Kennebec Journal - Thu August 17, 2023
MaineDOT to Invest $30M to Replace, Enhance Bridge Over I-95 in Augusta
Construction is expected to begin this fall on a multi-year project to replace a heavily traveled bridge that carries U.S. Highway 202 over Interstate 95 in Augusta, Maine, and increase the area's accessibility for pedestrians and cyclists, the Kennebec Journal reported Aug....
Office of Gov. Mike DeWine - Wed August 16, 2023
Officials Name Walsh, Kokosing as Brent Spence Bridge Team
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced that Walsh Kokosing has been awarded the design-build contract for the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project. The governors made the announcement during a news conference in Covington, Ky., on July 27....
MaineDOT & WGME-TV - Wed August 16, 2023
After Long Delay, Work Begins to Replace Bridge Over Maine's Androscoggin River
The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) has begun on-site construction on the project to replace the Frank J. Wood Bridge, the agency announced July 26. The bridge carries U.S. Highway 201 over the Androscoggin River between the towns of Brunswick and Topsham, northeast of Portland....
ARTBA - Wed August 16, 2023
ARTBA Reports 222,000 U.S. Bridges Need Repair
More than 222,000 U.S. bridges need major repair work or should be replaced, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's (ARTBA) analysis of the recently released U.S....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu August 10, 2023
Contractors On Track to Meet First of Two Tight Vermont Project Deadlines
Contractors on a Vermont bridge project are on track to meet the first deadline of a tightly scheduled two-phase job. The North Hero BF 028‐1(30) Bridge 5 project involves replacing the existing bridge concrete deck, which is structurally deficient, with a new bridge deck that meets current design standards....
WSDOT - Tue August 08, 2023
M.J. Hughes to Replace North Fork Lewis River Bridge Deck
Starting in mid-August., Washington State Department of Transportation's contractor, M.J. Hughes Construction Inc., will begin work to repair the northbound I-5 North Fork Lewis River Bridge, just south of Woodland at the Clark and Cowlitz county line....
Vermont Standard & Valley News - Thu August 03, 2023
Vermont's Quechee Gorge Bridge to Finally Begin Rehab
An engineer with the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) told residents and concerned citizens of the Hartford area on July 27 that the overdue improvements to the Quechee Gorge Bridge will finally get started, including preparation and clean-up work from the recent floods, in mid- to late-August and continue through November....
Delaware River & Bay Authority - Wed August 02, 2023
New $93M Collision Protection System Being Built On I-295 Bridges Over Delaware River
Construction on the new Delaware Memorial Bridge Protection System is under way, a $93 million effort designed to limit damage to each of the two spans' tower structures as a result of strikes from large, wayward ships and vessels....
Now Habersham & The Associated Press - Mon July 31, 2023
New Roundabout Coming to Northeast Georgia
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has awarded a multi-million-dollar contract to a Norcross construction firm to build a roundabout on Georgia Highway 105/Cannon Bridge Road at Ga. 115. According to the state agency, Wilson Construction Management was the low bidder on the project....
New Hampshire Bulletin - Thu July 20, 2023
Federal Grant Goes to New Hampshire to Replace Aged Bridge With One for Bicyclists, Pedestrians
Millions of dollars in federal funds coming to New Hampshire are earmarked for a major transportation infrastructure project that is not for motor vehicles at all. The New Hampshire Bulletin in Concord reported in late June that the $20 million grant will go toward replacing the long-closed General Sullivan Bridge with a new two-girder superstructure to re-open as the only walking and bicycling access across Little Bay and provide a link between Newington and Dover....
