Ezra Kaplan - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue August 09, 2016
Damaged Canarsie Tube Scheduled for Repair in Jan. 2019
NEW YORK (AP) A subway tunnel that was severely damaged by Superstorm Sandy will be closed for 18 months starting January 2019 for repairs, shutting down one of the system's most crowded lines that connects Manhattan with vibrant neighborhoods in Brooklyn, officials said July 25....
Brenda Ruggiero - Tue August 09, 2016
Four-Lane Roadway Coming to Route 229 in Culpeper, Va.
An improvement project currently under way in the town of Culpeper, Va., will improve Route 229 (North Main Street) from two to four lanes. Construction began on Jan. 11, 2016, and the project is currently on schedule for a completion date of Aug....
Tue August 09, 2016
Park Service Gets $90M to Fix D.C.'s Memorial Bridge
WASHINGTON (AP) The National Park Service has been awarded a $90 million federal grant to repair the rapidly decaying Arlington Memorial Bridge. Members of Congress from Northern Virginia and the District of Columbia announced the grant....
Irwin Rapoport - Tue August 09, 2016
Dredging Keeps Philly Region Competitive
The Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company will complete the eighth of 10 projects to lower the riverbed of the Delaware River in late August, which will allow the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA) to increase its cargo capacity and create new employment opportunities in the area....
Tue August 09, 2016
MaineDOT Receives $10.5M TIGER Grant for Beals Island Bridge Project
Sen. Susan Collins announced the Maine Department of Transportation has been awarded a $10.525 million federal TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) grant to help fund the replacement of the Beals Island Bridge in Jonesport....
Mon August 08, 2016
NDOT, EPA Take Unprecedented Steps to Protect Water
Gov. Brian Sandoval announced the Nevada Board of Examiners has approved a Consent Decree between the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)....
Anne Cantrell - Mon August 08, 2016
MSU Finalizes Asbjornson Hall Plans
Design plans for Montana State University's new Norm Asbjornson Hall have been finalized, and construction of the new facility is scheduled to begin this fall. The approximately 110,000 sq.-ft. building will house parts of the MSU College of Engineering and the MSU Honors College....
Chuck Harvey - Mon August 08, 2016
State Route 99 Realignment Will Make Way for High-Speed Rails
Caltrans, in partnership with the California High-Speed Rail Authority, has begun a $225.9 million project to realign State Route 99 in north Fresno to make way for new tracks for bullet trains. The project estimate also includes the cost of obtaining right of way....
Mon August 08, 2016
Colorado Project, Purdue President Receive P3 Awards
The U.S. 36 Express Lanes project in Colorado and Purdue University President Mitch Daniels have been recognized as models of excellence in innovative transportation financing by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)....
Mon August 08, 2016
Bridge Beams Go Up in Phil Campbell, Alabama with 248s
Wright Brothers Construction Co., Inc. of Charleston, Tennessee was awarded a $15.8 million contract to build a set of north and southbound bridges 1,110 ft. (338.3 m) long for a by-pass running from U.S....
