Infrastructure

Tennesee DOT - Wed January 13, 2021

Tennessee DOT Awards Contract for New I-65 Project in Spring Hill

A design-build contract valued at $54.3 million has been awarded to Nashville's Bell & Associates to construct the new Interstate 65 and Buckner Road interchange in Spring Hill, Tenn. The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) did so with the expectation that the project would be completed by May 2023....

Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed January 13, 2021

Houston's $1.3B Project Nears Completion

The reconstruction of U.S. 290 in Houston (My 290), a $1.3 billion project, recently attained substantial completion and is providing immediate relief for commuters and commercial drivers in this growing metropolitan region....

VTDigger - Tue January 12, 2021

Burlington, Vt., to Do Pre-Planning for Railyard Road Project

Preliminary engineering on Burlington, Vt.'s railyard enterprise construction project, which will link Pine Street with Battery Street, is slated to begin this summer. The city has long hoped to connect the two major roadways downtown, in part to ease traffic on nearby King and Maple streets, residential areas often congested with cars....

Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Tue January 12, 2021

Granite Makes Major Repairs on Interstate 5

A driver traveling north on I-5 from Seattle toward the Canadian border might note the variety of transportation arteries that surround this busy interstate. The heavy truck traffic rolling out of the Port of Seattle carries cargo out of container ships docked from around the world....

Federal Transit Administration - Tue January 12, 2021

VIDEO: Federal Transit Authority Announces $766.5M Grant to NJ Transit

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced a $766.5 million Capital Investment Grant (CIG) agreement with New Jersey Transit Corporation (New Jersey Transit) for the Portal North Bridge Project in Hudson County, N.J....

Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue January 12, 2021

Crews Stabilize Deteriorating Bluffs Near Torrey Pines

Crews from Blue Pacific Engineering and Construction (BPEC) completed Phase 4 of the Del Mar Bluffs Stabilization project in December 2020 for San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) and the North County Transit District (NCTD) to stabilize portions of the coastal bluffs in the city of Del Mar....

Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu January 07, 2021

Tolls Optional Once Blythe Construction Wraps Up $346M Project

Crews on a $346 million North Carolina express lane project are on the cusp of a milestone. They're about to shift traffic to the former median, which will allow them to begin work on new outside lanes in each direction....

Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu January 07, 2021

ST Bunn Leads Lurleen Wallace Boulevard Project

Save for completing the shared used path underneath the Hugh Thomas Bridge, where some handrail has to be installed, sodding and irrigation and other various landscaping items, ST Bunn Construction Co....

AASHTO - Wed January 06, 2021

Missouri Fixes 100 Bridges in 2020

The Missouri Department of Transportation said that it replaced or rehabilitated 100 bridges in one year via a "Focus on Bridges" program developed by Gov. Mike Parson (R). "This was a major priority for our administration and we are proud of MoDOT for continuing to move these critical projects forward during one of the most challenging times for our state," Parson said in a statement....

Michigan Department of Transportation - Tue January 05, 2021

MDOT Overcomes Year of Challenges, Delivers Vital Transportation Projects

The challenge-filled 2020 construction season is over. MDOT and industry partners were able to adapt and overcome many obstacles to deliver vital transportation projects and continue working toward the goal of providing the highest quality integrated transportation services for economic benefit and improved quality of life....