Idaho Transportation Department - Tue March 08, 2022
Idaho Board Accelerates Nearly $400M of Improvements
The Idaho Transportation Board voted to accelerate the improvement of several major roadways during its February monthly meeting in Boise, Ida. The projects selected for construction starting this summer will modernize aging infrastructure, improve safety and reduce congestion....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue March 08, 2022
Brosamer & Wall Inc. Rebuilds Six Bridges Along I-80
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is spending $30 million via the I-80 Six Bridges Project to increase the vertical clearance to the design standard of 16 ft. 6 in. on six bridges that cross over Interstate 80 (I-80) in the city of Vallejo just north of the Carquinez Bridge....
Bennington Banner & Burlington Free Press - Thu March 03, 2022
Construction Starts on One Vermont Project, While Plans Finalized to Start Another
Despite the thaw of winter still several weeks away, an effort to replace the Arch Bridge in the Williamsville section of Newfane, Vt., has just gotten under way. Further to the north in Burlington, plans have been completed to build a multi-purpose support building at the University of Vermont's Virtue Field, home to the UVM soccer and lacrosse programs....
Ruksana Hussain - CEG Correspondent - Thu March 03, 2022
NCDOT Constructing Interstate Bypass at Rockingham to Reduce Congestion
Recognizing the need to preserve the physical quality of interstate roadways in Richmond County, the North Carolina Department of Transportation has embarked on a multiyear project constructing an access-controlled, four-lane, median-divided freeway on United States 74 Business interchange west of Rockingham to Harrington Road....
Illinois Tollway - Wed March 02, 2022
Illinois Tollway Approves Agreement With Chicago as I-490 Tollway Progresses
The Illinois Tollway board of directors announced Feb. 17 a key agreement with the city of Chicago necessary to construct the new I-490 Tollway — and complete the $3.4 billion Elgin O'Hare Western Access Project investment in the region's transportation infrastructure....
SGL Constructors - Tue March 01, 2022
I-4 Ultimate Improvement Project Reaches Major Milestone in Orlando
SGL Constructors has completed the I-4 Ultimate managed lanes, known locally as "I-4 Express", a significant milestone in the roadway's comprehensive redevelopment. The implementation of the managed lanes along the highway is an innovative solution to address traffic congestion and provide motorists with more reliable travel options....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue March 01, 2022
Walsh Crews Prep for Next Phase of I-75 Mill Creek Expressway
To improve safety and ease traffic congestion, crews in Hamilton County, Ohio, continue working on a multi-year undertaking known as the I-75 Mill Creek Expressway project. "This will serve the tri-state area and the more than 160,000 motorists who use this busy corridor every day," said Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 8 public information officer Kathleen Fuller....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu February 24, 2022
As Gas Taxes Dwindle From Electric Vehicle Use, Congress Looks for Solutions, Strategies
For all its faults, the Highway Trust Fund, funded through gas tax revenue, is the main financial support for America's roads and bridges. It hasn't increased with inflation — in fact, it hasn't increased in almost 30 years — even as road and bridge conditions deteriorate....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu February 24, 2022
West Virginia Moves Forward With $224M Road, Bridge Project
A multi-year design-build project is moving forward between Nitro and Scott Depot, W. Va. It includes the widening of Interstate 64 and major upgrades to the Nitro-St. Albans Bridge. The prime contractor is Brayman – Trumbull, A Joint Venture and funding is mostly from WV Roads to Prosperity Bonds, with some FHWA Build Grant funding, as well....
Simpson Strong-Tie - Wed February 23, 2022
Simpson Strong-Tie Partners With University of Texas to Test, Supply New Pavement Reinforcement Technologies
Simpson Strong-Tie, a leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, announced the development and launch of a category of pavement reinforcement technologies designed to improve the sustainability, longevity and resiliency of asphalt-paved road surfaces in North America....
