KNSD-TV - Tue September 03, 2024
San Diego Sales Tax Hike to Benefit Infrastructure Upgrades
The San Diego City Council unanimously approved a ballot measure in late July which, if approved at the polls on Nov. 5, would increase the city's sales tax by 1 percent per dollar to help pay for broad infrastructure and municipal services....
CEG - Thu August 29, 2024
PennDOT to Start Massive Road Project in Bellefonte, Replace Small Bridge in Erie County
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) will start construction on the long-awaited $259 million high-speed interchange project between Interstate 80 and I-99 near Bellefonte on Sept.4....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu August 29, 2024
GDOT's I-85 Widening, Phase 3 Set to Complete Late Fall/Early Winter
Work began on the Georgia Department of Transportation's (GDOT) $141 million I-85 Widening, Phase 3 in August 2022 with the design-build team of E.R. Snell Contractor Inc. and WSP USA Inc. They are on schedule to reach substantial completion by the end of 2024....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu August 29, 2024
T.L. Wallace Begins Work On Mississippi's Pearl River Bridge
In Marion County, Mississippi, construction crews are replacing two aging bridges over the Pearl River on U.S. 98. Work on the $57.7 million project began in January 2024. "The U.S. 98 eastbound bridge over the Pearl River was built in the 1930s and is rather narrow," explained Jordan Whittington, Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) District 7 construction engineer....
MaineDOT & Mainebiz - Wed August 28, 2024
Damaged Covered Bridge in Maine to Close Until Spring; UM Law School Expanding in Portland
The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) expects Babb's Bridge, a 48-year-old covered bridge between the towns of Gorham and Windham, to remain closed to vehicle traffic until the second quarter of 2025 after an overweight dump truck fell through the structure's deck on Aug....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 28, 2024
Indiana DOT Completes I-69 Finish Line
Five years after construction began, a $2 billion Indiana interstate project is completed on time and on budget despite a few unexpected hurdles. Dubbed the I-69 Finish Line by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT), the 26-mi....
WSDOT - Wed August 21, 2024
Grant Moves Washington-Oregon Bridge Projects Ahead
An important milestone in the effort to replace the Interstate Bridge between Oregon and Washington was recognized in Portland, Ore., on Aug. 8. Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt joined federal, state and local officials from both states at an event to celebrate the historic federal grant award recently announced for the Interstate Bridge Replacement program....
Georgia Department of Transportation - Wed August 21, 2024
Georgia Selects Contractors to Unclog Its I-285/I-20 West Interchange Bottleneck
It was the most expensive transportation project in Georgia's history … for all of 10 minutes. The eye-popping $4.6 billion Ga. Highway 400 express lane project grabbed headlines at the State Transportation Board meeting Aug....
CEG - Wed August 21, 2024
Crews Continue Work On Vital Washington Project
Atkinson Construction is making steady progress on the new Veterans Drive tunnel as part of the SR 509 Completion Project. This portion of work is part of the overall Puget Sound Gateway Program, which aims to build critical connection points in Washington's highway and freight network....
CEG - Wed August 21, 2024
Special Henry County, Ga., Sales Tax Funding New $14.5M McDonough Parkway Extension
Motorists traveling around Henry County, Ga., south of Atlanta, are beginning to notice clearing and road work on the area's McDonough Parkway Extension. The work zone is located in the vicinity of the junction of Georgia Highway 155 and Turner Church Road on the north end of McDonough, the county seat....
