Raleigh News & Observer - Tue February 18, 2025
Hurricane-Damaged I-40 Through N.C.'s Mountains to Be Reopened to Traffic March 1
Interstate 40 will reopen through the Pigeon River Gorge on March 1, 2025, restoring the main highway connection between N.C. and Tenn. for the first time since damage from remnants of Hurricane Helene shut it down in late September 2024....
CEG - Mon February 17, 2025
CDOT Updates Eisenhower Tunnel Leaks Investigation
Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) officials contemplating closing the westbound bore of the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnel because of ice formations have identified the problem's source, eliminating closure possibilities, according to summitdaily.com....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon February 17, 2025
SEMA Construction's $562M Upgrade of I-25 On Track
In late October 2023, SEMA Construction started work on the Colorado Department of Transportation's (CDOT) $562 million Interstate 25 Acceleration/Deceleration Lanes from Fillmore Street to Garden of the Gods Road project in Colorado Springs to improve traffic flow and safety on the busy highway....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon February 17, 2025
RCTC, Caltrans Expect 71/91 Interchange Finish in 2025
By Irwin RapoportCEG CORRESPONDENTThe Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) and California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) are reconstructing the State Route 71/State Route 91 Interchange in Corona, a vital corridor serving both commuter and commercial traffic....
Maryland Matters - Thu February 13, 2025
Baltimore's Collapsed Key Bridge Set to Be Replaced By a Soaring Cable-Stayed Span
Md. officials unveiled the new design for Baltimore's new Francis Scott Key Bridge on Feb. 3, 2025, almost a year after a container ship slammed into the old span, sending it tumbling into the Patapsco River and killing six workers in the process....
Syracuse Post-Standard, NYSDOT - Thu February 13, 2025
N.Y.'s I-81 Corridor Work Promises to Be Very Heavy During 2025
The project to rebuild Interstate 81 in Syracuse, N.Y., will bring new roundabouts, highway exits, fast-speed highway transitions, new bridges, sidewalks and many new trees in 2025. In fact, every major state highway in the city is under construction as the project moves toward the middle of its six-year, $2.25 billion makeover, the Syracuse Post-Standard reported Feb....
Lorie Jewell - Wed February 12, 2025
Massive I-16, I-75 Interchange Project Moves Closer to Completion
The second and third phases of the Georgia Department of Transportation's (GDOT) $500 million improvement project for the Interstate 16 and Interstate 75 interchange are on track to finish this spring, giving Macon-area motorists more room to maneuver, as well as a reprieve from construction congestion and detours....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed February 12, 2025
Mississippi's Greenville Bypass Project Moves Forward
Expected to be completed by September 2025, the second phase of the U.S. 82 Greenville Bypass project is moving forward in western Mississippi ahead of schedule. The $79 million project runs from State Route 1 to the Mississippi River Bridge and provides cement stabilization and paving for approximately 7 mi....
Metro Flood Diversion - Tue February 11, 2025
FM Area Diversion Project Releases Construction Update
With the removal of an earthen plug, the first two of 14 reaches of the stormwater diversion channel will become a functioning internal watershed. That means rainfall and runoff events for close to another 3 mi....
UGA Today & Tifton Gazette - Mon February 10, 2025
New Plans Call for Renovated UGA Building, GDOT Eyes I-75 Interchange Redo
The University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens announced plans in late January 2025 for a comprehensive $115.7 million renovation of Creswell Hall, one of the campus's landmark residence halls. UGA Today, an online campus news source, noted that the project is scheduled to take place in 2027 and 2028 and will modernize the 62-year-old building on Baxter Street....
