Chuck MacDonald is an editor, blogger and freelance feature writer whose writing adventures have taken him to 48 states and 10 countries. He has been the editor for magazines on pavement construction, chemicals, insurance and missions. Chuck enjoys bicycling, kayaking and reading. He graduated from the University of Missouri with a degree in journalism. Chuck lives in Annapolis, Md. with his wife Kristen. They have seven grandchildren.
Maryland's I-270 travels through the busy communities of Frederick, Germantown, Gaithersburg and Rockville to the D.C. metropolitan area. This corridor occupies two lanes in each direction before expanding to seven lanes as it nears I-495, the beltway that circles Washington, D.C....
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As youngsters mature through the teenage years into adulthood, they pass slowly through many changes and growing pains. Over the last five years, Tucson Airport (TUS) has navigated some similar growing pains, but Granite Construction has helped ease some of those pains with numerous upgrades....
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S.T. Wooten is finishing up a multi-year construction project to double the traffic capacity on I-95 in North Carolina. This massive project covers 18.2 mi. and is now 82 percent complete....
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Motorists on Route 29 in northern Virginia face both challenges and inconveniences when traveling this busy four-lane highway. Interstate 66 lies less than one mile to the north, carrying people in a hurry to get to Fairfax County or Washington, D.C....
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The George Washington Memorial Parkway has been called the gateway to the nation's capital. The road snakes along the edge of northern Virginia, mirroring the path of the nearby Potomac River....
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Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE) lies 24 mi. from its big brother, Philadelphia International Airport, south of the city. Passengers and cargo travel out of Philadelphia International, while PNE, a general aviation airport, serves clients for flight instruction and airline maintenance....
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Travel industry experts and economists are saying that Americans are bursting out of the pandemic bubble and eager to travel. One airport has emerged from the bubble with a crescendo like a memorable guitar riff from its famous country musicians....
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People living in McLean, Va., and nearby communities are in an enviable situation. These upscale neighborhoods contain million-dollar homes, thriving job centers and the blue-ribbon schools of Fairfax County....
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Drivers who use I-55 in Missouri can travel from the southeast corner of the state, the "boot heel," drive parallel to the Mississippi River for about 200 miles eventually reaching a bustling section of St....
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When a tanker truck explosion collapsed part of an I-95 bridge June 11 in Philadelphia, PennDOT sprang into action with an aggressive plan for the crucial roadway....
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It looked like an easy job. The project called for a 15.5-mi. highway to be built across the flat Kansas prairie where no road had been before. No traffic to contend with....
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The Port of Albany, located in upstate New York, is an important transportation center 160 mi. west of Boston and 124 nautical mi. from New York City. Sitting astride the Hudson River, the port has 5,400 ft....
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Interstate 95 continues to be one of the most important transportation corridors in the country, extending from south Florida to northern Maine. Transportation planners and contractors in Connecticut are shoring up a section of this vital roadway in Norwalk....
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When Adam Medek plays pool, he isn't afraid of the 8-ball being in a precarious position. "I like to be aggressive. That's just the way I am."He brings that philosophy to business as well....
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Everyone likes short cuts. It saves time. It saves fuel and it saves aggravation. Business leaders in the late 1700s envisioned such a short cut slicing through a narrow strip of land to build a waterway linking the Chesapeake Bay with the Delaware River....
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Sometimes the right place to put a building is where it is convenient. Even when it is inconvenient. Builders at the Miami University of Ohio campus planned a convenient location for the new Clinical Health Sciences and Wellness facility....
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North Carolina DOT and construction giant Balfour Beatty are working together to replace Harker's Island Bridges, both more than 50 years old, with a modern two- lane bridge....
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Accessibility is an important aspect of all travel, and that especially holds true for coastal Maine. Tourism in Maine is extremely important, accounting for approximately $4.9 billion to Maine's economy each year....
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Philadelphia, America's sixth largest city, bristles with four-lane highways and busy thoroughfares carrying citizens, tourists and interstate travelers to their destinations....
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National and local news have been covering the water crisis in America's Southwest and its dependence on the dwindling resources from the Colorado River. Recent infrastructure projects in northwest Phoenix are helping to address that issue in this area of approximately 400,000 people....
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