Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed December 22, 2021
Sherman Minton Bridge Undergoing $137M Makeover
Fifty-nine years after opening, the iconic Sherman Minton Bridge carrying I-64 and U.S. 150 traffic over the Ohio River between Louisville, Ky., and New Albany, Ind., is in need of structural repairs. But the challenges of rehabbing a double decked bridge over a major body of water are many, not the least of which are traffic and space....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu June 17, 2021
Spanning the Potomac: Three-Quarter-Billion-Dollar Bridge Replacement Under Way
The construction of a new Potomac River crossing from Charles County, Md., to King George County, Va., is well under way for the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA). Thousands of Marylanders depend on the Nice/Middleton Bridge daily for work, business and recreation....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Tue November 24, 2020
Kentucky Taps Ohio Contractor to Fix Fire-Damaged Span
In the early morning hours of Nov. 11, a truck accident on the Brent Spence Bridge, which spans the Ohio River from northern Kentucky to downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, led to a fire and shutdown of the twin-decked structure....
Susan Blair — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo DistrICT - Tue October 13, 2020
USACE Begins Cleveland Harbor West Breakwater Repairs
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, began construction to repair a damaged portion of the Cleveland Harbor West Breakwater in Cleveland, Ohio. "The repairs to the Cleveland Harbor West Breakwater are crucial for the coast and shoreline infrastructure for Lake Erie, and the announcement by the U.S....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu September 17, 2020
Lessen COVID Impact on Jobs
The coronavirus is a fact of life on the construction job site this year, and contractors have been forced to change the way they complete projects as a result. It is an ongoing challenge as the industry conditions itself to new approaches to work and personal safety....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue August 18, 2020
Final Phase of Cleveland's $207M Opportunity Corridor Under Way
In Cleveland, Ohio, construction continues on the third and final phase of the $207 million Opportunity Corridor project. The Opportunity Corridor is a planned boulevard that will run from East 55th Street at Interstate 490 to East 105th Street at Chester Avenue....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue July 21, 2020
Kokosing Makes Strides on $1.3B Downtown Ramp Up in Columbus
The Ohio Department of Transportation's (ODOT) $1.3 billion I-70/I-71 Downtown Ramp Up project in the city of Columbus (Franklin County) is helping to replace, upgrade and rehabilitate aging highway infrastructure in the downtown core and improve traffic flow and safety for motorists....
Ohio Department of Transportation - Mon June 22, 2020
ODOT Makes Emergency Repairs After Heavy Flooding
On May 17, heavy rains washed out a culvert and earth beneath the eastbound lanes of U.S. 30 near Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, Ohio. An emergency culvert replacement project began to remove the failed corrugated metal culvert and replace it with a 78-in....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 27, 2020
Midwest's '500-Year-Flood' Causes Damage
Only hours after parts of Michigan experienced what is described as a 500-year flood, Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) engineers were preparing emergency inspection and repair contracts. The floods damaged dozens of bridges, caused the failure of two privately owned dams and closed roads, as well as impacting infrastructure throughout Midland County....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu December 26, 2019
USACE Keeps Indiana Harbor, Canal Clean
Monitoring efforts are under way following completion of this season's dredging operations at Indiana Harbor and Canal (IHC) in East Chicago, Ind. It is one of the most polluted waterways in the Great Lakes area....
