Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon September 10, 2018
Florida Eyes Finally Solving Its 'Missing Link' Problem
Started in May 2017, Halley Engineering Contractors Inc. is a year away from completing the Florida Department of Transportation's (FDOT) $33 million NW 87 Avenue Roadway Project between NW 74 Street and NW 103 Street that it is taking place in western Miami-Dade County....
Associated Press - Thu September 06, 2018
Governor Announces $1B for State Infrastructure Projects
MARTINSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Gov. Eric Holcomb announced plans Sept. 4, to pump an additional $1 billion into infrastructure projects across Indiana, money that will be raised through massive fee increases on heavy-duty commercial vehicles that use the Indiana Toll Road....
Kansas Department of Transportation - Wed September 05, 2018
Cities Receive $13.7M for Road Projects
Twenty-seven projects that will improve intersections and roads in Kansas cities have been selected for funding through the Kansas Department of Transportation's City Connecting Link Improvement Program (CCLIP), which funds improvements to state highways that extend through cities....
Office of Gov. Scott Walker - Wed September 05, 2018
Gov. Announces Completion of $300M Zoo Interchange
Gov. Scott Walker announced Aug. 27 the Zoo Interchange Core is completed on time and on budget. The Core project is designed to last for 75 years and represents a more than $300 million investment to complete the reconstruction of the Zoo Interchange between 70th Street and 124th Street on I-94; along with the work on I-41 between Lincoln Avenue and Watertown Plank Road....
AASHTO Journal - Wed September 05, 2018
Iowa Commission OKs Five-Year Plan
On June 12, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved a five-year, $3.4 billion transportation improvement plan that includes $1.8 billion for “modernizing” the Hawkeye state's existing highway system as well as adding “enhanced highway safety features,” according to the Iowa DOT....
Mary S. Yamin-Garone - Tue September 04, 2018
Work Addresses Notorious 'Kamikaze Curve'
The construction season is in full swing as crews continue working on the city's Prospect Mountain Project. Named after the adjacent Mt. Prospect, this long-term project, currently under way in Binghamton, N.Y., addresses the notorious “Kamikaze Curve” section of New York 17 (Southern Tier Expressway) and replaces the structurally deficient bridges over the Chenango River and at the directional T interchange joining the future I-86 with Interstate 81....
NY Thruway Press Release - Tue September 04, 2018
Work Begins on I-95 'Last Mile' in Westchester County, N.Y.
The New York State Thruway Authority announced on Aug. 20 that construction began on a $135 million infrastructure improvement project on a section of the New England Thruway (I-95) in Westchester County known as the “Last Mile.”During the past several decades, 14 mi....
Office of the Governor of Connecticut - Thu August 30, 2018
Malloy Announces Imminent Completion of I-84 Widening Project in Waterbury
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced the imminent completion of the I-84 widening project in Waterbury, with three eastbound lanes opening and the three westbound lanes opening by mid-September — one year early....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 29, 2018
TRIP Report: Condition of Calif. Roads Costs Drivers Billions
A recent report from Washington, D.C.-based national transportation research organization, TRIP, has found that deteriorated, congested, or unsafe roads and bridges in California cost state motorists $61 billion a year, nearly $3,000 per driver in some urban areas....
Emily Buenzle - Thu August 30, 2018
Navajo Nation Seeks Federal Funds for Road Projects
The Navajo Nation held a public hearing on Aug. 27 centered on proposals for road work that seek federal funding via the Tribal Transportation Improvement Program (TTIP). The program is designed to aid tribes in planning, design construction and maintenance of roads and bridges on their land....
