boulevard On Track for 2024 Completion
It has been a little more than a year since upgrades began on McFarland Boulevard in Northport, Ala., and state officials said recently that the project still has many months of construction ahead of it before completion — likely no earlier than summer 2024....
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....
TxDOT - Tue January 24, 2023
Officials Advance Houston's Multi-Billion-Dollar I-45 Project
After almost two years of discussion and negotiation, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has announced that it has reached common ground with city of Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County officials, which will help advance the I-45 North Houston Highway Improvement Project (NHHIP)....
AL.com & WIAT-TV - Tue January 24, 2023
Alabama to Get More Funding for Birmingham's $5.5B Northern Beltway
The federal government is sending millions of dollars to Alabama to help fund the construction of the $5.5 billion Birmingham Northern Beltline project, a major interstate project on the western edge of the city in Jefferson County....
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....
WAMC Northeast Public Radio - Thu January 19, 2023
VIDEO: VTrans Set to Build State's First Diverging Diamond Interchange in Winooski
The Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) is about to begin construction on a highway interchange project unlike any other in the state, the department announced recently. A diverging diamond interchange, or DDI, will be built starting Jan....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu January 19, 2023
SCDOT Performs Extensive Earth Work On U.S. 17 Project
U.S. 17 in South Carolina sees traffic from commuters, tourists, commerce, industry and bicycles, too. "There's a lot of cross-traffic, a lot of different airports you can fly into," said Greg Moore, South Carolina Department of Transportation resident construction engineer....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu January 19, 2023
Georgia Highway Contractors Association Looks to Grow Highway, Bridge Program
The state of Georgia is growing at an immense rate via new residents and companies and with such an influx, the state's highway infrastructure is experiencing a massive investment. Last year alone, more than $1.8 billion was spent on constructing new roads and bridges and upgrading and rehabilitating existing infrastructure, much of which is administered by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT)....
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette & Pennsylvania Turnpike - Thu January 19, 2023
Major Phase of Mon/Fayette Expressway Awarded to Pittsburgh Contractor
The Pennsylvania Turnpike announced Jan. 17 that it has awarded the first construction contract for the next major phase of the Mon/Fayette Expressway in the western part of the state. In a news release, the Turnpike awarded a nearly $214 million contract to Pittsburgh-based Trumbull Corp....
