CEG - Wed September 01, 2021
WV Awards $17.9M to Rehab Wheeling Suspension Bridge
City officials in Wheeling, W.V., got the word they had been waiting for from Gov. Jim Justice's office on Aug. 30 that a bid had been awarded to repair and rehabilitate the city's historic Suspension Bridge over the Ohio River....
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Wed September 01, 2021
PA Turnpike Buys Former U.S. Steel Property for Mon-Fayette Expressway
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) continues to purchase large pieces of property as it prepares to begin construction in 2022 on the next leg of the Mon-Fayette Expressway (PA Route 43) in the western part of the state....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed September 01, 2021
MDOT I-75/M-46 Rebuild Includes Removing Dangerous Dip
As road construction goes, the I-75/M-46 rebuild project in Saginaw County, Michigan, is fairly standard — with one exception. The $61.5 million job that includes a new interchange and bridge also calls for filling in 22 ft....
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Mon August 30, 2021
Second Phase to Alleviate Traffic Bottleneck at Tennessee's I-75/I-24 Split Set for 2023
The initial phase of the now-$133.5 million improvement project at the infamous Interstate 75/Interstate 24 "Split" near the Tennessee-Georgia state line was officially completed on Aug. 19, but it has not answered all the interchange's problems yet....
Capitol Beat News Service - Wed August 25, 2021
Georgia 400 Toll Lanes Delayed by Unexpectedly High Contractor Bid
An effort to add toll lanes to Georgia Highway 400 in the Atlanta metro area hit a major roadblock Aug. 19 when the State Transportation Board rejected the only qualifying bid on the project. The 14-member board is governed by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT)....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 25, 2021
VIDEO: Three Years In, North Hero-Grand Isle Bridge Remains On Track
Three years into a $60 million project to replace the North Hero-Grand Isle bridge in Vermont, crews are pouring concrete with an eye toward building the new replacement drawbridge in the 2022. The bridge links two islands on Lake Champlain....
RIDOT - Wed August 25, 2021
RIDOT Breaks Ground for Birch Swamp Road/Schoolhouse Road Project in Warren
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) broke ground Aug. 25 to start a pavement reclamation and reconstruction project for 2.6 mi. along Birch Swamp Road and Schoolhouse Road in Warren. The project will be complete in December of 2022....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 25, 2021
Bridge Construction On I-35 Critical to Texas' Livelihood
Construction crews from the Dan Williams Company are well on their way to completing a crucial project that will largely benefit Texas and surrounding areas. The project — overseen by the Texas Department of Transportation — involves replacing the existing two-way bridge at I-35 and Ronald Reagan Boulevard (Theon Road) with two new one-way east and westbound bridges....
Northside Sun - Tue August 24, 2021
Mississippi to Complete I-20 Bridge Replacement, I-55 Junction in 2022
Mississippi is planning to complete two big highway projects in Rankin County — the $253 million expansion and overhaul of 7.5 miles of U.S. Highway 49, and the $42 million replacement of the bridges at the junction of Interstates 20 and 55 in the state capital city of Jackson — during the summer of 2022....
Senate. gov - Tue August 24, 2021
Infrastructure Bill Spurs Construction Projects in Idaho
U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) released the following statement after voting in support of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which the Senate passed by a 69-30 vote:"The bipartisan legislation we passed today makes investments in traditional, hard infrastructure projects to help keep pace with Idaho's rapid growth....
