Caltrans - Tue February 20, 2024
California Allocates Nearly $1.2 Billion to Improve Infrasturcture
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) recently allocated nearly $1.2 billion for investments for urban and rural projects throughout the state, continuing a historic push to improve the state's vital transportation infrastructure....
Biloxi Sun Herald - Mon February 19, 2024
After Year of Work, $212M Project to Build Mississippi Bypass Is Ahead of Schedule
Last year's hot, dry weather was tough on people and plants, but it put construction of the Mississippi Highway 57 Bypass project, around the town of Vancleave, ahead of schedule. "The drought helped us a lot," said Anna Ehrgott, a public information officer of the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), in speaking with the Biloxi Sun Herald....
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....
Illinois Tollway - Wed February 14, 2024
Illinois Tollway Board Awards $38.2M for Contracts in January
The Illinois Tollway board of directors approved seven construction and professional engineering contracts totaling $38.2 million at its January board meeting for work included in the Tollway's $1.4 billion capital spending commitment for 2024....
Office of Gov. Parson - Wed February 14, 2024
Gov. Parson's Improve I-70 Plan Receives Federal Funding
During his final State of the State Address on Jan. 24, Gov. Mike Parson, alongside Congressman Sam Graves, announced that Missouri has secured a $92.8 million Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant to improve Interstate-70....
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....
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority - Wed February 14, 2024
Washington Metro to Begin First Three-Year Modernization Effort Later This Summer
Plans for a series of major capital projects over the next three years were announced Feb. 9 by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), more commonly known as the Metro. In total, the agency will spend $12.4 billion to carry out a six-year modernization of its entire system, Including upgrades to Metro's railcar and railcar facilities, track and structures, station and passenger facilities, bus, bus facilities, Paratransit, business and operations support....
AASHTO - Wed February 14, 2024
Kentucky's New Six-Year Highway Plan Includes 1,300 Infrastructure Projects
Gov. Andy Beshear recently unveiled a 2024 Recommended Highway Plan for Kentucky that includes more than 1,300 transportation infrastructure projects funded via both state and federal dollars. The governor said his proposed highway plan is a "practical action guide" to prioritize road and bridge maintenance projects, as well as new construction over the next six years....
