Idaho Transportation Department - Tue June 05, 2018
I-15 Construction Between Spencer, Dubois Under Way
The Idaho Transportation Department began construction work on Interstate 15 between Spencer and Dubois in early May. Work will continue through the fall. The new project will reconstruct 8 mi. of I-15 pavement that has deteriorated and replacing it with a new smooth surface, improved shoulders and drains and upgraded guardrails....
Associated Press - Tue June 05, 2018
Idaho County Starts 'Record' Year of Construction Projects
BOISE, Idaho (AP) Local residents and businesses in an Idaho county are preparing for what is expected to be the busiest road construction year in history. The Idaho Statesman reports the Ada County Highway District has begun a $61 million construction season, tearing up the roads from one end of Idaho's most populated county to the other....
Robert Damora – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 30, 2018
Project Breathes New Life Into an Old Street
For years, Franklin, Ind.'s Jefferson Street was in dire need of revitalization. With population growth, new commercial businesses moving in and the vexing issue of traffic, it goes with saying that the old Jefferson Street needed a new lease on life....
Jennifer Rupp – CEG Correspondent - Tue May 29, 2018
DRBA Aims to Create Safer Delaware Memorial Bridge
Multiple efforts are taking place simultaneously to make the Delaware Memorial Bridge and connecting highway a safer, more reliable thoroughfare now and in the future. From widening interchanges and rehabilitating ramps to new suspension ropes and a dehumidification system, these improvements will ease travel for the millions of motorists traversing between Delaware and New Jersey each year....
Emily Buenzle - Tue May 29, 2018
Artist Captures Essence of Highway Rebuild After Flood
Artist Beth Stade has been commissioned by the Colorado DOT to create mementos for key stakeholders following the completion of the U.S. 34 reconstruction project. The $280 million project was a result of a flood in 2013, and included rerouting the highway through Big Thompson Canyon to separate it from the Big Thompson River, the Reporter-Herald reported....
Associated Press - Thu May 24, 2018
Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion Grows
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) The future Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel expansion will widen the tunnel to four lanes instead of three. The Virginian-Pilot reported that the land sections of I-64 also will have three lanes in each direction....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 23, 2018
VDOT's $58M Jones Branch Connector Project Proceeds According to Schedule
Crews from Archer Western Contractors LLC began work in January 2017 on the Virginia Department of Transportation's (VDOT) $58 million Jones Branch Connector project that will connect Jones Branch Drive to Route 123 (0.5-mi.) in Northern Virginia's Fairfax County....
Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Wed May 23, 2018
Downtown Winston-Salem's Business 40 Seeing $99 Million Makeover
Winston-Salem, N.C., has been undergoing a major transformation for 25 years. Once known primarily as home to one of the world's largest manufacturers of cigarettes and other tobacco products, this dynamic mid-size city of 243,000 people is now regarded more for being a center of emerging technologies and a home to one of the South's most exciting and diverse arts communities....
Jennifer Rupp – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 23, 2018
NMDOT Won't Cave in to Sinkholes on U.S. 82
When it comes to road construction, engineers and construction crews must be prepared for anything, including the possibility that the road will be there one day and gone the next. Fortunately, on U.S....
AASHTO Journal - Wed May 23, 2018
Hawaii DOT Finds Itself Dealing With Two Major Highway Crises at Once
The Hawaii Department of Transportation is now managing two major highway crises simultaneously: clearing and reopening the Kuhio Highway on island of Kauai, closed due to mudslides triggered by heavy rains on April 14, while also prepping roadway detours on the “big island” of Hawaii due to the eruption of the Kilauea Volcano that began on May 3....
