NYC Department of Design and Construction - Mon September 11, 2023
NYC Completes Grand Concourse Reconstruction From E. 175th St. to Fordham Road
The NYC Department of Transportation (DOT), NYC Department of Environmental Protection and NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) joined community members and local elected officials to celebrate the reconstruction of Grand Concourse in the Bronx from E....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu September 07, 2023
Rhode Island Receives RAISE Grant Toward Route 37 Project
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) recently announced the award of a federal RAISE grant that will provide $25 million toward a $100 million project, the third of three highway projects designed to overhaul Route 37....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu September 07, 2023
Construction of New $935M WALK Bridge Over Norwalk River Begins
A groundbreaking ceremony took place in Norwalk in May for the beginning of a six-year $925 million project for the construction of a new WALK Bridge that crosses the Norwalk River. The current bridge is a swing bridge that serves Metro North and Amtrak rail service along the Northeast Corridor and must have at least two tracks operational during construction....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu September 07, 2023
Swank Construction Leads $73M I-79 Widening Project
A large West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) project is widening Interstate 79 to three lanes in each direction from Harrison County, W. Va., to the Pennsylvania state line. The contract was awarded to Swank Construction Company LLC, with Matt Schultz serving as site superintendent and Cary Basinger as project manager....
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette & Metroplan - Wed September 06, 2023
Metroplan Directs $16.5M in Fed Grants to Build Central Arkansas Transportation Projects
Metroplan, central Arkansas's long-term transportation planning agency, announced Aug. 30 that it had distributed a total of $16.5 million in federal grant money to 13 different cities and counties across the region to make certain intersections, trails and street segments safer and more environmentally friendly....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed September 06, 2023
OHLA Converting Expressway Into Freeway in California
OHLA USA Inc. began work on Phase 1 of the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) SR-71 Expressway to Freeway Conversion Project in spring 2021 and crews are hard at work to deliver it by summer 2025....
TxDOT - Wed September 06, 2023
Officials Announce Decision On Capital Express Central Job in Texas
A major transformation of I-35 through downtown Austin moves a step closer to construction with the release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision. The Texas Department of Transportation announced the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process for environmental clearance....
ODOT - Tue September 05, 2023
Construction Crews Beginning to Ramp Up Work On OR 217 Improvement Job
Work on OR 217 is expected to ramp up the week after Labor Day at Hall Boulevard in Beaverton and at Greenburg Road in Tigard as crews continue work on the highway improvement project. The directional closures mark important new steps in the OR 217 Auxiliary Lanes Project, which will improve safety and reduce bottlenecks between Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway and OR 99W....
ODOT - Tue September 05, 2023
Oregon Completes Milestone of Abernethy Bridge Project
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) completed a new traffic roundabout in West Linn that connects OR 43 and northbound I-205. The roundabout is a critical safety improvement for people walking, driving and rolling, marking a key milestone for the I-205 Abernethy Bridge Project, ODOT's largest construction project in 45 years....
TxDOT - Tue September 05, 2023
Officials Praise Houston's First Clear Lanes Project Finish
The Texas Department of Transportation was joined by Texas Transportation Commission Chairman J. Bruce Bugg Jr., local elected officials, community leaders, and TxDOT staff to celebrate the completion of the Houston District's first Texas Clear Lanes project at Interstate 45 from the NASA 1 Bypass to Farm to Market Road 518....
