ODOT - Wed August 12, 2020
Oklahoma Counties to Benefit From Bridge, Road Upgrades
On Aug. 3, the Oklahoma Transportation Commission approved the nearly $880 million County Improvements for Roads and Bridges plan that has been updated for State Fiscal Years 2021 through 2025, which is designed to address projects like the Belford bridge....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue August 11, 2020
The Final Stretch of U.S. 191 Project
Work on a Moab, Utah, project that's been on the table in some form or another since 1993 is in the final stretch, with completion set for next year. The $31 million phase three will widen U.S. 191 in north Moab, adding new travel lanes in both directions along with a center turning lane, new sidewalk, a new storm water collection system and an extended multi-use pathway from the Colorado River to the south end of town....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue August 11, 2020
The Final Flyover: Crews Wrapping Up 290/130 Project
The partnership of Webber LLC, the Texas Department of Transportation and the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority has made considerable progress on the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority 290/130 Flyovers Project in east Austin, as the second of three flyover bridges under construction, at the 290 Toll/SH130 intersection, opened to traffic on July 11....
TxDOT - Tue August 11, 2020
TxDOT Awards Grant to Upgrade Port of Corpus Christi
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has awarded a $5.4 million safety improvement grant to the Port of Corpus Christi. The funds will be used for a project to make safety improvements to the Joe Fulton Trade Corridor and Rincon Road leading to the Rincon Industrial Complex, port officials said in a press release....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon August 10, 2020
Conveyer Belt Speeds Up Fayetteville Outer Loop Progress
Construction on another section of the North Carolina Department of Transportation's (NCDOT) Fayetteville Outer Loop project began last spring — a $129.7 million design-build contract awarded to the Wilmington, N.C.-based team of Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Inc....
Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Mon August 10, 2020
ALDOT Plans Twin Bridges Over U.S. 231 Landslide
A dramatic combination of large pavement cracks and an underground landslide on U.S. Highway 231 near Huntsville, Ala., in the early morning hours of Feb. 13 prompted an immediate closure of roughly 1,000 ft....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu August 06, 2020
Miami Mobility — Crews Work Day and Night to Deliver Vital $802M Project
Both day and night, construction crews in Florida are working on an $802 million design-build project that will improve safety, mobility and traffic operations along SR 836 and I-395. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has partnered with the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX) to complete the massive undertaking....
Virginia Gazette - Thu August 06, 2020
York County Highway, Bridge Work Benefited from Less Spring Traffic
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) provided details Aug. 3 on the progress of the Interstate 64 Widening Segment III Project in York County and the VA Route 134 Bridge Replacement Project at the border of York County and Hampton....
The Morgan Messenger - Thu August 06, 2020
West Virginia DOT Seeking Contractor Bids for U.S. 522 Bypass
West Virginia's Department of Transportation (WVDOT) is seeking contractor bids to build a long-planned U.S. Highway 522 Bypass around Berkeley Springs. The WVDOT's Division of Highways issued a Notice to Contractors that they would receive bids and sealed proposals until Sept....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 05, 2020
Granting an Extension — ALDOT's U.S.-98/SR-158 Project Takes Shape
Work on the estimated $115 million U.S.-98/SR-158 Extension Project in Ala. began in September 2017 and is expected to be completed by 2023. Thus far the DOT has awarded four of the seven contracts for the road and bridge infrastructure construction that is taking place in Mobile County....
