AASHTO - Tue November 09, 2021
Illinois DOT Begins Work On $1.2B Highway Rebuild
The Illinois Department of Transportation recently embarked on a six-year, $1.2 billion plan to rebuild I-80 in Will County, replacing more than 50-year-old infrastructure on a condensed timeframe to position the region for long-term economic opportunity....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue November 09, 2021
Cast & Baker Make Emergency Repairs While ODOT Works to Prevent Future Slides
In Monroe County, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is overseeing an emergency landslide repair and realignment project. Work on the $9.5 million undertaking involves the construction of a new 0.55-mi....
AZDOT - Wed November 03, 2021
Crews Complete Major Rebuild of I-10 Tucson Interchange
The Arizona Department of Transportation and its construction crews have completed a major interchange reconstruction project in northwest Tucson. The larger, modern interchange provides more traffic lanes to reduce delays while improving safety by eliminating the need for drivers to wait up to 40 times a day for trains passing through this busy area of Tucson....
Kirby-Smith Machinery - Wed November 03, 2021
Road & Bridge Department Improves County in Texas
The world's first rodeo was held in Pecos, Texas — the current county seat of Reeves County — on Independence Day in 1883. At that time, all roads leading to the historic event were made of either dirt or gravel....
AZDOT - Wed November 03, 2021
ADOT Signs Developer for I-17 Improvement Project
The Arizona Department of Transportation has signed an agreement with the developer team that will design, build, operate and maintain the Interstate 17 Improvement Project from Anthem Way to Sunset Point....
TxDOT - Tue November 02, 2021
Big Creek Construction, Texas Materials Finish U.S. 290 Jobs
Big Creek Construction and Texas Materials recently wrapped up two construction projects along U.S. 290 in Lee and Midland counties. The jobs — part of the overall U.S. 290 East Widening Project — were more than two years in the making when county officials recently celebrated the completion of these projects....
CEG - Tue November 02, 2021
Contractors Begin U.S. 87 Bridge Project in Lubbock County, Texas
TxDOT is set to begin work on a project that will improve safety and mobility along U.S. 87 in southern Lubbock County. The $21.6 million project will reconstruct the U.S. 87/FM 41 intersection by building a new U.S....
TxDOT - Tue November 02, 2021
Jones Brothers Dirt & Paving Begins Highway 191 Job
Work has begun on a project to "reverse" (relocate) ramps, add some auxiliary lanes and rehabilitate some roadway on Highway 191 and West Loop 250. Jones Brothers Dirt & Paving of Odessa won the project with a low bid of a little more than $18.2 million....
CEG - Tue November 02, 2021
Work Has Begun on Little Rock's $81M Cantrell Road Widening Project
On Oct. 25, after years of public hearings, ideas and input, construction of the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) Cantrell Road Widening Project in west Little Rock has finally gotten under way....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed October 27, 2021
Michigan Paving & Materials, MDOT Use Design-Build Approach for $210M I-69 Rebuild
The Michigan DOT had a solid plan for rebuilding I-69 in the southern part of the state. The plan called for four separate projects to be designed and constructed within eight years. It was a good plan until the department made the decision to utilize its innovative contracting department and the design-build procurement method....
