The Post and Courier Pee Dee - Tue July 23, 2024
South Carolina Gets Federal Funding to Begin Replacing I-95 Bridges Over Lake Marion
Travelers driving across South Carolina's largest lake may soon do so more safely after the state received federal funding for a badly needed bridge replacement project. The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is set to embark on major work to replace four bridges carrying Interstate 95 traffic over Lake Marion in the central part of the state....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue July 23, 2024
Texas Bridges Rank Third in Nation, According to ARTBA
With 56,313 bridges, the state of Texas has more bridges — small, medium and large — than any other state and due to meticulous inspection and routine maintenance, the structures rank third-best in the nation, according to the American Road and Transportation Builders Association report of state's bridge conditions....
Greenfield Recorder - Mon July 22, 2024
MassDOT Planning $10M Upgrade to West Hawley Road Bridge in Eastern Berkshires
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is planning a $10 million upgrade to the West Hawley Road Bridge over the Deerfield River in Charlemont, a small community in the eastern Berkshire Mountains....
Amtrak - Mon July 22, 2024
Amtrak Unveils Renderings of Future West Baltimore MARC Station
Amtrak published new renderings of the future West Baltimore MARC Station that will be built as part of the Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program. The updated designs build on previous versions shared publicly and were developed in close coordination with MDOT MTA, while also incorporating feedback provided by members of the community and other stakeholders....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu July 18, 2024
GGI Constructors Takes On $908M South Florida Highway
After 10 years in development, a $908 million Florida highway project to revitalize a major transportation interchange is under way. The Golden Glades Interchange (GGI) project in northwest Miami-Dade County spans more than 10 mi....
New York City Department of Environmental Protection - Wed July 17, 2024
New York City Department of Design and Construction Installs Porous Pavement Along Brooklyn Streets to Combat Flooding
Work is currently under way to install 7 mi. of porous pavement along Brooklyn-area roadways in New York City to help better manage stormwater and reduce flooding and sewer overflows. The city's Department of Design and Construction (DDC) is managing the $32.6 million contract, with construction anticipated to be finished in the fall of 2025....
Office of Gov. JB Pritzker - Wed July 17, 2024
Officials Announce $41B Multi-Year Plan, Largest in Illinois State History
Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) joined state and local officials June 14 to announce the largest multi-year program to build and repair infrastructure in state history: $41.42 billion over six years, spread across all modes of transportation and touching every Illinois county....
The Associated Press - Wed July 17, 2024
Vermont's Latest Flooding Raises Concerns Over State's Hundreds of Aging Dams
The latest flooding in Vermont has added fresh urgency to concerns about the hundreds of dams in the state, a third of which are more than a century old. The July 10-11 deluge from the remnants of Hurricane Beryl was not as bad for the hundreds of dams across the state as compared to last year's floods, when five failed and nearly 60 overtopped....
Office of Gov. Laura Kelly - Wed July 17, 2024
Kansas Receives Nearly $45.3M in RAISE Grants
Gov. Laura Kelly announced July 1 that four Kansas infrastructure projects are receiving nearly $45.3 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant program....
CEG - Wed July 17, 2024
Massachusetts Receives $1B in Fed Money to Help Replace Two Aging Cape Cod Bridges
The state of Massachusetts is making headway on putting together the funding needed to replace two aging bridges that connect Cape Cod to the rest of the state. Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll announced July 12 that the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and U.S....
