Fri July 29, 2011
Rockfall Mitigation Work Begins Along Interstate 80 in Montville
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) announced the start of rockfall mitigation operations in Montville Township, Morris County, as part of a $1.4 million project to remove loose rock and stabilize rocky outcrops at two separate locations along Interstate 80....
Jay Adams - Fri November 19, 2010
Cardi Corp. Begins Demolishing Remnants of Old Interstate 195
Rhode Island Gov. Donald L. Carcieri and Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Michael P. Lewis swung a gold wrecking ball Nov. 15 to start the demolition of old I-195 in Providence....
Cain Burdeau - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri October 29, 2010
New Orleans Gets $2M to Study Razing Elevated Section of Interstate 10
NEW ORLEANS (AP) New Orleans got $2 million in federal money Oct. 20 to look at tearing down an elevated section of Interstate 10 that runs past the French Quarter that’s been blamed for ruining one of the city’s most important black neighborhoods when it was built in the 1960s....
Fri October 01, 2010
Knoxville Interstate Project Among Top Transportation Jobs
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Tennessee Department of Transportation’s SmartFIX40 project in Knoxville is being recognized as one of the top transportation undertakings in the country. The American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials selected the work for an “America’s Transportation Award” for “On Time Completion, Medium Project” in the Southeast Region....
Lori Lovely - Thu July 08, 2010
Council Bluffs Interstate Systems Slowly Expands
It’s been years in the works — and even more years will pass before work is completed — but two of the Council Bluffs Interstate Systems improvements projects are currently under way....
Wed November 25, 2009
Gov. Beshear Announces $28.7M in Improvements for Interstate 65
Gov. Steve Beshear, joined by Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson, announced the beginning of a major construction project to repair the pavement on Interstate 65 in Jefferson County. The $28.7 million project — “Revive 65” — involves the replacement of concrete pavement with asphalt on the 3-mi....
Wed November 18, 2009
Interstate 805 Economic Stimulus Project Will Bring Congestion Relief to South Bay
Caltrans began construction Oct. 12 on an $11.5 million project funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) to help reduce congestion in the South Bay. “My administration is working around the clock to pump funding from President Obama’s Recovery Act into our economy,” said Gov....
Thu September 24, 2009
Federal Stimulus, Proposition 1B Funds to Widen Interstate 215
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Sept. 14 announced the start of the next two phases of the Interstate 215 Widening Project through downtown San Bernardino. Funding for these phases includes $128 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) and $81 million from Proposition 1B, the 2006 voter-approved transportation bond....
Tue June 02, 2009
Kentucky Widens Interstate 64 in Jefferson County
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Crews began work on widening Interstate 64 just west of the Shelby-Jefferson county line. Department of Highways spokeswoman Andrea Clifford said the highway will be widened to three lanes in each direction....
Kerry Lynn Kirby - Thu March 12, 2009
Tanner Straightens Interstate 59’s S-Curve
Two decades ago, the Mississippi Department of Transportation began negotiations to clear the way for realignment of I-59 through Laurel, Miss., to alleviate a dangerous “S”-curved stretch of roadway....
