UDOT - Tue November 02, 2021
UDOT Receives Funding for Next Phase of Highway Job
UDOT has received funding to start the next phase of the Mountain View Corridor project and will connect Porter Rockwell Boulevard to 2100 N in Lehi. This segment will provide another much needed transportation option for northwest UTCO....
TxDOT - Tue November 02, 2021
Big Creek Construction, Texas Materials Finish U.S. 290 Jobs
Big Creek Construction and Texas Materials recently wrapped up two construction projects along U.S. 290 in Lee and Midland counties. The jobs — part of the overall U.S. 290 East Widening Project — were more than two years in the making when county officials recently celebrated the completion of these projects....
CEG - Tue November 02, 2021
Contractors Begin U.S. 87 Bridge Project in Lubbock County, Texas
TxDOT is set to begin work on a project that will improve safety and mobility along U.S. 87 in southern Lubbock County. The $21.6 million project will reconstruct the U.S. 87/FM 41 intersection by building a new U.S....
TxDOT - Tue November 02, 2021
Jones Brothers Dirt & Paving Begins Highway 191 Job
Work has begun on a project to "reverse" (relocate) ramps, add some auxiliary lanes and rehabilitate some roadway on Highway 191 and West Loop 250. Jones Brothers Dirt & Paving of Odessa won the project with a low bid of a little more than $18.2 million....
CEG - Tue November 02, 2021
Work Has Begun on Little Rock's $81M Cantrell Road Widening Project
On Oct. 25, after years of public hearings, ideas and input, construction of the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) Cantrell Road Widening Project in west Little Rock has finally gotten under way....
FDOT - Mon November 01, 2021
FDOT Highlights Continued Infrastructure Improvements
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) highlights the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) infrastructure report card where FDOT improved in three major categories: ports, bridges and roads....
Hudson Reporter - Thu October 28, 2021
President Biden on Hand at Kickoff of N.J.'s North Portal Bridge Project
President Joe Biden officially kicked off the construction of the Portal North Bridge in Kearny, N.J., on Oct. 25 by addressing officials and the press at the NJ Transit Maintenance Complex. The new bridge will replace the current 110-year-old Portal Bridge, a railroad crossing structure over the Hackensack River from Kearny to Secaucus that spans 2.44 mi....
Kansas Department of Transportation - Wed October 27, 2021
Kansas DOT Launches Statewide Survey to Explore Future Transportation Funding
The Kansas Department of Transportation on Oct. 14 launched a statewide survey to learn what Kansans think about how highways and bridges are funded. The survey is available on the project webpage at ksdotike.org/RUC-study and will be open through Nov....
Illinois Tollway - Wed October 27, 2021
Illinois Tollway Approves $332.2M for Construction, Professional Contracts
The Illinois Tollway board of directors on Oct. 21 approved three construction and professional engineering services contracts totaling more than $332.2 million, including contracts supporting construction of the new I-490 Tollway and reconstruction of the Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294)....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed October 27, 2021
Michigan Paving & Materials, MDOT Use Design-Build Approach for $210M I-69 Rebuild
The Michigan DOT had a solid plan for rebuilding I-69 in the southern part of the state. The plan called for four separate projects to be designed and constructed within eight years. It was a good plan until the department made the decision to utilize its innovative contracting department and the design-build procurement method....
