Wyoming Department of Transportation - Wed August 29, 2018
WYDOT Receives $14M Federal Grant for New Rock Springs I-80 Interchange Project
A $14 million federal grant for a new interchange project on Interstate 80 near Rock Springs, Wyo., will improve traffic mobility and safety, and help entice business development in the area. The Wyoming Department of Transportation will receive a $14 million federal Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant that will be used to construct a new interchange and reconstruct Industrial Road from Foothill Boulevard south to Blairtown Road....
Business Wire - Wed August 29, 2018
Granite Awarded $29M Expressway Construction Job
Granite announced June 26 it has been awarded a $29 million contract by the Merced County Department of Public Works for an expressway construction project in Merced, Calif. The contract will be included in Granite's second quarter 2018 backlog....
Idaho Transportation Department - Tue August 28, 2018
Innovation Improves Safety, Reduces Congestion on I-84
The challenge facing the Idaho Transportation Department was a familiar one — how to make improvements to a highway route fast enough to keep up with growth and demand. Staff came up with a new solution: Identify and combine funding sources to generate enough money to make needed improvements, and make them as fast as possible....
Idaho Transportation Department - Tue August 28, 2018
ITD Begins Improvements on Highway 69 in Meridian
The Idaho Transportation Department has begun a series of safety improvements on Idaho Highway 69 (Meridian Road) in Meridian and Kuna. Motorists are advised to expect nighttime lane restrictions on the highway until early October....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue August 28, 2018
UDOT Narrows Bridges Along Wasatch Front to Widen Road
A burgeoning population along Utah's Wasatch Front means traffic in the Salt Lake Valley on I-15 South can get pretty crowded, especially during rush hour. Engineers at the Utah Department of Transportation have been studying the issue for several years, aware that expansion of the Interstate was crucial....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Fri August 24, 2018
Hurricanes Can't Thwart Carolina Bays Parkway Ext.
Tropical Storm Joaquin (2015) and Hurricanes Matthew (2016) and Irene (2017) delayed the completion date of the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) and Horry County's $99 million S.C....
AASHTO - Thu August 23, 2018
USDOT Aims $184M Grant at Georgia Express Lanes Project
The USDOT proposed to issue a more than $184 million Infrastructure for Rebuilding America or “INFRA” grant on June 29 to build additional dedicated express lanes on state Route 400 in Georgia, which is a major commuter route for Atlanta residents....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 22, 2018
Minneapolis Aims for Congestion-Free Travel
The Minnesota Department of Transportation's (MnDOT) $239 million, multi-year 35W@94: Downtown to Crosstown project reached its first year of construction in July as crews from a joint-venture, consisting of Ames Construction, Lunda Contracting Co....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue August 21, 2018
Kokosing Construction Crew Reaches Midway Point on $120M I-271 Project
Started on Aug. 1, 2016, the Kokosing Construction Company Inc. is more than half-way through the $119,988,186 Ohio Department of Transportation's (ODOT) I-271 pavement replacement and widening between the Cuyahoga/Summit County line and Miles Road....
Associated Press - Fri August 17, 2018
New Jersey Road Closures Begin for Long Lincoln Tunnel Approach Project
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. (AP) Motorists will get their first taste of traffic congestion caused by a long-term project to rebuild and rehabilitate the viaduct and roadway approaching the Lincoln Tunnel in northern New Jersey....
