CEG - Tue August 24, 2021
New Contractors to Be Chosen for Seven Florida Road Projects Left in Limbo
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will soon choose a new general contractor to complete the diverging diamond interchange at Interstate 75 and Florida State Road 56 in Pasco County town of Wesley Chapel....
WSDOT - Tue August 24, 2021
New Bridge for Washington's SR 169 to Open During Summer '22
Nature has mostly reclaimed the old State Route 169 in the Black Diamond Natural Area of Maple Valley. The south end of the roadway's old pavement is obvious, but it quickly fades as moss, grass and even trees have sprouted where cars once drove....
ReBuild SoCal - Mon August 23, 2021
Rebuild SoCal Partnership Applauds Infrastructure Report
Rebuild SoCal Partnership (RSCP) applauded a first-of-its-kind report that finds that upcoming spending on federal, state and local transportation infrastructure will generate nearly $200 billion in economic activity in California annually over the next decade and will support 700,000 jobs per year....
Foster’s Daily Democrat - Thu August 19, 2021
Construction Crews Installing New Water Mains in Downtown Dover, N.H.
Downtown Dover, N.H., is the scene of two large construction projects this summer, the second of which will begin in early September. Both enterprises are designed to replace aging water mains in the town, but traffic congestion due to the work has caused headaches for drivers trying to navigate through the area....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu August 19, 2021
Johnson Brothers Crew Widens Louisiana's I-10 Freight Corridor
About one year into a $152 million Louisiana I-10 widening project, contractors are preparing the site for the replacement of the longest bridge on the project. The major I-10 project runs from the Texas state line to east of Vinton, La., and will widen 10.5 mi....
CEG - Thu August 19, 2021
U.S. Navy Orders $1.7B in Dry Dock Upgrades at Portsmouth, Maine, Shipyard
As a major step in its two-decade plan to upgrade and modernize its shipyard capacity and capability, the U.S. Navy has awarded a hefty construction contract for a multi-mission dry dock at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) in Kittery, Maine....
Garrett County Republican News - Wed August 18, 2021
Construction on MD Highway 39 Bridge Should Be Done by End of 2021
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) reported that construction of the Hutton Road (MD Highway 39) bridge over the Youghiogheny River in the town of Crellin has surpassed the 60 percent mark, with full completion expected by the end of the year....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 18, 2021
Wisconsin Addresses Congestion With Priority Beltline Project
In an effort to improve the existing system while evaluating comprehensive, long-term beltline plans, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is overseeing a $45 million project that began in 2018 with planning and design work....
Central Tri-State Tollway - Tue August 17, 2021
Beam Delivery Begins for Central Tri-State Tollway Bridge
Transport and delivery of bridge beams are under way for the Illinois Tollway's new southbound Mile Long Bridge on the Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294). Delivery of new concrete and steel beams for the $500 million Mile Long Bridge Project is anticipated to continue through early 2022....
Craig Mongeau - CEG Editor in Chief - Thu August 12, 2021
VIDEO: Reconstructing Philly's I-95
Some highway construction projects extend beyond the horizon, with right-of-way and paving crews transforming a whole countryside. In Philadelphia, the major reconstruction of an urban segment of Interstate 95 is measured in linear feet....
