Jul 14, 2016
Well-Traveled Span Over I-35 Undergoes Replacement
There are plenty of challenges in the Iowa Department of Transportation’s project to replace the NE 54th Avenue bridge over I-35....
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Lori Tobias
CEG Correspondent
Lori Tobias is a career journalist, formerly on staff as the Oregon Coast reporter at The Oregonian and as a columnist and features writer at the Rocky Mountain News. She is the author of the memoir, Storm Beat - A Journalist Reports from the Oregon Coast, and the novel Wander, winner of the Nancy Pearl Literary Award in 2017. She has freelanced for numerous publications, including The New York Times, The Denver Post, Alaska Airlines in-flight, Natural Home, Spotlight Germany, Vegetarian Times and the Miami Herald. She is an avid reader, enjoys kayaking, traveling and exploring the Oregon Coast where she lives with her husband Chan and rescue pups, Gus and Lily.
Jun 10, 2016
(VIDEO) Galloping Gertie's Failure Leads to Safer Bridges Today
The Tacoma Narrows Bridge became famous as ‘the most dramatic failure in bridge engineering history.'...
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May 20, 2016
Crews Repave 50-Year-Old Stretch of I-271 in Summit County
The $46.4 million construction project to repave I-271 in Summit County, Ohio, from Broadview Road to the Ohio Turnpike was standard enough....
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May 16, 2016
Landslide Cuts Off Road to Elk City
A landslide that closed Idaho State Highway 14 in February has turned out to be more than twice the job anticipated....
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Apr 14, 2016
Environmental Work Continues as Hwy. 20 Nears Completion
Oregonians eagerly await the chance to drive the new stretch of road....
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Apr 4, 2016
Iconic Pulaski Skyway Receives $1B Facelift
Four years into the most costly project undertaken by the New Jersey Department of Transportation, work is on track as planned to finish rehabilitation of the Pulaski Skyway by 2020....
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Apr 1, 2016
Landmark Construction Company Prepares Site for Volvo Plant in Charleston
Pretty much ever since he can remember, Mixson has been involved with the business started by his father 50 years ago....
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Mar 17, 2016
Highway 20 Project Ready to Move to Phase Four
Originally set to open in 2009 at a cost of $150 million, the project is now set to open in the fall of this year at a cost of more than double the original budget....
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Mar 1, 2016
Tenn. Plans to Spend $8.5B on Infrastructure
Officially known as Middle Tennessee Connected, the 2016 to 2040 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) addresses transportation goals and needs for a seven?county area....
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Feb 23, 2016
Oregon's Highway 20 Moves Forward Despite Problems
A decade after the design-build contract was first awarded, the end of a project to straighten a dangerous portion of Oregon’s U.S. Highway 20 is within sight....
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Feb 16, 2016
Crews Reach Milestone on Northwest Corridor Job
Construction crews recently reached another milestone in Georgia’s Northwest Corridor Express Lanes project, completing the placement of five 155-ft. (47.2 m) concrete beams over Delk Road....
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Jan 20, 2016
Mike Kemmerer Serves as Corporate Service Director of Hills Machinery
Kemmerer has plenty of goals in his new position as corporate service director of Hills Machinery Company....
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Jan 13, 2016
Good Samaritans Come to Aid of Swindled WWII Vet
The story that began with a con and the loss of man’s savings did not end nearly so badly as it might have....
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Jan 11, 2016
Crews Close in on Completion Date for Repairs to Talmadge
Crews are closing in on the February 2016 completion date on a nearly $2 million contract to repair the Talmadge Memorial Bridge in Savannah, Ga....
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Dec 29, 2015
Make It One Original Taco Bell Restaurant — To Go?
A $14.4 million construction project to replace a historic bridge connecting Prescott to northern Arizona has used more than 70,000 lbs. (31,751 kg) of explosives as crews tackle the rugged terrain....
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Dec 29, 2015
Crews Work to Stabilize Road After Major Storm
Viaduct construction in the Central Valley has kicked off an 800-rail-mile, 24-station, $68 billion California high-speed rail project....
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Dec 10, 2015
ODOT Repairs Historic 83-Year-Old Rock Wall
Restoration work is underway on a historic wall along the designated scenic Highway 101 on the Oregon Coast that was originally constructed in 1932....
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Dec 8, 2015
Hennings Construction Puts Its Customers First
Attention to customer service is why Hennings Construction not only survived the recent recession intact, but in the years between 2008 and 2011 doubled in size....
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Nov 25, 2015
Voters in 10 Utah Counties Elect to Pass Proposition 1
But the state’s two most populous counties, Salt Lake and Utah, defeated the rate hike....
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Nov 2, 2015
Preservation Work Begins on Historic Siuslaw Bridge
The $14.2 million project is expected to take four years to complete....
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