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Wright Brothers Works to Improve Tennessee Interchange

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Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - In Chattanooga, Tenn., the second phase of construction on the I-75/ I-24 interchange improvement project is on track for a spring 2026 completion. The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is overseeing the design-build effort, with the cost of Phase II work estimated at $162 million....

Wright Brothers Clears Strip for Henderson, TN, Airport

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Kerry Lynn Kirby - A simple matter of dollars and common sense drove the decision to build a new $15-million regional airport in Henderson County, TN, to take the place of a smaller local airport in Henderson and another in adjacent Decatur County, TN. “This airport is being built because it was going ...

Permitting Reforms Needed to Speed Up Transportation Improvements, Tennessee Contractor Tells Congress

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ARTBA - Tony Boals, a vice president of Tennessee-based Wright Brothers Construction, called on Congress to make three commonsense reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) that could help speed up delivery of transportation improvement projects. Boals represented the American Road ...

Joby Selects Dayton, Birthplace of Aviation, for First Facility

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Joby Aviation - Joby Aviation Inc., a company developing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for commercial passenger service, announced Sept. 18 it plans to locate its first scaled aircraft production facility in Dayton, Ohio, the birthplace of aviation. The Wright Brothers, who inve...

Scenic Watauga River Getting New Bridge Along Mountainous N.C. Highway

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Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - A construction project began earlier this year in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains to expand a critical roadway and replace an aging bridge to help lessen traffic congestion in a much-traveled part of the state. Wright Brothers Construction Co., based in Charlest...

TDOT Works to Ease Congestion On I-24 in Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - In Chattanooga, Tenn., construction crews continue their work on the $32 million I-24 interchange project at Broad and Market streets. The goal is to enhance the safety and operation of the interstate, while improving access to U.S. 27, Broad and Market streets and other points on the south side ...

J.M. Wood Holds Four-Day Auction in Montgomery, Alabama

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CEG - J.M. Wood Auction held its 49th annual Spring Auction March 15 to 18 at its Montgomery, Ala., headquarters facility. The record-setting auction featured more than 4,100 lots of eq...

Macon, Ga., Gets Nightly Bridge Work, Considers New Landfill Site

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WGXA-TV - The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) announced in early October that contractors would begin the next phase of construction to replace the bridge over the Norfolk Southern Railroad track in Macon. The tracks beneath College Street required a full closure of the...

TDOT Plans to Modify Downtown Chattanooga I-24 Interchanges

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WTVC News - State and local officials say construction will soon begin in Chattanooga, Tenn., on another multi-million-dollar modification project on Interstate 24. The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) said Oct. 6 that it recently awarded a contract for $31.9 million to ...

Augusta, Covington, Ga., Areas to Each Get Replacement Road Bridges

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GDOT - A pair of separate highway bridge projects have been awarded to contractors by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) in rural areas of the state southeast of Atlanta — one in Covington and a second in Augusta. Contractors to Replace 72-Year-Old Span Near ...

Companies Test Autonomous Skid Steer on Job Site for First Time

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Emily Buenzle - A construction site in Billings, Mont., saw some robotic action April 25 as companies tested driverless equipment. San Francisco-based Built Robotics and CMG Construction partnered together to test and demonstrate a driverless skid steer on the site of The Den Bar and Casino, KTVQ reporte...

Executive Order to Enable Connected Vehicle Technologies

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CEG - Ohio Gov. John R. Kasich signed an executive order creating a one-stop shop that will make it easier for researchers to advance connected and autonomous vehicle technologies. The new center, DriveOhio, will bring together those responsible for building infrastructure in Ohio with those who are d...

Bypass to Ease Traffic Around Popular North Carolina Zoo

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Eric Olson - Anyone who has ever visited the North Carolina Zoo, located in the center of the state south of Asheboro, has experienced the often-maddening summertime traffic around the massive park. With more than 700,000 visiting the zoo each year, it is the Tarheel State's most popular tourist attractio...

Bill Calls for Aviation Hall of Fame Near Dayton

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CEG - DAYTON, Ohio (AP) Backers of a proposed Ohio Aviation Hall of Fame say the birthplace of the Wright brothers should honor its flight pioneers as other states do.The National Aviation Hall of Fame is in Dayton. Yet supporters say a state-specific hall is needed to honor aviators who didn...

Tennessee Contractor Steve Wright Receives ARTBA's Highest Honor

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CEG - Steve Wright, president of Charleston, Tennessee-based Wright Brothers Construction Company, is the sole recipient of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's (ARTBA) highest honor—the “ARTBA Award.” It was presented to Wright May 17 during the association&...

Bridge Beams Go Up in Phil Campbell, Alabama with 248s

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CEG - Wright Brothers Construction Co., Inc. of Charleston, Tennessee was awarded a $15.8 million contract to build a set of north and southbound bridges 1,110 ft. (338.3 m) long for a by-pass running from U.S. Highway 43 to Highway 179, in the northwestern corner of Alabama. The main challenge ...

Barrett, Welfle Help Revitalize Critical Interstate Bypass

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Jeff Winke - Dayton, Ohio, is known as the birthplace of aviation. It’s here where the Wright brothers studied and tested different wing designs for stability, lift, and control before creating the design that would place Orville and Wilbur in the history books.Today, Dayton has remade itself fro...

Tennessee Contractor Wright Elected ARTBA Chairman

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CEG - Stephen D. Wright, president and chief executive officer of the family-owned Wright Brothers Construction Company in Charleston, Tenn., has been elected 2012-13 chairman of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). The election was announced during the association’s ...

ARTBA Elects New Officers for 2012-2013 at National Convention

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CEG - The American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) announced the election of its 2012-2013 officers. The following individuals were elected at the association’s national convention, held Sept. 11 to 14, in Memphis, Tenn., as ARTBA officers:• Chairman: Steve Wrig...

ARTBA-Foundation Hosts 17th Annual Young Executive Development Program

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CEG - Thirty-four transportation design and construction industry “rising stars” came to the Nation’s Capitol May 29 to June 1 to participate in the American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) 17th annual Young Executive Develo...

ARTBA Elects 2011-12 Officers

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CEG - The American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) announced the election of its 2011-2012 officers. The following individuals were elected at the association’s national convention, held Oct. 2 to 5, in Monterey, Calif., as ARTBA officers:• Chairman: Paul Yaross...

Tenn. Contractor Speaks Out on ARRA

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CEG - Federal transportation and infrastructure investment is positively impacting the economy and supporting job creation. A review of transportation contract awards from all sources, a leading indicator of future construction activity, from the ten months before and after release of the recovery act&...

Bill Reider Named Hydraulic Sales Rep, Cleveland Brothers

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CEG - Cleveland Brothers has announced the addition of Bill Reider as a hydraulic sales representative at the company’s Chambers Hill location. Reider will be responsible for providing hydraulic service and industrial hard chrome plating to both mobile and industrial industries in central Pennsyl...

Air and Space Museum ’Takes Flight’ in Chantilly

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Brenda Ruggiero - The 100th anniversary of powered flight was chosen as the day to open the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center on the property of Washington Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, VA. A companion to the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC, the Udvar-Hazy center provides a second location f...

Ringling Causeway Reconstruction Performs Center Stage in Sarasota

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Cynthia W. Wright - In 1926, John Ringling, one of the famed founders of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, funded a major bridge on Florida’s Gulf Coast. After 12 years, the $1-million Ringling Causeway Bridge was complete. During the ensuing years, deterioration and inefficiency deman...

Jerry Ahern Reflects on Ehrbar Inc.’s First Century

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CEG - “It’s no accident” when a company celebrates its 100th birthday.This year Edward Ehrbar Inc. achieved the unique distinction of successfully having been in business for more than 100 years. The company will see its name placed beside other centenary companies such ...