Sep 15, 2026
Road Expansion Tackles San Antonio Traffic, Growth
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) initiated a project to improve the State Highway 151 corridor between Loop 1604 and Interstate 410 in Bexar County....
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Lori Lovely
CEG Correspondent
Lori Lovely is an award-winning journalist, editor and author of the children's book Isadora's Dance. She has worked for newspapers, magazines and niche publications, covering a wide-ranging list of topics that includes motor sports, construction, MSW, energy, environmental issues, water, animal rights and issues, history, Native American issues and people, real estate and home decor, farming and more. Her degrees in History taught this dedicated professional to research thoroughly and ask detailed questions in order to winnow interesting facts that convey the essence of the story. As a seasoned writer and compassionate storyteller, she accurately portrays the subject in a manner that entrances the reader.
When she's not working on assignment, Lori is tending to her historic Indiana farm, where she raises alpacas. An inveterate animal lover, this vegetarian enjoys spending time with her animals and working in her garden.
Jun 24, 2026
Yuba Pass Gets Two Bridge Replacements
Caltrans is replacing two aging bridges on Interstate 80 near Yuba Pass to improve safety and support heavy freight loads. The $112 million project includes bridge widening, culvert replacements, drainage upgrades and weather sensors. Despite weather and railroad challenges, completion is set for December 2027, enhancing traffic flow on this vital Sierra route....
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Jun 24, 2026
CTDOT Rehabilitating 19 I-384 Bridges Through $17.3M Project
CTDOT is rehabilitating 19 bridges on I-384 in Manchester and Bolton through a $17.3M project to extend their service life. Work includes deck repairs, waterproofing and new asphalt overlays. Construction began spring 2025, with completion expected by November 2026. Safety and traffic management measures are in place throughout the project....
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Apr 30, 2026
Portal North Bridge Nears Completion
The Portal North Bridge replacement over New Jersey's Hackensack River is 80 percent complete. This new high-level fixed span will improve safety, increase train capacity and reliability, and eliminate delays caused by the old swing bridge. The project is on schedule for full service by September 2026....
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Apr 8, 2026
Improving Congestion On Indianapolis Corridor
To relieve congestion on Indianapolis' southeast corridor, INDOT launched the I-65 Safety and Efficiency project. The $113 million project aims to improve traffic flow, safety, and bridge conditions by adding lanes, widening bridges and making necessary pavement and drainage upgrades. Scheduled for completion by 2027, the project involves significant construction activities and coordination with local events....
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Jun 24, 2025
Scarsella Brothers Proceed With Idaho I-90 Interchange Rebuilding
The Scarsella Brothers are leading the $78 million reconstruction of Idaho I-90 interchange and local roads in Post Falls, improving safety and capacity. The complex project includes bridges, pedestrian structures, and upgraded intersections. Construction challenges and tight timelines are being overcome as work progresses towards completion in 2026....
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Apr 29, 2025
HP Civil Moves Ahead On Aurora-Donald Interchange
The Aurora-Donald interchange on I-5 in Oregon is being improved by HP Civil Inc. to alleviate congestion and safety concerns due to increased traffic volume. The project, budgeted in two phases, includes a diverging diamond interchange and bridge replacements to enhance capacity and traffic flow in the heavily utilized area....
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Jan 11, 2024
Modern Hydrogen's Practical Approach to Decarbonization
Modern Hydrogen, a start-up specializing in decarbonizing natural gas at the meter in order to deliver clean fuel for sectors traditionally difficult to decarbonize, set out to prove its hypothesis: stripping solid carbon from natural gas before combustion is a more practical approach to decarbonizing than managing gaseous CO2 — and can reduce the amount of harmful CO2....
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Nov 23, 2022
Caterpillar Industry Sales Representative Promotes Diversity
When Yuliya Maslava, industry sales representative of Caterpillar, talks about diversity and inclusion, she's not merely echoing company values. She's the embodiment of these beliefs she and her employer share....
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Dec 8, 2021
Indiana's I-65 Corridor Accommodates Expanding Population in Whitestown
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is building a new interchange on Interstate 65 at Boone County Road 550 South and redesigning the I-65 and State Road 267 interchange at Whitestown Exit 133....
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Nov 10, 2021
Iowa Interchange Undergoes Major Redesign Reconstruction
The junction of Interstate 80, Interstate 380 and U.S. 218 in Johnson County is one of the busiest interchanges in eastern central Iowa. Known as the Systems Interchange and located within the cities of Coralville and Tiffin, it predominantly serves the greater Iowa City metropolitan area and is a major crossroads for freight haulers as well as local commuters....
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Jun 9, 2021
Reconstructing Indy's North Split
In Indiana's capitol, May usually signifies fast cars at the Indianapolis 500, but this year, the month also focused on other kinds of traffic. The North Split in downtown Indy closed on May 15 to allow crews to continue work on the $329 million project to rebuild bridges and roadways that are part of the state's second-busiest interchange....
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May 27, 2021
Gateway Expressway: Tampa's Biggest Project
The Florida Department of Transportation is working on one of the biggest construction projects in Tampa Bay history: The Gateway Expressway. The two-part project consists of constructing two new two-lane elevated tolled roadways that will provide direct connections between U.S....
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May 25, 2021
Dual Bridge Repair in Dayton
Nothing lasts forever. When the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) conducted routine inspections of the bridge decks and surface of Interstate 75 over Edwin C....
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May 13, 2021
Arkansas Embarks On Biggest-Ever Highway Construction Program
The state of Arkansas embarked on its biggest highway construction program ever undertaken by the Arkansas Department of Transportation, and the people couldn't be more excited....
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Mar 29, 2021
Dam Rehab: Bringing Knox Lake Dam Up to Spec
Last June, just as the summer outdoor sporting season was getting under way, trailered watercraft was banned on Ohio's Knox Lake. Knox Lake was created in 1954 when the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife dammed the Kokosing River to create the reservoir for recreational purposes, comprises 469 acres with 11.4 mi....
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Feb 4, 2021
Hon. William Everette Lewallen Memorial Bridge Gets Replacement
Clinton, Tenn., is getting a new bridge. Rather than replace the existing, aging truss bridge, Mark Nagi, Tennessee Department of Transportation community relations officer of Region 1 in eastern Tennessee, said "replacement was the preferred alternative to a restoration [or] repair for the crossing," in part because this option imposes a less significant impact on the motoring public, but also because a new bridge will enjoy a longer service life than a restored older bridge....
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Jan 14, 2021
Augmented Reality Comes to Construction Industry
Augmented reality, often considered merely gaming technology, is coming to the construction industry. In 2015, a close-knit team in Palo Alto, Calif., founded Grid Raster Inc., a provider of cloud-based XR platforms that power high-performance and scalable AR/virtual reality/mixed reality experiences on mobile devices....
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Jan 13, 2021
Built Robotics Aspires to Automatize Industry
Demand in the construction industry has remained steady since the pandemic began, but productivity has slowed continuously over recent years, in part because skilled equipment operators are hard to find....
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Dec 22, 2020
Nebraska Launches $352M Lincoln South Beltway
Most large cities have a loop around the city center to divert traffic from the downtown area and to enhance traffic flow. Lincoln, Neb., has been dreaming of a beltway since the 1960s, but until the Build Nebraska Act was passed in 2011, designating one-quarter of 1 percent of sales tax for expansion of the expressway system, federal high priority corridors and preservation of the existing transportation system, the Nebraska Department of Transportation wasn't able to commit the resources necessary....
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