Mass. Gov. Office - Thu January 16, 2020
Baker Files $74.2M Budget Bill to Address Infrastructure
The Baker-Polito Administration filed a $74.2 million supplemental budget bill to address ongoing critical funding needs, including $18 million to support MBTA infrastructure and safety investments, $10 million for school improvements and $4.2 million for investments in clean drinking water....
MassDOT - Thu January 16, 2020
Massachusetts Announces Additional Local Road, Bridge Funding
The Baker-Polito Administration announced that $20 million in additional funding will be provided to cities and towns in Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) for road construction and transportation improvement projects....
CEG - Thu January 16, 2020
Beset By Funding Challenges, Maine Releases New Plan
The Maine Department of Transportation has released the 2020 Edition of its Three-Year Work Plan. This Work Plan includes all capital projects and programs, maintenance and operations activities, planning initiatives, and administrative functions for calendar years 2020, 2021, and 2022....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed January 15, 2020
Connect the DOT: Ramps Being Reworked on I-20/I-45
Work continues on a bridge demo/deck repair project taking place at the I-20/I-45 interchange in Dallas. Three direct connector ramps are the focus of a rehabilitation project that's been underway since last summer....
Associated Press - Wed January 15, 2020
Hawaii Officials Request $90M for Highway Extension
KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) Hawaii transportation officials requested $90 million in special funds and revenue bonds to help pay the cost of extending Daniel K. Inouye Highway. The funds were requested through Democratic Gov....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue January 14, 2020
Flatiron Construction Ahead of Schedule for I-710 Project
Construction began in May 2018 on the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) $150.7 million Interstate 710 Pavement Rehabilitation and Bridge Widening Project, which was awarded to Flatiron Construction Corporation in February 2018....
Business Wire - Tue January 14, 2020
Granite Embarks on $33M Highway Reconstruction Job
Granite has been awarded a contract by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the reconstruction of four miles of State Route 99 (SR 99) near Kingsburg. A primary source of funding for this project is Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 that is expected to invest $54 billion over a 10-year period to improve California's roads, freeways and bridges....
Lori Lovely – CEG Correspondent - Mon January 13, 2020
Long-Awaited Widening of North Carolina's I-26 Begins
After years of planning, environmental studies and even lawsuits, the North Carolina Department of Transportation is relieved to see the start of a widening project on Interstate 26 between Hendersonville and Asheville....
Michigan Department of Transportation - Wed January 08, 2020
Construction on Northbound I-475 in Michigan Resumes in Spring 2020
Due to a number of factors, and in order to protect a critical state investment, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will not complete construction on northbound I-475 in Genesee County until approximately mid-summer 2020....
Dick Rohland – CEG Correspondent - Wed January 08, 2020
Bridge Crews Endure Brutal Winter, High Water
In just a matter of one year when cranes began to loom over the original 35W bridge crossing over the Minnesota River, regular commuters are now seeing real progress on its replacement. Connecting the cities of Bloomington and Burnsville just south of Minneapolis, traffic crews recently switched all six lanes from the old bridge to the new, northbound bridge....
