Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Tue September 10, 2019
Rapid Growth in North Texas Leads to Added Lanes on I-20
Spurred by fast growth in northern Texas, crews are adding frontage lanes to I-20 in Grand Prairie, Texas. The new lanes will be wider frontage roads. Cost of the project is set at $54 million. The project includes construction of new frontage roads and ramps, reconstruction and reconfiguration of the intersections at Robinson Road and Carrier Parkway, reconstruction and reconfiguration of a section of Westchase Drive south of I-20, construction of U-turns at Carrier Parkway and Belt Line Road and construction of sidewalks along I-20 frontage roads and a section of Robinson Road and Carrier Parkway....
Ferrovial - Tue September 10, 2019
$910 M Project Extends North Tarrant Express
Ferrovial, through a consortium led by its toll road subsidiary Cintra Infraestructuras, is building and operating a new extension (segment 3C) to the North Tarrant Express in Texas, worth $910 million....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Mon September 09, 2019
VDOT Set to Embark on Its Largest Project Ever
The I-64 Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) in southeastern Virginia is at the beginning of an expansion project to help ease congestion in the area. The project, which comes with a price tag numbering in the billions, is the Virginia Department of Transportation's largest in history....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon September 09, 2019
Barnhill Working to Deliver N.C. Outer Loop Segment
There are three ongoing contracts for work to complete the North Carolina Department of Transportation's 39-mi. Interstate 295 project — locally known as the Fayetteville Outer Loop — an initiative that has the state investing approximately $1 billion for its entire job to improve traffic flow in the Fayetteville metropolitan area and Fort Bragg....
ALDOT - Thu September 05, 2019
ALDOT Hopes to Find New Home for Historic Bridges
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is planning to replace four bridges, three of which have been determined eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. For various reasons, preservation in place of these structures is not feasible....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed September 04, 2019
MDOT's I-696 Reconstruction Project Expects Fall Finish
The Michigan Department of Transportation's (MDOT) $90 million Interstate 696 Project — dubbed "Restore the Reuther" in Oakland and Macomb counties — is being executed by Interstate Highway Construction Inc....
NJDOT - Thu August 29, 2019
Murphy Administration Announces $161M in FY20 County Aid
New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti announced the release of $161.25 million in Fiscal Year 2020 County Aid grants on Aug. 1 to help make infrastructure improvements on the local level....
Office of Gov. Cuomo - Thu August 29, 2019
N.Y. Announces $206M in New Freight-Related Projects
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Aug. 2 $206 million in new state and federal funding to strategically enhance the safety and optimization of freight goods movement across New York. This funding, provided in support of the 1,200 highway miles in New York state designated as part of the National Highway Freight Network, is targeted toward infrastructure and operational improvements that strengthen economic competitiveness, reduce congestion, decrease the cost of freight transportation, improve reliability and increase productivity....
Susan Haigh - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed August 28, 2019
Concerns Raised About Lack of Borrowing for Transportation in Connecticut
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Connecticut's municipal leaders are raising concerns about the lack of state borrowing authorizations, noting the slowdown has affected local repaving and other transportation-related projects....
Reason Foundation - Wed August 28, 2019
New Hampshire Ranks 24th in the Nation in Highway Performance, Cost-Effectiveness
New Hampshire's highway system ranks 24th in the nation in overall cost-effectiveness and condition, according to the Annual Highway Report by Reason Foundation. This is a six-spot increase from the previous report, where New Hampshire ranked 30th overall....
