Office of Senator Sherrod Brown - Tue August 16, 2022
Ohio Will Receive More Than $52M for Projects
On Aug. 9, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced the Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded more than $52 million for various Ohio infrastructure projects through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Transportation Discretionary Grants program, which was scaled up in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that Brown helped write and pass last year....
WVIT-TV NBC Connecticut - Tue August 16, 2022
Four Connecticut Cities to Receive Federal RAISE Grants for Building Efforts
Federal transportation officials announced Aug. 11 that $2.2 billion will be awarded for local infrastructure projects nationwide, including nearly $41.6 million for four cities in Connecticut. The federal funds, from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program, are part of last year's passage of an overall $1 trillion infrastructure package by Congress and signed into law by President Biden....
Ohio Turnpike - Tue August 16, 2022
Ohio Turnpike, Infrastructure Commission Approves $233M Budget
The Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission will invest up to $233 million on toll road modernization, mainline pavement replacement, resurfacing, bridge and other projects in 2022. As the nine-month construction season is under way, it's an opportunity to remind motorists about driving safely in and around work zones along the 241-mi....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue August 16, 2022
John R. Jurgensen Manages Greater Cincinnati Project
Despite weather-related delays, construction is progressing on a $42.5 million project being overseen by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT). The work includes creating a new, full-service diamond interchange along SR 32; constructing a third westbound lane between the new interchange and Glen Este-Withamsville Road; and realigning Bach Buxton Road between Marian Drive and Clepper Lane....
Washington Post - Thu August 11, 2022
RAISE Grants to Fund $2.2B for 166 Infrastructure Projects, Buttigieg Announces
Berlin, a small city in New Hampshire's rural North Country, has a problem. Each winter, 7 ft. of snow buries the town's streets and sidewalks, making them hazardous for tourists and residents trying to make their way downtown....
CEG - Wed August 10, 2022
Dish Soap Helps Move Million-Pound Bridge
Crews from Wadsworth Bros. Construction Company used some innovation to execute a bridge slide in Cedar City, Utah. Working with the Utah Department of Transportation, the Draper-based general contractor managed to slide a 1.1-million-lbs....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed August 10, 2022
Granite Tackles California Congestion Issue With $700M '101 in Motion' Project
For more than 20 years, the Southern California cities of Santa Barbara and Carpinteria have endured a daily slog of congestion that spills over into these charming beach communities. U.S. 101 carries three lanes of traffic in each direction out of Los Angeles to all points northward....
Decatur Daily - Wed August 10, 2022
Decatur, Ala., Considers Building Interchange, Overpass on State Highway 20
While construction is progressing on an overpass at Bibb-Garrett Road in Decatur, Ala., its city council recently proposed building another interchange and overpass on Alabama Highway 20, a mile to the west of the first project....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue August 09, 2022
Williams Brothers Reconfigures Interchange Near Port Arthur, Texas
Changing the complete design of an interchange is no small task, but that is what crews from Williams Brothers Construction are achieving near Port Arthur in Jefferson County, Tex. Maintaining road safety standards and improving traffic flow are the key reasons for the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) $70 million project to upgrade and improve the U.S....
Arkansas Democrat Gazette - Tue August 09, 2022
Improvement Project On I-30 in Little Rock, Ark., Hitting Key Milestones
Construction on Interstate 30 in the Little Rock, Ark., area is set to soon reach several important mileposts as work continues on a flyover ramp, and a new bridge over the Arkansas River is opened. The developments are part of the $1 billion 30 Crossing project, designed to rebuild and widen parts of the thoroughfare to improve access in and out of downtown Little Rock and the city of North Little Rock, according to an Aug....
