Charleston Post and Courier - Tue March 23, 2021
COVID Aid to Pay Off SCDOT's Debt May Lead to I-526 Widening
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is using approximately $140 million in federal COVID-19 aid to pay off debt and free up money for more interstate projects. It is currently unclear which projects will be the beneficiaries, though one could be the widening of Interstate 526 around the Charleston metro area....
CEG - Tue March 23, 2021
Tandem Crews Take Home 2020 Project of Year Honor
The joint venture of Ames Construction and Wadsworth Brothers Construction were recently honored by the Associated General Contractors of Utah with the 2020 Project of the Year, Overall Highway/Transportation, for its work on the I-15 Technology Corridor from Lehi Main Street to SR 92....
Daily Standard - Mon March 22, 2021
State Officials Postpone $40M Project in Davis County
The Utah state transportation department is postponing $40 million worth of construction work on Interstate 15 in Davis County in order to pay for a project just down the road that will cost more than three times that amount....
Decatur Daily - Mon March 22, 2021
Alabama Hopes New Overpass Will Improve Safety Near Decatur
Construction of the $18.4 million Alabama Highway 20 overpass — meant to create a "New Decatur" in southern Limestone County and improve safety — officially began March 15, despite pending legal challenges....
CEG - Mon March 22, 2021
U.S. 501 Makeover in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Begins to Take Shape
Three projects in South Carolina from Conway to Myrtle Beach could change the way U.S. Highway 501 looks and functions over the course of the next three years. The latest construction to widen U.S. 501 began in February at Gardner Lacy Road, according to Pete Poore with the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT)....
Tennesee DOT - Mon March 22, 2021
TDOT Breaks Ground on $61M Jefferson Pike Project in Smyrna
A new widening project began March 12 in Smyrna, Tenn., following a groundbreaking ceremony that included Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) Commissioner Clay Bright. Bright was joined by other state and local officials at the Rutherford County site, southeast of Nashville, where construction got under way on the expansion of Jefferson Pike (Tennessee State Road 266)....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu March 18, 2021
VIDEO: Diverging Diamond Interchange Begins to Shine in Tennessee
In the United States, the use of diverging diamond interchanges (DDI) is becoming increasingly popular among state transportation departments to improve the flow of vehicle traffic where busy non-freeways intersect with interstates and other freeways....
AASHTO - Tue March 16, 2021
Wisconsin DOT Grants Support $300M Komatsu Campus
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is providing two Transportation Economic Assistance or TEA grants worth a combined $1.7 million for road and railroad projects supporting a $300 million manufacturing and headquarters facility Komatsu Mining Corp....
Indiana Department of Transportation - Tue March 16, 2021
Feds Grant $100M for Rural Indiana Work
The Indiana Department of Transportation announced Feb. 22 that $100.8 million in federal transportation funding is being awarded to 54 cities, towns and counties in rural portions of Indiana to invest in local road and bridge improvements as well as sidewalk and trail projects....
Portland Press Herald - Tue March 16, 2021
Maine Turnpike's $28M Rebuild of Key Portland Interchange Kicks Off
The Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) is starting construction on one of its most expensive transportation projects in years, a $28 million rebuild of the Exit 45 interchange. The heavily traveled turnpike exit facilitates the movement of traffic in and around the congested Maine Mall in South Portland....
