Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed September 08, 2021
Granite Provides Infrastructure for Massive Energy Project
Motorists traveling east from Palm Springs and Indio, Calif., on I-10 into the desert have been frequently known to mutter, "There's a whole lot of nothing out here." That conversation is changing to "there's a whole lot of something going on out here."Granite Industrial, a subsidiary of California-based Granite Construction Inc....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu September 02, 2021
McLendon Enterprises Upgrades Hillcrest Parkway
Crews from McLendon Enterprises Inc. broke ground on the city of Dublin's $12,105,455.90 Hillcrest Parkway on Dec. 27, 2019, a project that should be delivered in 28 months. "The project has been described by city officials as the most needed and most ambitious projects for Dublin in recent decades," said Miles Cason, McLendon's project manager....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed September 01, 2021
MDOT I-75/M-46 Rebuild Includes Removing Dangerous Dip
As road construction goes, the I-75/M-46 rebuild project in Saginaw County, Michigan, is fairly standard — with one exception. The $61.5 million job that includes a new interchange and bridge also calls for filling in 22 ft....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 25, 2021
VIDEO: Three Years In, North Hero-Grand Isle Bridge Remains On Track
Three years into a $60 million project to replace the North Hero-Grand Isle bridge in Vermont, crews are pouring concrete with an eye toward building the new replacement drawbridge in the 2022. The bridge links two islands on Lake Champlain....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 25, 2021
Bridge Construction On I-35 Critical to Texas' Livelihood
Construction crews from the Dan Williams Company are well on their way to completing a crucial project that will largely benefit Texas and surrounding areas. The project — overseen by the Texas Department of Transportation — involves replacing the existing two-way bridge at I-35 and Ronald Reagan Boulevard (Theon Road) with two new one-way east and westbound bridges....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu August 19, 2021
Johnson Brothers Crew Widens Louisiana's I-10 Freight Corridor
About one year into a $152 million Louisiana I-10 widening project, contractors are preparing the site for the replacement of the longest bridge on the project. The major I-10 project runs from the Texas state line to east of Vinton, La., and will widen 10.5 mi....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu August 19, 2021
New Shelling, Storage Plant to Be Boon for Atmore's Economy
Much like the tiny seedlings that rise from the soil, an $87 million peanut shelling and storage plant is emerging in Atmore, Ala. The facility, encompassing more than 400,000 sq. ft., is scheduled to begin operations in December 2021 and should be fully complete by January 2022....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 18, 2021
Wisconsin Addresses Congestion With Priority Beltline Project
In an effort to improve the existing system while evaluating comprehensive, long-term beltline plans, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is overseeing a $45 million project that began in 2018 with planning and design work....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue August 17, 2021
OSU Taps Walsh/Turner JV for New $1.79B Medical Center
As work continues on Ohio State University's new Wexner Medical Center Inpatient Hospital, construction crews are ready for some challenges. The new $1.79 billion center, the largest single facilities project ever undertaken by the university, will connect to the James Cancer Hospital, and do so while the James center remains open....
Craig Mongeau - CEG Editor in Chief - Thu August 12, 2021
VIDEO: Reconstructing Philly's I-95
Some highway construction projects extend beyond the horizon, with right-of-way and paving crews transforming a whole countryside. In Philadelphia, the major reconstruction of an urban segment of Interstate 95 is measured in linear feet....
