Opelika-Auburn News & ALDOT - Wed March 23, 2022
Safety at the Heart of Road, Bridge Construction on I-85 Near Opelika, Ala.
The construction of the $32 million bridge replacement project on Interstate 85 at Exit 60 near Opelika, Ala., is expected to last for two more years. Crews with McInnis Construction LLC of Summerdale, Ala., have worked to replace the six "functionally obsolete" bridges at the I-85 exit since last April....
Plaquemine Post South - Wed March 23, 2022
Louisiana Lawmakers Working to Keep New Mississippi River Bridge in Upcoming Budget
Iberville Parish President J. Mitchell Ourso said he is working with the local legislative delegation to ensure the 2023 Louisiana state budget includes the funding Gov. John Bel Edwards wants to put toward construction of a modern Mississippi River Bridge in Baton Rouge....
Joe Jancsurak – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Tue March 22, 2022
Houston's $1B Fix … Zachry Construction, Traylor Brothers Inc. to Correct Tollway Bridge
Nearly two years after work on a massive new bridge stopped due to public-safety concerns, crews are at it again, and this time it's going to cost much more. The Ship Channel Bridge along the Sam Houston Tollway will cost Harris County nearly $300 million more, including $50 million to demolish what had been built as part of a "faulty design," according to county officials....
TxDOT - Tue March 22, 2022
TxDOT Reaches Decision On Houston Infrastructure Project
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) recently announced the issuance of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the North Houston Highway Improvement Project (NHHIP), which signals the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process for environmental clearance....
TDOT & Crossville Chronicle - Tue March 22, 2022
New $85.3M Bridge in Tennessee to Be Built in Next Phase of U.S. 127 Upgrade
Dignitaries and citizens came together March 11 to attend a groundbreaking ceremony in Clarkrange, Tenn., prior to the building of a major new bridge along U.S. Highway 127. Construction of the $85.3 million Clear Creek Bridge construction is part of a larger project to connect the towns of Crossville and Jamestown in east-central Tennessee....
Cape Cod Times - Mon March 21, 2022
Aging Cape Cod Canal Bridges Need Construction Funding Within a Few Years
For months now, Massachusetts U.S. Rep. William Keating and U.S. Sens. Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren have touted their role in raising federal funds to replace the aging Sagamore and Bourne bridges on Cape Cod....
Portland Press Herald - Mon March 21, 2022
Busy Stretch of I-95 in Maine to Shut Down for 64 Hours in April for New Bridge
The busiest stretch of Interstate 295 in Maine is going to be shut down to traffic for almost three days in April, a move that will allow construction crews the time they need to install a new bridge over Veranda Street in Portland....
Philadelphia Inquirer - Mon March 21, 2022
Many Philadelphia Area Bridges Are Crumbling, Should Drivers Be Worried?
Steve Bartkovich used his practiced eye to scan the underbelly of the Dannehower Bridge carrying U.S. Highway 202 over the Schuylkill River in suburban Philadelphia to evaluate the rust splotches on steel girders and check for signs of crumbling concrete....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu March 17, 2022
Digging It … Joint Venture Constructs New $3.8B Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel
As the largest highway construction effort in the Commonwealth of Virginia's history, the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) Expansion Project will increase capacity, ease major congestion and enhance travel time reliability when complete....
NHDOT & Brattleboro Reformer - Thu March 17, 2022
Construction of New Hampshire to Vermont Bridge Over Connecticut River Enters Its Second Year
With spring weather close by in the Northeast, the New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) has restarted construction of an eight-span steel girder bridge to replace two existing spans carrying NH Route 119 in Hinsdale, N.H., over the Connecticut River into Brattleboro, Vt....
