Maybelle G. Cagle - Fri June 08, 2007
McCarthy Crews Add Aggregate to Unstable Soil Near Interstate
Construction crews in Fulton County, Ga., are currently performing grading and drainage work on a $51.3 million project that involves 4.05 mi. (6.5 km) of reconstruction on I-85/SR 403. Davenport, Iowa-based general contractor, McCarthy Improvement Company began the work Jan....
Maura Bohart - Wed April 11, 2007
Archer Western Starts $80M Job on Interstate 75
The Georgia Dept. of Transportation is trying to keep Interstate 75, one of the busiest highways in the state, in good condition without severely impacting commuters. Last summer, Archer Western won a three-year $81.3 million contract to mill, inlay and pave the 8.9-mi....
Fri March 02, 2007
Two Bridge Spans Become One on Interstate 65 Over Alabama River
The state of Alabama has been experiencing strong statewide employment, new industry announcements and expansions as well as an overall healthy business investment climate. As industry continues to expand in Alabama and as new residents arrive, the department of transportation has turned its attention to the quality of the transportation network throughout the state....
Sun February 25, 2007
New Interstate Designation to Improve U.S. 41 in Wis.
APPLETON, Wis. (AP) Part of U.S. 41 will eventually be designated an interstate, bringing all the improvements that go with it. U.S. Rep. Tom Petri, R-Fond du Lac., inserted language in a 2005 federal highway bill to designate U.S....
Wed February 21, 2007
Wyo. Gridlocked on Improvements to Interstate 80
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) Wyoming has only a few years to take action to improve Interstate 80, the state’s busiest highway, before increasingly heavy traffic and skyrocketing construction costs spell real problems for the state, state officials said....
Dick Rohland - Mon November 20, 2006
New Interstate Aims to Unweave Minn.’s Traffic
By Dick RohlandCEG CORRESPONDENTA critical and heavily used junction of two Minnesota interstate freeways is completing its first full year of major reconstruction to make some long awaited improvements for the motoring public....
Mon October 23, 2006
VDOT Shelves $11 Billion Proposal for Interstate 81
RICHMOND, VA (AP) A proposal to widen Interstate 81 through Virginia will be shelved in favor of safety changes such as truck-climbing lanes, according to a state transportation department recommendation....
Fri October 13, 2006
DeSoto County Expected to Reap Benefits of Interstate 69
HERNANDO, Miss. (AP) A section of Interstate 69, a future Mexico-to-Canada highway, was dedicated Oct. 3 in rural western DeSoto County. The $137-million Mississippi section, in the works since the late 1990s, is a limited-access highway, four lanes of concrete divided by a grass median....
Mon October 09, 2006
Board Considers Proposals to Improve Interstate 81, Rails
Rail improvements, truck climbing lanes, longer on- and off-ramps at interchanges and greater use of technology to manage traffic are part of a comprehensive Interstate 81 improvement strategy now under consideration by the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB)....
David H. Recht - Wed September 06, 2006
Utah DOT Improves Interstate System
The state of Utah is currently investing in the interstate system to better equip the state for the surface transportation needs of the 21st century. The reconstruction of I-15, which was let in spring 2006, consisted of improvements in Weber County, (north of the I-15/I-84 junction, in the city of Riverdale, to the city of Farr West) resulting in new heavy-duty concrete pavement and a safer interstate alignment....
