Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed December 03, 2025
Balfour Beatty Works On $242M U.S. 70 Project
In Craven County, N.C., work has begun on a $242 million project that will upgrade another segment of U.S. 70. Construction focuses on 6.5 mi. between Thurman Road and the Havelock Bypass and includes building three interchanges....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 08, 2025
Kiewit Replaces I-40 Pigeon River Bridge
As part of a broader effort, construction crews in North Carolina are replacing Bridge 142 on I-40 over the Pigeon River. The $70.5 million undertaking centers on a critical link for both local and commercial traffic between the Tar Heel state and Tennessee....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 13, 2025
NCDOT Begins Nearly $709M Project to Widen I-95
A $708.9 million project to widen 26 mi. of I-95 in southeastern North Carolina is on target for the 2027 completion date. Completed, the project stretching from exits 55 to 81 will expand the interstate from four lanes to eight and is expected to ease congestion and accommodate future growth on the highway....
Asheville Citizen Times & Town of Lake Lure - Tue August 12, 2025
Crews Demolish Historic N.C. Bridge
The Lake Lure Flowering Bridge, a beloved landmark in western North Carolina, will be demolished starting Aug. 18, 2025, due to the impact caused in 2024 by Hurricane Helene. The historic structure, built in 1925, sustained severe damage during the tropical storm....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Wed July 30, 2025
Blythe Construction Repairs Helene-Damaged U.S. 64 in Bat Cave, N.C.
Ten months have now passed since Hurricane Helene ravaged much of Western North Carolina in fall 2024, but the task of rebuilding much of the region's infrastructure will likely continue for the next couple of years due to the scope of the storm's destruction....
Asheville Citizen Times - Wed July 23, 2025
Causeway Will Help Rebuild Helene-Damaged I-40 in N.C., Ingles to Replace Flooded Store
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has released video from Interstate 40 in the Pigeon River Gorge, showcasing the breadth of work done by the agency to fix and replace the highway that partially collapsed last fall due to Tropical Storm Helene....
Lane Construction - Wed July 16, 2025
Lane Awarded Major I-85 Widening, Reconstruction Project in Gaston County, N.C.
The Lane Construction Corporation has been awarded a $337 million design-build project for major improvements along Interstate 85 in Gaston County, N.C. — further strengthening the company's footprint in the market....
CEG - Wed July 09, 2025
Crews Building 10-Lane Bridge Over I-77 in Mooresville, N.C.; Raleigh Scraps Six Forks Road Plan
Construction crews in North Carolina are scheduled to permanently close lanes on a busy section of Interstate 77 north of Charlotte on July 14, 2025, as part of an effort to begin building a massive new 10-lane bridge over the highway....
CEG - Mon June 23, 2025
NCDOT Rebuilding Helene-Damaged Bridge to Dialysis Equipment Plant in Marion, N.C.
It has been about nine months since Hurricane Helene tore through western North Carolina, devastating the region with floodwaters that wiped out homes and damaged businesses. In the McDowell County town of Marion, nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains 36 mi....
CEG - Mon June 23, 2025
Rockslide Floods, Closes Stretch of I-40 Near Tenn.-N.C. Line Damaged by Helene in 2024
Almost nine months after Hurricane Helene heavily damaged Interstate 40 near the Tennessee-North Carolina state line, forcing its closure until March 2024, a rockslide and road flooding on June 18, 2025, has once again shut down the freeway in the same area....
