VDOT - Tue December 20, 2022
VDOT Announces First Segment of I-64 Widening Project Advances
Virginia Secretary of Transportation Shep Miller announced that the Commonwealth is advancing a long-awaited project to begin widening the 64 Gap — the 29-mi. section of Interstate 64 between Richmond and Williamsburg where the highway narrows from three to two lanes in each direction....
NCDOT & CEG - Mon December 19, 2022
NCDOT Accelerates Timeline for Building Coastal Region's Hampstead Bypass
After a series of delays to the overall project, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has announced that construction of the second part of the Hampstead Bypass on U.S. Highway 17 near the southeast coast will now begin sooner than originally planned....
Colin Kund – Special to CEG - Thu December 15, 2022
VIDEO: Contractor Places Bridge On Pennsylvania Turnpike, Crushes Tight Deadline By Full Six Hours
Over the weekend of Oct. 15, 2022, H&K Group Inc.'s (H&K's) Structures Division successfully completed an Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) project for the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission in Lehigh County....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu December 15, 2022
'Every Day Counts' — DOT Program Expands Pool of Projects
The DOT has expanded its Every Day Counts (EDC) program from innovative infrastructure projects to tackling climate and safety. Seven projects were added to the list of 52 the department has supported in the decade-old federal initiative program....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed December 14, 2022
Crews Tackle Slew of Span Projects in Lower Westchester, N.Y.
Halmar International LLC is hard at work for the New York State Department of Transportation's (NYSDOT) $115 million Lower Westchester Bridge Bundle, which has been divided into three projects — one that has been completed and two that are ongoing....
Massachusetts Department of Transportation - Tue December 13, 2022
MassDOT, Amtrak, CSX Working Together on Federal Grant to Improve Rail Corridor
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) recently began a partnership with the rail services Amtrak and CSX to apply for funding from a Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) grant program to strengthen the rail corridor between Springfield and Worchester....
Bridgton News - Tue December 13, 2022
Rural Bridgton, Maine's Cornshop Bridge Slated for Replacement in 2025
The Cornshop Bridge, on Depot Street in the picturesque New England town of Bridgton, Maine, is showing its age. Built in 1947, the short bridge spans Stevens Brook, and has been targeted by the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) for replacement in 2025....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 13, 2022
DGC Crews Move Passing Lanes Project Forward
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is investing a fair amount of money into upgrading highways in the Yuba County area and one of them is the $131 million State Route 70 Safety Improvement and Passing Lanes Project that is being constructed by DeSilva Gates Construction (DGC)....
Orangeburg Times and Democrat - Mon December 12, 2022
Replacement of U.S. 301 Bridge Over River in Orangeburg, S.C., Set for January Start
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is planning to replace the U.S. Highway 301 bridge over the North Fork of the Edisto River in Orangeburg. Bids were let for the estimated $30.3 million construction project, located next to the Edisto Memorial Gardens, in November....
Valley News - Mon December 12, 2022
Old Bridge Connecting Vermont to New Hampshire to Close for Repairs in 2023
Upper Connecticut River Valley residents are facing an 18-month closure of the bridge that connects East Thetford, Vt., with Lyme, N.H., and many of them attending a Nov. 28 meeting hosted by the New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) to address the project expressed their unhappiness about it....
