Burlington Free Press & VTrans - Thu January 16, 2025
Federal Funds Totaling $25.8M Slated to Replace Readsboro Bridge in Southern Vermont
Vermont will receive $25.8 million in federal funding to help replace the Readsboro Bridge, which spans the Deerfield River in the small rural town of Readsboro, the Burlington Free Press reported Jan....
MaineDOT & WCSH-TV - Thu January 16, 2025
MaineDOT Prevails in Federal Court Decision On Frank J. Wood Bridge Replacement
A federal appeals court in Boston has affirmed a lower court's decision supporting the Maine Department of Transportation's planned replacement of the Frank J. Wood Bridge over the Androscoggin River connecting the towns of Brunswick and Topsham, MaineDOT announced in a Jan....
Ruksana Hussain - CEG Correspondent - Thu January 16, 2025
Kokosing Works On $101M I-81 Widening Project in Virginia
The Virginia Department of Transportation's (VDOT) Interstate 81 widening project impacting northbound and southbound lanes between mile markers 221 and 225 in Augusta County in Staunton, Va., is on track to be completed in 2027, reducing vehicular congestion and enhancing safety and capacity by adding a third lane and widening and rehabilitating five bridges....
AASHTO - Wed January 15, 2025
Nebraska to Issue First Highway Bond In State's History for U.S. 275 Corridor
The Nebraska State Highway Commission recently authorized the Nebraska Department of Transportation to issue bonds to finance the completion of the U.S. 275 expressway corridor — the first time the state has issued bonds to finance a state highway project....
ODOT - Wed January 15, 2025
New Girders for Daniel Beard Bridge Arrive On Site
Since the Nov. 1 fire at the southbound approach to the I-471/Daniel Carter Beard Bridge, there have been hundreds of people and dozens of companies involved in the Ohio Department of Transportation's efforts to restore the structure that connects downtown Cincinnati to Newport, Ky....
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey - Wed January 15, 2025
Feds Award $25M Grant to Transform Jersey City's 12th Street Corridor at Holland Tunnel
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) announced Jan. 13 that it had received a $25 million grant through the U.S Department of Transportation's American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program to transform the 12th Street corridor on the New Jersey side of the Holland Tunnel....
BNSF - Wed January 15, 2025
BNSF '24 Wrap Up: N.D. Bridge Project
With 2024 wrapped up, the BNSF bridge project team is midway through construction of a new railroad bridge at Bismarck, Mandan. Equipment has been removed from the Missouri River as crews demobilized on-water activities for the winter....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue January 14, 2025
Illinois Tollway $534M I-490 Project Continues
With a significant amount of work behind them, construction crews in Chicago continue tackling a complex project that will provide a full-access interchange connecting the new I-490 Tollway to the Illinois Route 390 Tollway....
Maryland Matters & Baltimore Sun - Tue January 14, 2025
VIDEO: Maryland Approves $75M Contract for Consortium to Manage Key Bridge's Rebuild
The Maryland Board of Public Works approved a $75 million contract Jan. 8 to hire three firms that will oversee construction management services on the Francis Scott Key Bridge over the Patapsco River in Baltimore when the replacement project gets under way this spring....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu January 09, 2025
PA Turnpike Work Preps for the Future
The Pennsylvania Turnpike, America's first superhighway, opened in October 1940; it served as the standard for America's highways, predating the Interstate Highway System by 16 years. Today, the turnpike stretches 550 mi....
