Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Tue July 02, 2019
Caltrans: Initial Fixes on RSR Bridge Due to Complete in July
It's never good when crumbling concrete falls off an aging highway bridge, but particularly so on one that crosses a portion of San Francisco Bay, one of the busiest traffic corridors in the world. The structure in question is the 5½-mi.-long Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, the northernmost of the Bay's five crossing points....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue July 02, 2019
Colorado DOT Works Around 'Memorial Rock'
Traffic on a southwest Colorado highway damaged by a massive rock fall over Memorial Day weekend should be back to normal this summer — with one key difference, the added sight of an 8.5 million-lb....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue July 02, 2019
TxDOT's $6.8B 'Clear Lanes' Eases Metro Traffic
In an effort to relieve congestion in five major metropolitan areas, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is overseeing the $6.8 billion Texas Clear Lanes program. The project focuses on Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio, where more than 65 percent of the Texas population is located....
Tue July 02, 2019
Granite, Teichert Team Wins $275M Project in Sacramento
Granite announced that the joint venture team comprised of Granite and Teichert Inc. has been awarded a $275 million contract by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the SAC 5 Corridor Enhancement Project in Sacramento, Calif....
Epiroc - Mon July 01, 2019
Epiroc USA Moves Headquarters to Suburban Denver Technology Hub
Epiroc, a productivity partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, has relocated its U.S. headquarters from Commerce City to Broomfield within the Denver, Colo., metropolitan area. The company joins a dynamic business community in a tech corridor known as the "Rocky Mountain Silicon Valley."According to the company, the move to a technology hub is a natural one for Epiroc, a global company that provides drill rigs, rock excavation and construction equipment and tools, along with service products and solutions....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Mon July 01, 2019
Idaho Transportation Department Oversees $17.5M St. Maries, St. Joe Bridge Replacements
Construction crews are finishing work on two bridges in a design-build project in Northern Idaho. The project aims to replace the original structures on Idaho Highway 3 (ID-3) over the St. Maries Railroad and the St....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Fri June 28, 2019
Pre-Construction Activities Ramp Up on Walk Bridge Replacement Project
In Connecticut, pre-construction efforts are under way on The Walk Bridge Replacement Project. The project is currently at 60 percent design, and is expected to start construction by summer of next year....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed June 26, 2019
Concrete Roadway Repairs on I-90 Begin
Started last summer, Ulland Brothers Inc. is looking to complete the Minnesota Department of Transportation's (MnDOT) $17 million I-90 Westbound Concrete Overlay project between the cities of Manchester and Hayward in Freeborn County by mid-September....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue June 25, 2019
Crews Near Halfway Point in Storage Tunnel Project
Part of the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District's (NEORSD) Project Clean Lake, the $142.3 million Doan Valley Storage Tunnel project (DVT) has McNally/Kiewit DVT JV (McNally Tunneling Corp. and Kiewet Corporation) constructing three tunnels to help deal with combined sewer overflows (CSO) and have it treated....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Mon June 24, 2019
MDOT SHA Replaces Bridge Over CSX Line
In Arbutus, Md., which is located in Baltimore County, the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) is heading up a project to replace the U.S. 1 (Washington Boulevard) Bridge over the CSX Transportation rail line....
