Buffalo News & Buffalo DPW - Thu September 01, 2022
Buffalo, N.Y., Intersection to Close for Work On $13.4M Street Redesign
Beginning Sept. 3, the Buffalo Department of Public Works (DPW) in western New York is closing the intersection of Elmwood Avenue and Allen Street to all cars and trucks to accommodate continuing work on the $13.4 million three-phase Allen Street Reconstruction Project....
Illinois Tollway - Wed August 31, 2022
Illinois Tollway Awards Nearly $346M in Contracts in August
The Illinois Tollway Board of Directors approved five construction and professional engineering services contracts totaling nearly $346 million at its August board meeting. The contracts include work to advance the ongoing reconstruction and reconfiguration of the I-290/I-88 Interchange at the Central Tri-State (I-294) Tollway....
AASHTO - Wed August 31, 2022
Illinois, Kansas DOTs Unveil New Plans for Major Transportation Investments
Major investments in transportation infrastructure by Illinois and Kansas aim to create economic opportunity and jobs; promote quality of life; and improve mobility safety at both the state and local level....
James Macpherson - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed August 31, 2022
Oil Rebound Puts N.D. Infrastructure Fund Back On Track
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) A major spending initiative aimed at infrastructure projects outside western North Dakota's oil patch is on pace to be fully funded for the first time since the Legislature approved it three years ago, due to strong oil prices and steady production, officials said Aug....
Indiana Department of Transportation - Tue August 30, 2022
Indiana Ranks First for Infrastructure in CNBC's Top States for Business Report
Indiana has been ranked No. 1 for infrastructure in CNBC's 2022 Top States for Business annual rankings. This marks the sixth consecutive year Indiana has been ranked in the top five, including No. 1 rankings in 2016 and 2019....
llinois Association of Aggregate Producers - Tue August 30, 2022
TFIC Releases Its Analysis of IDOT's New Six-Year Plan
The Transportation for Illinois Coalition (TFIC) has developed an analysis of the FY2023-2028 Multi-Year Plan (MYP) for state road construction, released by Gov. J.B. Pritzker and IDOT. The plan calls for an investment of $24.6 billion in Illinois roads and bridges over the six-year period (last year's MYP totaled $20.7 billion)....
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Mon August 29, 2022
Metro Atlanta Leaders Looking for Their Share of Infrastructure Dollars
The federal government is on a once-in-a-generation spending binge in the wake of the passage last year of the Congressional Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and metro Atlanta officials met recently to find out how they can get their portion of the $1.2 trillion....
Federal Highway Administration - Mon August 29, 2022
Long Stretch of Mississippi's Natchez Trace Parkway to Get $54.3M in Upgrades
An 83-mi.-long stretch of the Natchez Trace Parkway in Mississippi will get much-needed safety improvements after the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded a $54.3 million grant to the National Park Service (NPS) for the work....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu August 25, 2022
Fay, S&B USA Construction Reconnects Hill District, Pittsburgh's Downtown
A unique bridge/city park project worth more than $30 million has reached completion in downtown Pittsburgh, Pa. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) managed the construction of the "Cap" Project — the I-579 Urban Connector — for the Sports & Exhibition Authority (SEA)....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu August 25, 2022
Preservation Methods Protect Construction Materials From Effects of Climate Change
Climate change is being blamed for accelerated infrastructure corrosion. Increases in temperature and humidity are weakening construction materials and eating away at America's roads and bridges. The transportation design and construction industry hopes with President Biden's major infrastructure bill their structural preservation efforts will gain traction....
