Katherine Petrik – CEG Senior Editor - Wed July 29, 2026
USCG Awards $230M Contract for Base Charleston Expansion
The U.S. Coast Guard is continuing a sweeping modernization of Coast Guard Base Charleston in South Carolina with the award of a $230 million design-build contract for new engineering, housing and support facilities that will strengthen the installation's role as one of the service's premier East Coast operational hubs....
Amtrak - Wed July 29, 2026
Amtrak Prepares to Begin Major Dock Bridge Rehabilitation Project
Amtrak will begin major work in the coming months to rehabilitate the nearly century-old Dock Bridge in New Jersey after awarding key construction contracts. The project will seek to improve safety and reliability for more than 200,000 daily Amtrak, NJ TRANSIT, and PATH customers traveling on over 700 trains through one of the busiest sections of the Northeast Corridor (NEC), according to Amtrak....
Amtrak - Wed July 29, 2026
Amtrak Advances Major Construction for B&P Tunnel Replacement Program With FRA
Rail passengers on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore will soon notice increased construction activity at the B&P Tunnel Replacement Program site as Amtrak's tunneling contractor ramps up preparatory work necessary to launch the first of two tunnel boring machines in 2028....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Tue July 28, 2026
Not Letting the Train Leave: States Rapidly Financing Local, Regional Transit Projects
Transit is a crucial element of the nation's total infrastructure investment. In fact, AGC believes highway and transit construction offsets weakness in private construction segments. That's why the association is pushing Congress to finish its work on renewing the surface transportation bill before its September expiration....
S&B USA - Tue July 28, 2026
Fay, S&B USA Construction Reopens Commercial Street Bridge in Pittsburgh Ahead of Schedule
Fay, S&B USA Construction (Fay), a Pittsburgh-based firm specializing in heavy highway and heavy civil construction in the Mid-Atlantic region, re-opened the I-376 Commercial Street Bridge in Pittsburgh for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) on July 27, 17 days after closing it and a week ahead of PennDOT's maximum deadline of Aug....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue July 21, 2026
N.J. Project Upgrades Route 18 Corridor
In January 2023, Earle Asphalt Company broke ground on the New Jersey Department of Transportation's (NJDOT) $86.1 million Route 18, East Brunswick, Drainage and Pavement Rehabilitation Project. Substantial completion is expected in late 2027 for the initiative that is rehabilitating asphalt pavement, drainage infrastructure, signals and other elements along a 4.14-mi....
Stephanie Martinovich - Thu July 16, 2026
3D-Printed Bridge Points the Way to Greener Construction
Concrete is the most widely used building material on Earth, and producing it is one of the largest single sources of carbon emissions. One promising way to reduce its environmental footprint is to 3D-print concrete, laying it down bead by bead like a giant icing-piping robot....
AASHTO - Wed July 15, 2026
Northeast State DOT Projects Win Top Honors in National Competition
Eleven state department of transportation projects from Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania have earned regional accolades in the 2026 America's Transportation Awards competition....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Tue July 07, 2026
PennDOT Rebuilds Nine Bridges Along I-81
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is collaborating with construction companies H&K Group and Joseph P. Fay to completely rebuild nine bridges and 9 mi. of four-lane interstate in the northeast corner of the state....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue July 07, 2026
Dutch Point Viaduct Rehabilitation Project Extends Lifespan 25 Years
The Connecticut Department of Transportation's (CTDOT) $91 million design-build rehabilitation of the Dutch Point Viaduct project, which started in February 2025, is expected to be delivered in summer 2027....
