Associated Press - Tue April 09, 2019
$9.9B Transportation Budget Includes Salmon, I-5 Bridge Funds
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) Washington House Democrats released their two-year transportation budget proposal on March 25, with $9.9 billion in spending for projects including a new hybrid-electric ferry and the conversion of two more....
MDOT - Mon April 08, 2019
Mississippi DOT Announces Bridge Closings
Under the authority of Gov. Phil Bryant's April 2018 emergency bridge closure proclamation, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) was directed March 27 to begin immediately closing at least 34 local bridges....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 04, 2019
GDOT's $135M Widening of I-85 Presses Forward
The first of the Georgia Department of Transportation's 11 Major Mobility Investment Program (MMIP) projects, the $135 million-plus design-build widening of I-85, is being constructed by C.W. Matthews Contracting Company (CWM) Inc....
CEG - Thu April 04, 2019
GDOT Plans Replacement of 65-Year-Old Albany Bridge
Georgia state officials say a 65-year-old bridge in the southwestern part of the state should be replaced, and the project could take two years and cost at least $15 million. The AP reported the state Department of Transportation wants to completely rebuild the Oglethorpe Boulevard Bridge spanning the Flint River in downtown Albany....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 03, 2019
Iowa Interchange Redesign Handles Freight
A multifaceted, $350 million highway project will give Iowa its first turbine interchange while, according to planners, improving capacity and safety and reducing congestion and delays on a major crossroads for both Iowa and the rest of the nation....
Ohio Governor’s Office - Tue April 02, 2019
DeWine Declares Emergency Due to Winter Damage
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine declared a state of emergency March 20 in 37 Ohio counties that suffered serious highway damage following severe weather that started in February. The emergency proclamation will allow the Ohio Department of Transportation and local governments to access federal emergency relief funds....
PennDOT - Mon April 01, 2019
Construction Begins on I-76 Viaducts Rehabilitation Project
Construction began April 4 on a project to rehabilitate two Interstate 76 (Schuylkill Expressway) viaducts, including the 6,120-ft.-long structure between Interstate 676 and University Avenue in Center City Philadelphia and a 345-ft.-long structure over Route 23 and Arrowmink Creek in West Conshohocken Borough, Montgomery County....
PennDOT - Thu March 28, 2019
Highlights: Pittsburgh's 2019 Construction Season Projects
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) on March 21 highlighted more than 136 projects that will take place across District 11 — which includes Allegheny, Beaver and Lawrence counties — during the 2019 construction season....
Office of Gov. Cuomo - Thu March 28, 2019
Long Island Will See More Than $70M in Bridge Projects
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced $70.4 million in bridge construction projects on Long Island, including the start of construction on a $28.2 million project to replace the Walt Whitman Road Bridge over the Long Island Expressway (Interstate 495) in the town of Huntington, Suffolk County....
MDOT SHA - Thu March 28, 2019
Maryland DOT SHA Prepares to Make Improvements to U.S. 15 Near Emmitsburg
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) is preparing to enhance safety and ease daily congestion on U.S. 15 (Catoctin Mountain Highway) between south of Orndorff Road/St....
