WVTM-TV - Tue February 20, 2024
Alabama County Sees Progress On One of Its Largest Road Projects in Tuscaloosa
The city of Tuscaloosa, Ala., is looking to ease travel times for local drivers by spending millions of dollars on the McWright's Ferry Road Extension project. One of the largest construction efforts to ever take place within Tuscaloosa County, the extension of McWright's Ferry Road, which got under way last July, will connect Rice Mine Road to the new Watermelon Road, creating a bridge across the North River....
CEG - Thu February 15, 2024
GDOT Crews Pour New Spans for SR 400 Project
Construction crews working for the Georgia Department of Transportation reached a crucial milestone on one of the more significant construction projects in the state. During the first week of January, crews began executing the beginning of a new deck for the new Kimball Bridge Road bridge, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation....
MyChamplainValley.com & FHWA - Thu February 15, 2024
Vermont Awarded $1.2M Grant to Replace Bridge Destroyed by Truck Crash
Two months after a propane truck explosion damaged a Vermont Highway 14 bridge near the town of Irasburg early last December, federal agencies have now stepped up to help fund its repairs. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced Feb....
Ruksana Hussain - CEG Correspondent - Thu February 15, 2024
TDOT Eyes 2026 Completion of Highway 127 Bridge
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is on track to complete construction work on Clear Creek Bridge by 2026, to help enhance traffic flow and connect the towns of Crossville and Jamestown....
AASHTO Journal - Wed February 14, 2024
President Hails Infrastructure Investments in Wisconsin
During a press event at the Earth Rider Brewery in Superior, Wis., President Joe Biden highlighted a $1 billion grant award to the Blatnik Bridge project, which will replace the original structure built in 1961 with a new design that will not only handle higher volumes of motor vehicle and freight traffic but more safely accommodate bicyclists and pedestrians as well....
MyCentralJersey.com & DRJTBC - Tue February 13, 2024
Rehab to Begin in 2025 On 1920s-Era Bridge Over Delaware River Between N.J., Pa.
The 92-year-old Uhlerstown-Frenchtown Toll-Supported Bridge over the Delaware River, connecting rural areas of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, is scheduled to be rehabilitated in 2025. That was the word recently from the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC), followed by the body's approval of a contract with WSP USA Inc., an engineering consulting firm in Exton, Pa., to design the work....
Mammoet - Tue February 13, 2024
Symbolic Railway Bridge Replaced With World-First Network Arch Bridge
Built more than 100 years ago, and connecting Western and Eastern Europe, the Oder Bridge on the German-Polish border in Küstrin has since been seen as a symbol of Europe coming together. Over time, as bridges get used by heavy transport, they need replacing, and for such a historic railway bridge a special replacement was designed which was to be carried out with minimal disruption to the rail network....
GDOT & WXIA-TV - Thu February 08, 2024
Work Begins to Improve North Druid Hills Road Bridge in Northeast Atlanta
Construction at the North Druid Hills Road bridge in DeKalb County, Ga., in the northeast suburbs of Atlanta, began Feb. 5 before a planned 90-day road closure in March, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT)....
Sen. Cruz - Tue February 06, 2024
Lawmakers Push for Expedited Bridge Permitting Process
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar recently led a bipartisan coalition of federal lawmakers representing Texas communities in sending a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging him to quickly implement a key provision they included in the recently enacted 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that advances several international bridge projects in Texas....
Salem News - Thu February 01, 2024
Peabody Greenway Extension Project in Massachusetts to Include Two Pedestrian Bridges
A major extension of Massachusetts's Peabody Independence Greenway was discussed by city and state officials during a virtual public hearing Jan. 30. The proposed project is to include a pair of pedestrian bridges, with one spanning over U.S....
