City of Birmingham & Alabama DCNR - Mon June 16, 2025
Birmingham, Ala. Begins Street Drainage Project, Jasper Public Fishing Lake to Be Upgraded
Crews in Birmingham, Ala. have started work on drainage improvements to ease historic flooding issues on 26th Street South and Caldwell Park in the city's Highland Park neighborhood. The estimated $5.9 million construction project is supported through the city's capital budget and American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds....
AL.com - Mon June 16, 2025
Public Support High for TVA's Proposed $5B Hydro Power Project in Rural NE Alabama
A multibillion-dollar hydroelectric project that would reshape a mountaintop in northeastern Alabama found a receptive audience June 12, 2025 — including two residents who stand to lose property under the plan, AL.com noted....
Colorado Department of Transportation - Tue June 10, 2025
Colo. Timber Bridge Preservation Project Begins On 21 Bridges
Starting in early June, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will begin preserving the structural integrity of 21 timber bridges on various highways in El Paso, Park and Teller counties. The purpose of the project is to extend the lifespans of the bridges by making needed reinforcements and upgrades to ensure the safety of the traveling public....
cachevalleydaily.com - Tue June 10, 2025
Ames Federal Starts Hyrum Dam Spillway Replacement
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced in March that it awarded a $115 million contract to Ames Federal Contracting Group of Burnsville, Minn., for the construction of a new spillway on Hyrum Dam in Hyrum, Utah, according to cachevalleydaily.com....
Reviewjournal.com - Tue June 10, 2025
$160M Widening Project On 215 Beltway to Begin in Nev.
Work is set to start on a $160 million project to widen about 3 mi. of the 215 Beltway in Henderson, Nev., according to review-journal.comDignitaries participated on May 28, 2025, in a groundbreaking ceremony for a project that also will modify Green Valley Parkway over the highway over the next three years....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue June 10, 2025
West Texas I-20 Widening Moves Forward
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is investing $424 million into its Interstate 20 Widening Project that covers several miles in Ector and Midland counties, deep in the heart of the oil-rich Permian Basin in West Texas....
Keri White - CEG Correspondent - Tue June 10, 2025
Orange County SR 55 Improvement Moves Forward
The Costa Mesa Freeway (State Route 55) is undergoing a significant upgrade to improve traffic flow and reduce travel time in the 4 mi. stretch between Interstate 405 and Interstate 5. The roadway has four regular lanes and one carpool lane in each direction as well as merge lanes between some interchanges....
Tennessee Department of Transportation & WKRN-TV - Tue June 10, 2025
New DDI in Nashville Part of Major Interchange Rebuild at I-40, Donelson Pike
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is wrapping up a major interchange project that has been in the works for a few years. Officials with the state agency expect these upgrades to relieve much of the heavy traffic on Interstate 40 near Nashville International Airport (BNA)....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu June 05, 2025
Louisiana Closes in On Completion of $123M I-20 Project
The Louisiana Department of Transportation (LaDOTD) worked long and hard to get a traffic management plan approved so they could proceed with reconstruction work on a 3.5-mi. section of Interstate 20 through Bossier City....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu June 05, 2025
I-75 at Akers Mill Road Express Lanes Access Point Opens
C.W. Matthews Contracting Co. Inc. has delivered the Georgia Department of Transportation's (GDOT) $26.5 million Interstate 75 at Akers Mill Road New Express Lanes Ramp project in the city of Cumberland (Cobb County), an initiative that began in October 2021....
