Manchester Journal - Tue September 17, 2024
Construction Set to Begin This Fall On Pedestrian Bridge in Manchester, Vt.
The Manchester Riverwalk Association in Vermont has started plans to construct a pedestrian bridge over the west branch of the Battenkill River, connecting Depot Street and Main Street in downtown Manchester....
CTPost - Mon September 16, 2024
Logistical Questions Ahead for Bridgeport, Conn. Officials, Soccer Stadium Developer
Besides the need for more public financing, construction of a proposed minor league soccer stadium on the lower East Side of Bridgeport, Conn., faces another wrinkle in the form of possible interference from a nearby state infrastructure project....
Nebraska Department of Transportation - Wed September 11, 2024
NDOT Announces Funding for Five BRO Program Projects
The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) local assistance division announced that five Nebraska bridge projects in Greeley, Pawnee, Richardson and Polk counties, along with the village of Dunbar, will be eligible for funding through the Off-System Local Bridge Replacement (BRO) Program....
Amtrak - Mon September 09, 2024
Amtrak, Partners Break Ground On New Connecticut River Bridge
Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner joined U.S. Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, Representative Joe Courtney, Connecticut Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto, and other state and local officials to celebrate the start of construction for Amtrak's new Connecticut River Bridge between Old Saybrook and Old Lyme, Conn....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu September 05, 2024
I-95 Bridge Work Begins in Rhode Island
Only weeks after the Rhode Island Congressional delegation announced news of a $251 million federal grant to fund the new I-95 15 bridges project, work is already under way. "We are doing the first bridge of 15," said RIDOT spokesman Charles St....
ARTBA - Wed September 04, 2024
Slow, Steady Progress Repairing America's Bridges, According to Latest Federal Government Data
Nearly 221,800 U.S. bridges need major repair or replacement, an American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) analysis of recently released federal government data shows. Placed end-to-end, these structures span over 6,100 mi., or the equivalent of every mile of urban and rural interstate in California, Florida and Illinois....
Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate & Louisiana DOTD - Wed September 04, 2024
Work on the Caddo Lake Highway Bridge in Mooringsport, La., Nearing Completion
More than a year of detours will soon be in the rearview mirror of motorists traveling over the Caddo Lake Bridge on Louisiana Highway 1 in the community of Mooringsport, northwest of Shreveport. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced Aug....
CEG - Tue September 03, 2024
VTrans Discusses Options to Replace Bridge Deck On Vermont Highway 16 in Glover
On Aug. 22, officials in the small, northern Vermont town of Glover learned from the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) about its proposal to replace a bridge road deck that carries vehicle traffic along state Highway 16 through the Orleans County community....
Connecticut Post & CTDOT - Tue September 03, 2024
Crews Move Swiftly to Replace I-95 Overpass Destroyed by Fiery Truck Crash in Norwalk, Conn.
Construction on the $20 million Fairfield Avenue overpass spanning Interstate 95 in Norwalk, Conn., is taking shape, the Connecticut Post (CTPost) in Bridgeport reported Aug. 29. The replacement project was needed as the result of severe damage to the old structure due to its being struck by an oil tanker truck last spring, which caused a fiery crash that led to the bridge's demolition....
The Associated Press & Baltimore Banner - Tue September 03, 2024
Maryland Officials Award Kiewit Infrastructure $73M to Build First Phase of New Key Bridge
Maryland transportation leaders approved a contract Aug. 29 for rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge several months after the 1.6-mi-long steel span collapsed into the Patapsco River under the impact of a massive container ship that lost power and crashed into one of its supporting columns....
