Epiroc - Tue April 23, 2019
Epiroc USA Appoints Jon Torpy New General Manager
Epiroc, a productivity partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, has appointed Jon Torpy as general manager and president of Epiroc USA LLC, effective May 1, 2019. Torpy brings 15 years of broad leadership experience with Epiroc and predecessor Atlas Copco, and 20 years of overall industry experience....
Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Mon April 22, 2019
Crews Rebuild Tenn. Bridge One Week After Collapse
The collapse of the I-75 South bridge over I-24 West in Chattanooga April 1 proved to be anything but a funny April Fool's Day prank to motorists and the Tennessee DOT. All lanes at the busy interchange of I-75 and I-24 closed for several hours after the failure, stopping traffic in all directions throughout most of the day....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Mon April 22, 2019
Florida Road Project Clears Coastal Forest
In Bay County, Fla., work is under way on a $50 million, multiyear construction project that calls for a four-lane roadway on SR 388 from SR 79 to east of Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 18, 2019
Busy Birmingham Interstate Undergoes Major Overhaul
Motorists in Birmingham, Ala., are dealing with the lengthy shutdown of a major thoroughfare as construction crews focus their efforts on the replacement of a bridge at Interstate 59/20. The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is overseeing the $475 million Phase 3 of the work, with the closure in effect for more than a year....
TRIP - Thu April 18, 2019
Report: Bad Alabama Roads Cost More Than $1K Per Driver
Road and bridges that are deteriorated, congested or lack some desirable safety features cost Alabama motorists a total of $5.3 billion per year — as much as $1,846 per driver in some areas — due to higher vehicle operating costs, traffic crashes and congestion-related delays, according to a report released Feb....
AASHTO Journal - Wed April 17, 2019
Indiana Kicks Off 2019 Road Construction Season
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb helped kick off the 2019 road construction season in Indiana during a March 19 media event — construction that's touted in part as the continuation of the state's Next Level Roads strategy, originally implemented in mid-2017....
David Porter - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon April 15, 2019
Lack of Funds May Mean Repairs to NYC Rail Tunnel
NEW YORK (AP) With key federal funding nowhere in sight for a new $13 billion rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey, project organizers said April 2 they are taking a hard look at whether to shift focus to performing major electrical repairs to the 108-year-old tube....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Mon April 15, 2019
$102M Viaduct Reconstruction Under Way in New Jersey
A $102 million state-funded project involving a nine-span viaduct along Route 495 is currently under way in New Jersey's Hudson County. Specifically, the bridge carries traffic on Route 495 over the NYS&W and Conrail rail lines, as well as Route 1 and 9, Paterson Plank Road and Liberty Avenue in the township of North Bergen....
VDOT - Mon April 15, 2019
Agencies OK Funding for Va.'s Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel
The Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission (HRTAC) approved a funding agreement with the Virginia Department of Transportation March 29 to deliver the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) Expansion Project — the largest transportation project in Virginia's history....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 11, 2019
Ahead of Construction, Temporary North Hero Grand-Isle Bridge Nearly Ready
After less than a year of work, construction crews with Cianbro Corporation are on track to open a temporary drawbridge connecting two islands on Lake Champlain in Vermont. Work on the $60 million project began in July 2018....
