My5LA - Tue April 06, 2021
Crews Begin Burbank Blvd. Bridge Replacement Project
Crews are constructing a new, modern bridge for traffic on Burbank Boulevard to cross over Interstate 5 in Burbank. The bridge is scheduled to open to traffic by late 2021, weather permitting. The greater length of the new bridge will allow crews to widen I-5 to construct carpool lanes in both directions on I-5....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 06, 2021
OHL USA Crews Make Upgrades to Ventura Freeway
Since July 2020, crews from OHL USA Inc. have been replacing 19.3 mi. of concrete median barrier on U.S. 101 (Hollywood Freeway/Ventura Freeway) to improve the safety of motorists via a $49.7 million project (total programmed cost) initiated by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)....
The City - Mon April 05, 2021
Cuomo Pushes Skyline-Altering Penn Station Real Estate Plan
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is trying to push through a city-changing land deal that would reshape Manhattan's skyline. And the project's detractors, until very recently, were few and relatively silent....
Eagle Times - Sun April 04, 2021
Vermont Bridge Replacement Debate Reignites After Two Years
Obstacles to the Depot Street Bridge replacement project in Bellows Falls, Vt., have reinvigorated a community debate between replacing the bridge at its existing site or constructing an alternative, angled bridge that would shift the flow of traffic further north, an option which is favored by many economic-development proponents....
WilmingtonBiz - Thu April 01, 2021
NC Ports Works to Proceed on Wilmington Harbor Navigational Project
A big project to deepen the Port of Wilmington's navigational channel is closer to environmental studies now that North Carolina Ports has agreed to fund part of that work. NC Ports Executive Director Brian Clark on March 29 signed a "Letter of Intent" to cover the ports' share of costs for studies on its Wilmington Harbor Navigation Improvement Project with the U.S....
WJAR-TV - Thu April 01, 2021
Construction to Soon Ramp up for Massachusetts' South Coast Rail Project
Construction work for the long-awaited South Coast Rail Project linking southeastern Massachusetts to Boston is ramping up this spring. Under Phase 1 of the South Coast Rail Project, six new commuter rail stations will be built along the Middleborough-Lakeville line, including at Middleborough, East Taunton, Freetown, Fall River Depot, Church Street in New Bedford and New Bedford....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 01, 2021
N.C. Replaces Aging Swing Span Bridge
Construction crews in North Carolina are replacing the Perquimans River Bridge in Perquimans County. The work is part of a $57 million project that will improve U.S. Highway 17 Business/N.C. Highway 37 between Hertford and Winfall....
ABC50 Now - Thu April 01, 2021
Following Major Floods in Cape Vincent, N.Y., New Building Projects Begin
Groundbreaking has been announced for the first of seven projects awarded to the Village of Cape Vincent, N.Y. On March 30, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced the start of construction of a Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative (REDI) project in Cape Vincent....
CEG - Wed March 31, 2021
White House Releases Infrastructure Proposal: 'The American Jobs Plan'
Associated Equipment Distributors' (AED) President and CEO Brian P. McGuire; ARTBA President and CEO Dave Bauer; Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) President Dennis Slater; and National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) President and CEO Audrey Copeland issued statements following the White House releasing its framework for an infrastructure package (the American Jobs Plan)....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed March 31, 2021
Historic Minneapolis Bridge Receives Facelift
Minneapolis's 10th Avenue SE River Bridge is getting a makeover. Considered a crucial transportation element of the riverfront area, the open spandrel column arch structure, built in 1929, has carried traffic over the Mississippi River for nine decades, serving 10,000 motor vehicles and hundreds of pedestrians and bicyclists....
