GDOT - Thu January 18, 2024
Contractors Continue Working to Complete I-16/I-75 Project in Georgia
Contractors working for the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) will continue construction on the I-16/I-75 Interchange Improvement Project in Macon-Bibb. Crews currently have detours in place in order to perform work on the project, such as installing diaphragms on the I-16 eastbound overpass and installing overhang jacks on the I-16 westbound overpass....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu January 18, 2024
Crews Continue to Make Progress On Florida's Suncoast Parkway
A project designed to ease congestion in Citrus County, Fla., will result in a much-needed extension when completed in 2026. The $103 million effort, known as Suncoast Parkway 2, Phase 2, calls for a 4-lane toll facility extending from SR 44 to CR 486....
Office of the Governor of Illinois - Wed January 17, 2024
Rebuild Illinois: 5,522 Miles, 553 Bridges, 814 Improvements
Under the leadership of Gov. JB Pritzker and Illinois Transportation Secretary Omer Osman, the Illinois Department of Transportation continued to modernize and revitalize transportation and mobility across the state in 2023....
Gordie Howe International Bridge - Wed January 17, 2024
VIDEO: Gordie Howe International Bridge Due to Open Fall 2025
Having delivered the busiest year of construction to date, the Gordie Howe International Bridge project team is able to confirm a new completion and opening timeline. Construction completion is planned for September 2025 with the first vehicles expected to travel across the bridge that fall....
Illinois Tollway - Wed January 17, 2024
Illinois Tollway Awards More Than $534M In 2023 Contracts
The Illinois Tollway board of directors approved five construction contracts totaling nearly $15 million at its December board meeting, wrapping up investments in 2023 as part of the 12th year of the Move Illinois capital program....
Office of Governor Walz - Tue January 16, 2024
Gov. Walz Announces $17.4M for Transportation Projects in Minn.
Gov. Tim Walz and the Minnesota Department of Transportation announced on Jan. 3 $17.4 million for eight construction projects in the Twin Cities Metro and Greater Minnesota to improve transportation infrastructure that supports economic growth....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed January 17, 2024
Shilling Brings Safety to Rural Kansas Highway
For more than a decade, motorists in Kansas drove K-177 like a star running back on their beloved Kansas State Wildcats, weaving around obstacles to record a touchdown. The northern section of this 100-mi.-long state road leading into Manhattan, home to Kansas State University, had no shoulders so a car or truck carrying mammoth farm equipment could drift down an embankment if its wheels slipped off the highway....
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District - Tue January 16, 2024
USACE Awards Next Contract for 'New Lock at the Soo'
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District's New Lock at the Soo project in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., awarded a $213.8 million contract Option 1B (Chamber Wall Monoliths) to Kokosing Alberici Traylor LLC (KAT) of Westerville, Ohio....
CEG - Thu January 11, 2024
Top Performing Regional Stories On CEG's Website in 2023
Construction Equipment Guide (CEG) posts thousands of stories each year to our website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com. Here are the most clicked-on stories in 2023 and leading the way is an article that appeared in our Western Edition that garnered an astounding 180,533 pageviews....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu January 11, 2024
Hampton Roads Express Lanes Network Will Alleviate Congestion in Busy Southeastern Virginia
The cities of Hampton, Norfolk and Newport News in southeastern Virginia straddle interesting and, for motorists, challenging real estate. The region is home to some 1.8 million people and bristles with military bases, universities, companies, retail locations and homes....
