Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu May 16, 2024
J.D. Eckman Leads U.S. 422 Project in Pennsylvania
Motorists traveling from Valley Forge to Reading, Pa., on U.S. 422 should notice a difference when a current project under way is completed. The $83 million project will completely replace 1.7 mi. of freeway that was built in the 1950s and two bridges between Evergreen Road at the Sanatoga interchange and Porter Road....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu May 16, 2024
Buckley, PennDOT Restore I-95 to Usefulness in Philly
When disaster strikes, some walk away. Others step forward. The Pennsylvania construction industry stepped forward when disaster struck on June 11 last year. A tanker truck overturned on I-95 just north of downtown Philadelphia....
AL.com - Wed May 15, 2024
Huntsville, Ala., Will Apply for Funds to Improve Downtown Safety
The Huntsville, Ala., City Council voted to apply for two U.S. Department of Transportation grants totaling more than $21 million that will focus on safety and traffic congestion on two busy roadways in the downtown area....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 15, 2024
Webber Working to Complete $300M Texas Interchange Project
The Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) $301 million Irving Interchange Project, which began in late 2020, is months away from completion as crews from Webber LLC are racing to deliver the major highway upgrade to improve traffic flow and safety for motorists....
UDOT - Wed May 15, 2024
Utah Reveals Its Most Impactful Projects for 2024
Construction on Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) projects are starting to ramp up as the weather turns warmer and summer approaches. Local general contractors working for UDOT will be working on 209 projects this year, with a value of $2.74 billion over the life of the projects....
The Associated Press - Tue May 14, 2024
Demolition Crews Bring Down Largest Span of Baltimore's Collapsed Key Bridge
Crews set off a chain of carefully placed explosives May 13 to break down the largest remaining span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, and with a boom and a splash, the mangled steel trusses came crashing down into the Patapsco River below....
ADOT - Tue May 14, 2024
Arizona Construction Crews Restoring Access to SR 88
Arizona Department of Transportation crews are removing vegetation, grading the roadway and repairing drainage culverts to prepare for a project that will restore limited access to a stretch of State Route 88 (Apache Trail) that has been closed since severe flooding in 2019....
Caltrans - Tue May 14, 2024
Stockton's Viaduct Replacement Project to Commence in 2026
The Interstate 5 Stockton Channel Viaduct Replacement Project is on schedule to begin construction in 2026 and will represent the largest project investment in Caltrans District 10 history at nearly $1 billion....
Virginia Department of Transportation - Tue May 14, 2024
Virginia DOT Finally Finishes U.S. 58 Widening in SW County
When the work zone barrels were removed May 8 along U.S. Highway 58 in Washington County, Va., a major milestone in the effort to widen the route between the towns of Abingdon and Damascus was finally achieved....
Caltrans - Tue May 14, 2024
California Investing Nearly $1B for New Infrastructure Upgrades
Caltrans will spend approximately $930 million over the next four years to improve bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure throughout the state, according to a plan approved by the California Transportation Commission (CTC)....
