Tue April 25, 2017
Cost of Ole Miss Traffic Circle Jumps from $800,000 to $2.5M
The projected cost of a new traffic circle on the University of Mississippi's Oxford campus has ballooned from $800,000 to $2.5 million. College Board trustees on Thursday approved plans for Ole Miss to begin the work, designed to ease congestion at the intersection of Hathorn Road, Hill Drive and Chucky Mullins Drive....
David Wickert - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Mon April 10, 2017
Demolition Done, Construction Begins on New I-85 Span
Eight days after a section of I-85 in Atlanta lay in ruins, a contractor has already cleared the rubble and is beginning construction on a replacement span. On April 7, workers began shoring up existing columns they were able to salvage, and beams to support the new elevated stretch of highway will begin arriving by April 15, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation....
Irwin Rapoport - Mon April 10, 2017
ODOT Widens SR 94 to Improve Safety, Access of Corridor
The city of Wadsworth is the center of a $12.4 million Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) road project that is widening a section of SR 94 (High Street) to two lanes in each direction with an added median in the center and a multi-use path....
Mon April 10, 2017
Illinois Governor Wants OK From Legislature on I-55 Project
Gov. Bruce Rauner is asking the Illinois Legislature to allow work to start on Interstate 55 in the Chicago area via a public-private partnership. Rauner, the state transportation secretary and Republican House Leader Jim Durkin made the push at a news conference....
David Wells - Fox 13 - Thu April 06, 2017
DOT Exec Urges Drivers to Slow Down In Unique Way
Utah Department of Transportation Executive Director Carlos Braceras has temporarily moved his office to the middle of a construction work zone to encourage drivers to use caution as they travel through construction zones....
Wed April 05, 2017
RIDOT Not Moving Forward With Hopkinton Travel Plaza
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) asked the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to rescind RIDOT'S application for a $9 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant for the Rhode Island Travel Plaza and Transit Center....
Wed April 05, 2017
Reduce Bottlenecks in Stafford County
In Stafford County, Va., construction is under way to extend the Interstate 95 Express Lanes about 2 mi. (3.2 km) beyond the flyover ramp where the current 95 Express Lanes currently end, north of Garrisonville Road (Exit 143)....
Tue April 04, 2017
Narragansetts Seek Injunction to Stop Highway Project Work Worth $105 Million
The Narragansett Tribe has asked a federal judge for an injunction blocking further construction of a $105 million Providence highway project. The dispute stems from a damaged archaeological site buried beneath Interstate 95....
Mon April 03, 2017
Wildlife Have Preferences for Crossing Highway
It turns out that some types of wildlife like to go over a state highway, others tend to go under it and still others can go either way. Those are initial results of a survey of camera-monitored usage of a new $9.5 million wildlife crossing of State Route 77 near Oro Valley in northeastern Pima County....
Mon April 03, 2017
Rehabilitation of Landmark Road Nearly Complete
This year marks the home stretch of the Going-to-the-Sun Road (GTSR) rehabilitation, a 10-year-long project to restore the nearly 90-year-old road to its former glory. But unlike other road rehabilitation projects where the new construction is noticeable, on the GTSR, motorists would be hard pressed to tell the difference between the new construction and the 1930s' construction....
