Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Mon June 10, 2019
Largest Construction Contract in TNDOT History Now Under Way
The largest construction contract in Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) history is currently underway near Nashville, utilizing the unique process of rubblization, which is new to the area. According to the project website, the reconstruction of Interstate 440, from Interstate 40 to Interstate 24 in Davidson County, includes removing substandard pavement and providing three lanes of travel in each direction for approximately 7.6 mi....
Associated Press - Thu June 06, 2019
Massachusetts Communities Hit by Gas Blasts Receive $80M to Repair Infrastructure
ANDOVER, Mass. (AP) The utility blamed for a series of natural gas explosions in Massachusetts in September has agreed to pay $80 million to three communities to cover road repairs and other associated costs of the disaster, officials announced May 7....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu June 06, 2019
Tight Environmental Restrictions Mark Haverhill Bridge $102M Reconstruction
A four-year project to widen and replace bridges for Interstate 495 north and south over the Merrimack River in Haverhill, Mass., began in September and will be completed in May 2022. The northbound portion of the bridge will be rebuilt before the existing portion is demolished and will be followed by the completion of the southbound portion....
AASHTO Journal - Thu June 06, 2019
Governor Unveils Infrastructure Plan With Balanced Budget Bill
Gov. Ned Lamont (D) released the working draft of a Transportation Infrastructure Investment plan on May 21 ahead of a proposed special legislative session that would focus solely on transportation and economic development....
MaineDOT - Thu June 06, 2019
MaineDOT Addresses High Costs With Revised Schedule
The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) is revising its construction advertising schedule as part of its efforts to reconcile surging construction costs with available funding. "[In early May], we announced that we were making a course correction....
New Hampshire Department of Transportation - Thu June 06, 2019
NHDOT Wins Award for East Kingston Bridge Project
The New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) announced the East Kingston, N.H. 107A Bridge rehabilitation project has been awarded the 2018 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement (OCEA) Award....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Wed June 05, 2019
CCTA, Caltrans Work on $136M Project Near San Francisco
Work is under way on a $136 million interchange improvement project at the Interstate 680 and the State Route 4 Interchange in Contra Costa County near San Francisco. It is the first phase of the project....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed June 05, 2019
Phase 3 of Nevada's Centennial Bowl Under Way
In Las Vegas, work is under way on a project that calls for construction of Nevada's second longest bridge. In January, the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) broke ground on the $73 million third phase of the "Centennial Bowl" interchange, where U.S....
Wyoming Transportation Commission - Tue June 04, 2019
WTC Awards $78.7M in Highway Contracts
The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded Oftedal Construction Inc., of Casper, a $67 million contract for the Snake River South Project on U.S. 26/89/189/191. The commission awarded that and eight other contracts during its recent meeting....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Tue June 04, 2019
Construction Enters Final Year on Bridges Near Black Rock
Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) is in the final year of a $41M project to replace three aging bridges on I-80 in Tooele County, Utah. The project, which features new bridges with an additional lane, began in spring of 2018 and is expected to conclude before the end of 2019....
