Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed January 24, 2024
Webber Unclogs Notorious Texas Bottleneck
Construction of the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) $39 million FM 110 North project will wrap up later this month with a ribbon cutting ceremony for the initiative that created a loop around the city of San Marcos, providing a much needed alternative to I-35....
UDOT - Wed January 24, 2024
Contractors Conclude Busy Year With 131 DOT Projects
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) recently announced that contractors completed 131 projects statewide during 2023, with a total value of approximately $1.1 billion. Construction crews spent much of 2023 performing upgrades to the existing highway system to give a needed boost to state infrastructure....
ADOT - Wed January 24, 2024
New Roadways, Bridges Taking Shape in Tucson as Crews Ramp Up Work
A widening and reconstruction project in the northwest Tucson area has transformed a 4-mi. segment of Interstate 10 since work began last spring, demolishing travel lanes, multiple bridges and two interchanges that have been in constant use for decades....
Caltrans - Tue January 23, 2024
California Investing More Than $1B for Infrastructure Projects
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) recently allocated $1.1 billion for projects that will repair and improve the state's transportation infrastructure. The funding includes more than $300 million for projects across California that will make the system more climate resilient while investing in bike and pedestrian pathways and increasing natural disaster preparedness....
Caltrans - Tue January 23, 2024
Caltrans Releases Draft for Future Construction Projects
Caltrans recently released the draft 2024 State Highway Operation and Protection Program (SHOPP) plan, the state's primary funding program for maintaining and preserving California's transportation infrastructure....
Meadville Tribune & PennDOT - Tue January 23, 2024
PennDOT Rapidly Rebuilding Mercer County Bridge Damaged in December Accident
Construction of a higher and wider replacement for the heavily damaged Pennsylvania Highway 318 bridge in Mercer County could begin as early as April, officials with the state Department of Transportation (PennDOT) said recently....
highways.dot. gov - Tue January 23, 2024
California to Receive $8M for New Improvements Along U.S. 101
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced $110 million in grants for 19 wildlife crossing projects in 17 states, including four Indian Tribes. The funding is made possible by a new program in President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and can support projects that construct wildlife crossings over and below busy roads, add fencing, acquire tracking and mapping tools, and more....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue January 23, 2024
California's Freeway Enhancement Project Gives I-605 Needed Facelift
Construction on the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) $298 million I-605 Freeway Enhancement Project began in late October last year, with a joint-venture of C.A. Rasmussen Inc. and FDB Vanguard Construction Inc....
Cape Cod Times & MassDOT - Mon January 22, 2024
MassDOT to Repair Cape Cod's Bass River Bridge Prior to $40M Rebuilding Effort
The Bass River Bridge has served as a vital transportation link on Cape Cod for nearly 90 years, connecting the communities of West Dennis and South Yarmouth along the traffic-choked Massachusetts Highway 28 corridor since the mid-1930s....
Amtrak - Mon January 22, 2024
Amtrak Kicks Off Construction at Gray 30th Street Station in Philadelphia
A new era of passenger rail has officially launched in Philadelphia. Amtrak officials gathered Jan. 19 with federal, state and local representatives along with other community leaders to celebrate the construction kickoff for major renovations at William H....
