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Pete Sigmund - Fri March 31, 2006

U.S. Interstate System Turns 50 Years Old

Commemorating this year’s 50th anniversary of the Interstate Highway System, a convoy of vehicles will travel from San Francisco, CA, to Washington, D.C., from June 16 to June 29, over the old Lincoln Highway (now Interstate 80), which the first military transcontinental motor convoy, including a young lieutenant colonel named Dwight D....

Wed March 01, 2006

Arkansas Accepts $18.5 Million Bid for Construction of Interstate 555

LITTLE ROCK (AP) The Arkansas Highway Commission has accepted a bid of $18.5 million that will provide the last link of an interstate-style highway between Jonesboro and Interstate 55. Dumey Contracting Inc....

Wed February 15, 2006

Archer Western Starts Second Phase of Interstate 64 Project

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has begun the second phase of the three-year, three-phase project to widen and rehabilitate the Interstate 64 bridge over the Acca railroad switching yard....

Wed February 15, 2006

Northeast Georgia Residents Anticipate Interstate Widening

HARTWELL, GA (AP) Local officials in northeast Georgia said the widening of Interstate 85 can’t come quick enough. One lane will be added in each direction for 70 mi. from the South Carolina line to I-985 in Gwinnett County northeast of Atlanta in a project estimated at $324 million....

Wed February 15, 2006

DOTD Selects Preferred Route for Interstate 69 in Louisiana

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) has selected revised Alternative 4 with Option 3 as the preferred construction alternative for Interstate 69 between Haughton and El Dorado, AR....

Kate Zanoni - Wed January 18, 2006

Road Fails During Resurfacing Work Along Interstate 65

By Kate ZanoniCEG CORRESPONDENTA short stretch of the roadway started to buckle during road construction on Interstate 65 in Alabama Jan. 4. The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has been spending approximately $17.7 million rebuilding 10 mi....

Linda J. Hutchinson - Fri December 23, 2005

’Voids’ Under New Interstate 270 Ramp Detours Traffic in Columbus

The southbound I-270 Collector/Distributor Road at Route 161 on the Northeast side of Columbus was closed by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) late Dec. 7 when engineers discovered evidence of “voids” developing beneath the newly built ramp....

Sat November 26, 2005

Delays Hampering Interstate 80 Projects in Northern Nevada

RENO, NV (AP) Motorists should be zipping through Reno’s Spaghetti Bowl by now and the afternoon gridlock on U.S. 395 should be a thing of the past. But instead, construction crews hope to have their work completed by March –– nine months later than planned....

Bonnie L. Quick - Thu September 01, 2005

Interstate 95 Improvements Part of $400 Million ’Mobility 2000’ Project

As with most of the Interstate 95 corridor in Florida, changes and upgrades need to take place periodically in order to keep up with the steady population growth, the growing traffic flow, the damage from tropical storms and hurricanes and general heat and moisture damage that plague all Florida roadways....

Mon August 29, 2005

BTI Lends Versatility to Interstate 74 Rehab

Each year more than 24 million vehicles travel on Interstate 74, inching their way through Peoria, IL, and the surrounding tri-county area, on a highway designed to handle only a fraction of today's traffic....