Eric Olson - Wed August 27, 2008
S.T. Wooten Wraps Up Interstate 40 Rehab in Raleigh
After more than 10 months of mostly nighttime work, the rehabilitation of a heavily traveled 12.9-mi. (20.7 km) section of Interstate 40 around Raleigh is coming to a close in the coming days. Drivers on the Capital Beltline from Exit 289 (Wade Avenue) to Exit 301 (the I-40/I-440 split) will soon find that all lanes of the freeway will be free of traffic barrels and lane closures once again....
Fri August 08, 2008
Commission Picks Developer for Texas’s Interstate 69 Corridor
AUSTIN (AP) The Texas Transportation Commission approved a development proposal June 26 for Interstate 69, a segment in the Trans-Texas Corridor toll road superhighway. Commissioners agreed to pursue a proposal by Zachry American Infrastructure and ACS Infrastructure that would develop the southern section of U.S....
Alan Sayre - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed July 16, 2008
Debris From Interstate 10’s Twin Spans to Create Reefs
NEW ORLEANS (AP) A symbol of Hurricane Katrina’s destruction — the badly damaged twin spans of Interstate 10 linking New Orleans and points east — will be turned into lake reefs and provide material for coastal restoration and storm protection projects....
Thu July 03, 2008
Reconstruction Planned for ’Dangerous’ Interstate-295 Stretch in Delaware
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) Transportation planners hope some changes in the works for Interstate 295 will make drivers safer. The Delaware River and Bay Authority and the Delaware Department of Transportation are planning a two-year, $26 million reconstruction of I-295 north to the Delaware Memorial Bridge....
Tue June 10, 2008
Workers Poised to Fix Interstate 5 in Downtown Sacramento
Engineers and contractors with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) began work to fix Interstate 5 in downtown Sacramento May 30. Workers and subcontractors with C. C. Myers Inc. of Rancho Cordova moved quickly to close the northbound lanes of Interstate 5 to through traffic between the U.S....
Fri April 11, 2008
Study Says Western Va. Would Benefit From Interstate 73
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) The proposed Interstate 73 would bestow economic benefits along its 70-mi. (113 km) route in western Virginia, a study has found. A consultant predicted the highway’s economic impact would be $8.1 billion in its first 10 years....
Thu April 10, 2008
VDOT Approves Interstate 81 Truck Climbing Lane in Rockbridge Co.
Major design features for truck climbing lanes on Interstate 81 in Rockbridge County have been approved by Virginia Department of Transportation Chief Engineer Malcolm T. Kerley. The approval was given on March 13....
Ron Long - Thu March 20, 2008
McNichol Calls Interstate System an Engineering Marvel
There is a battle for the hearts and minds of the public on highway and bridge construction financing. Dan McNichol might be the voice that wins the battle for construction. He comes from a family of builders but it’s not clear how he came to write the best selling book ever about the U.S....
Jeff Cronin - Tue February 26, 2008
B&K Enters Recycling Business During Interstate 85 Project in Ga.
Along a well-traveled Georgia highway, B&K Construction is experiencing a few “firsts.”As a subcontractor on the widening of a 14 mi. (22.5 km) stretch of Interstate 85 between Highways 34 and 74 southwest of Atlanta, B&K is performing its first public sector job....
Christopher Sherman - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Sat February 23, 2008
Lower Rio Grande Valley Residents Voice Opinions About New Interstate
McALLEN, Texas (AP) In other parts of the state, transportation officials try to allay property owners’ fears that a superhighway from Laredo north to Texarkana will result in a massive land grab....
