Fri January 23, 2009
Interstate 85 Extension Hinges on Next Highway Bill
YORK, Ala. (AP) Talk of extending Interstate 85 from Montgomery to Mississippi could end in the planning stages unless Alabama’s congressional delegation succeeds in getting funding in the next federal highway bill....
Tim Talley - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue January 20, 2009
Transportation Commission Awards Interstate 35 Work in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Norman-area lawmakers crowded into the Oklahoma Transportation Commission’s chambers Jan. 5 to applaud the start of a long-awaited widening and improvement project along Interstate 35 through the heart of the state’s third largest city....
Tim Talley - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon January 05, 2009
Oklahoma Awards $42 Million Bid for Interstate 44 Project
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) The Oklahoma Transportation Commission paved the way Nov. 3 for construction to begin on a widening project for Interstate 44 in Tulsa when it awarded a $42 million contract for a portion of the project....
Sat October 18, 2008
MoDOT Ahead of Schedule on 5-mi. Interstate 64 Work
ST. LOUIS (AP) Despite wet weather that has plagued the St. Louis area all year, the project to rebuild a big section of Interstate 64 is ahead of schedule and may open early. The Missouri Department of Transportation hosted a news conference Oct....
Eric Olson - Wed August 27, 2008
S.T. Wooten Wraps Up Interstate 40 Rehab in Raleigh
After more than 10 months of mostly nighttime work, the rehabilitation of a heavily traveled 12.9-mi. (20.7 km) section of Interstate 40 around Raleigh is coming to a close in the coming days. Drivers on the Capital Beltline from Exit 289 (Wade Avenue) to Exit 301 (the I-40/I-440 split) will soon find that all lanes of the freeway will be free of traffic barrels and lane closures once again....
Fri August 08, 2008
Commission Picks Developer for Texas’s Interstate 69 Corridor
AUSTIN (AP) The Texas Transportation Commission approved a development proposal June 26 for Interstate 69, a segment in the Trans-Texas Corridor toll road superhighway. Commissioners agreed to pursue a proposal by Zachry American Infrastructure and ACS Infrastructure that would develop the southern section of U.S....
Alan Sayre - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed July 16, 2008
Debris From Interstate 10’s Twin Spans to Create Reefs
NEW ORLEANS (AP) A symbol of Hurricane Katrina’s destruction — the badly damaged twin spans of Interstate 10 linking New Orleans and points east — will be turned into lake reefs and provide material for coastal restoration and storm protection projects....
Thu July 03, 2008
Reconstruction Planned for ’Dangerous’ Interstate-295 Stretch in Delaware
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) Transportation planners hope some changes in the works for Interstate 295 will make drivers safer. The Delaware River and Bay Authority and the Delaware Department of Transportation are planning a two-year, $26 million reconstruction of I-295 north to the Delaware Memorial Bridge....
Tue June 10, 2008
Workers Poised to Fix Interstate 5 in Downtown Sacramento
Engineers and contractors with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) began work to fix Interstate 5 in downtown Sacramento May 30. Workers and subcontractors with C. C. Myers Inc. of Rancho Cordova moved quickly to close the northbound lanes of Interstate 5 to through traffic between the U.S....
Fri April 11, 2008
Study Says Western Va. Would Benefit From Interstate 73
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) The proposed Interstate 73 would bestow economic benefits along its 70-mi. (113 km) route in western Virginia, a study has found. A consultant predicted the highway’s economic impact would be $8.1 billion in its first 10 years....
