Thu April 10, 2008
VDOT Approves Interstate 81 Truck Climbing Lane in Rockbridge Co.
Major design features for truck climbing lanes on Interstate 81 in Rockbridge County have been approved by Virginia Department of Transportation Chief Engineer Malcolm T. Kerley. The approval was given on March 13....
Ron Long - Thu March 20, 2008
McNichol Calls Interstate System an Engineering Marvel
There is a battle for the hearts and minds of the public on highway and bridge construction financing. Dan McNichol might be the voice that wins the battle for construction. He comes from a family of builders but it’s not clear how he came to write the best selling book ever about the U.S....
Jeff Cronin - Tue February 26, 2008
B&K Enters Recycling Business During Interstate 85 Project in Ga.
Along a well-traveled Georgia highway, B&K Construction is experiencing a few “firsts.”As a subcontractor on the widening of a 14 mi. (22.5 km) stretch of Interstate 85 between Highways 34 and 74 southwest of Atlanta, B&K is performing its first public sector job....
Christopher Sherman - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Sat February 23, 2008
Lower Rio Grande Valley Residents Voice Opinions About New Interstate
McALLEN, Texas (AP) In other parts of the state, transportation officials try to allay property owners’ fears that a superhighway from Laredo north to Texarkana will result in a massive land grab....
Thu February 21, 2008
Caltrans Begins Interstate 215 Improvement in San Bernadino
Caltrans began the project to improve Interstate 215 (I-215) through San Bernardino Jan. 2. The work includes new bridges at Inland Center Drive and Mill Street, wider bridges over Warm Creek and Lytle Creek, drainage improvements and new north and southbound lanes....
Wed February 13, 2008
Rogers Group Completes Interstate 24 Project Five Months Ahead of Schedule
Rogers Group Inc. has completed the widening project along Interstate 24 in Rutherford County, Tenn., five months ahead of the June 2008 estimated completion date. Motorists along this highly traveled stretch of I-24 will now be able to use four travel lanes in each direction from State Route 96 to U.S....
Mon January 28, 2008
Interstate 95 Widening Job Goes to Shirley
Construction begins this spring to add a fourth lane in each direction to Interstate 95 for a 6-mi. stretch between the Fairfax County Parkway/Exit 166 and Route 123/Exit 160 in Virginia. The Commonwealth Transportation Board has awarded an $85.5 million construction contract to Shirley Contracting of Lorton, Va....
Giles Lambertson - Mon January 07, 2008
Vital Interstates Named Corridors of the Future
The interstate highway system is the lifeblood of American commerce and the prospect of those major arteries becoming clogged is a looming nightmare for the nation’s economic policy makers. To reduce the chance that congestion will continue to grow until the coast-to-coast flow of vehicles is functionally impaired, the U.S....
Sun August 19, 2007
WSDOT Begins Construction Crunch on Interstate 5
SEATTLE (AP) After weeks of warnings, the state Department of Transportation has begun construction on a stretch of Interstate 5 through Seattle that could back up traffic for 30 mi. (48 km) in a worst-case scenario the night of Aug....
Sun July 22, 2007
Interstate 15 Alternative on Track for Fall 2008 Completion in Farmington
FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) A 14-mi. (22.5 km) highway that is expected to relieve congestion on Interstate 15 is on schedule to open in fall 2008. The $685 million Legacy Parkway, between northern Salt Lake County and Farmington, was revived in 2005 by Gov....
