South Alabamian & West Alabama Highway - Thu February 20, 2025
Long-Awaited West Alabama Highway Project Will Boost Area's Rural Communities
For decades, residents of rural west Alabama have waited for a highway to be built that would better connect them to the rest of the state. Now, construction is under way on a four-lane, north-south corridor spanning more than 80 mi....
Raleigh News & Observer - Tue February 18, 2025
Hurricane-Damaged I-40 Through N.C.'s Mountains to Be Reopened to Traffic March 1
Interstate 40 will reopen through the Pigeon River Gorge on March 1, 2025, restoring the main highway connection between N.C. and Tenn. for the first time since damage from remnants of Hurricane Helene shut it down in late September 2024....
Syracuse Post-Standard, NYSDOT - Thu February 13, 2025
N.Y.'s I-81 Corridor Work Promises to Be Very Heavy During 2025
The project to rebuild Interstate 81 in Syracuse, N.Y., will bring new roundabouts, highway exits, fast-speed highway transitions, new bridges, sidewalks and many new trees in 2025. In fact, every major state highway in the city is under construction as the project moves toward the middle of its six-year, $2.25 billion makeover, the Syracuse Post-Standard reported Feb....
Lorie Jewell - Wed February 12, 2025
Massive I-16, I-75 Interchange Project Moves Closer to Completion
The second and third phases of the Georgia Department of Transportation's (GDOT) $500 million improvement project for the Interstate 16 and Interstate 75 interchange are on track to finish this spring, giving Macon-area motorists more room to maneuver, as well as a reprieve from construction congestion and detours....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed February 12, 2025
Mississippi's Greenville Bypass Project Moves Forward
Expected to be completed by September 2025, the second phase of the U.S. 82 Greenville Bypass project is moving forward in western Mississippi ahead of schedule. The $79 million project runs from State Route 1 to the Mississippi River Bridge and provides cement stabilization and paving for approximately 7 mi....
Delaware News Journal - Fri November 26, 2021
Delaware Wants to Convert Part of I-95 Through Wilmington into Greenspace
Residents of Wilmington, Del., carried a healthy dose of skepticism into the first public input workshop Nov. 17 on what capping a segment of Interstate 95 would look like. The idea of taking a six-block stretch of the high-speed, multilane freeway that slices through Delaware's largest city and turning it into greenspace was met with a warm reception during the first community meeting hosted by the Wilmington Area Planning Council (WILMAPCO)....
Oregon Transportation Commission - Tue September 21, 2021
OTC Advances I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project
The Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) recently advanced the highway cover option for the I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project known as the Hybrid 3 option, with conditions. The decision by the OTC advances the project that was part of House Bill 2017, passed in 2017, a major transportation funding bill....
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Mon August 30, 2021
Second Phase to Alleviate Traffic Bottleneck at Tennessee's I-75/I-24 Split Set for 2023
The initial phase of the now-$133.5 million improvement project at the infamous Interstate 75/Interstate 24 "Split" near the Tennessee-Georgia state line was officially completed on Aug. 19, but it has not answered all the interchange's problems yet....
Capitol Beat News Service - Wed August 25, 2021
Georgia 400 Toll Lanes Delayed by Unexpectedly High Contractor Bid
An effort to add toll lanes to Georgia Highway 400 in the Atlanta metro area hit a major roadblock Aug. 19 when the State Transportation Board rejected the only qualifying bid on the project. The 14-member board is governed by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT)....
CEG - Tue August 24, 2021
New Contractors to Be Chosen for Seven Florida Road Projects Left in Limbo
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will soon choose a new general contractor to complete the diverging diamond interchange at Interstate 75 and Florida State Road 56 in Pasco County town of Wesley Chapel....
