Mon January 30, 2017
Unusual Central Indiana Bridge Set for $500K Renovation
State officials have awarded a nearly $485,000 contract for the renovation of a historic central Indiana bridge that boasts an unusual design. The Warren pony-truss bridge spans Mud Creek over Indiana 26 in Howard County....
Mon January 30, 2017
FTA Announces $1.07B in Funding for CTA
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced approximately $1.07 billion in federal grant funds to the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) for the first phase of the Red and Purple Modernization Project....
Thu January 26, 2017
Golden Gate Bridge Suicide Net Construction May Disrupt Bridge Traffic
The iconic Golden Gate Bridge will soon see the construction of a suicide net and deterrent, but when construction begins, traffic may be disrupted for up to four years. Perhaps luckily for some commuters, that traffic scramble may only be at night....
Wed January 25, 2017
Maine Water Company Outlines Capital Investment Plans
As it wrapped up its 2016 capital projects, Maine Water has announced another robust capital plan for 2017. The company will invest $8.7 million in various Maine communities, to continue replacing aging infrastructure....
Lori Tobias - Wed January 25, 2017
Traffic Continues During 'Raise the Roadway' Project
Construction crews in New York and New Jersey are at work on a project that is a first for bridge construction. Crews in the joint "Raise the Roadway" venture of Skanska Koch/Kiewit Infrastructure are raising the roadway of the Bayonne Bridge from 151 ft....
Tue January 24, 2017
ARTBA President & CEO Pete Ruane Statement on Senate Democrats Infrastructure Proposal
American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) President & CEO Pete Ruane issued the following statement:“It's encouraging Senate Democrats and the President appear to have a similar legislative appetite for investing in transportation infrastructure to help grow the economy....
Tue January 24, 2017
UDOT Completes Ogden Canyon Transportation Study
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) announces that the second phase of the Ogden Canyon Transportation Use Study is complete, and a final report is now available to the public. Over the past year, the Ogden Canyon Study team reviewed preliminary comments received from the public....
Lori Tobias - Tue January 24, 2017
Salt Lake City Airport Undergoing $2.9B Expansion
Fifty-five years ago, the Salt Lake City International Airport was built to service about 10 million passengers, but five decades later, the Delta Air Lines hub now sees more than twice that number of travelers....
Jason Laughlin - Mon January 23, 2017
Delaware Bridge Update: Decades Old Construction Error At Fault
An apparent construction error six decades ago could have caused the fracture discovered Friday in a steel beam that forced the closure of the Delaware River Bridge, an engineering expert who viewed pictures of the cracked truss said Sunday....
Mon January 23, 2017
USDOT Tool May Allow $2B for Seattle Projects
Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced that four transit projects in the Seattle area could receive up to nearly $2 billion in financing through an innovative infrastructure financing tool created by the Department of Transportation's Build America Bureau....
