Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon August 12, 2019
Lead Engineering Weathers Challenges of I-95 Re-decking
The $13.46 million re-decking of four bridges along Interstate 95 in Port St. Lucie at Glades Cut Off Road (County Road 709) and Ten Mile Creek (just south of Okeechobee Road/Exit 129) will be completed in weeks, much to the relief of motorists that are now able to enjoy a smooth ride....
FDOT - Wed July 17, 2019
Transformation Taking Shape on Orlando's I-4/S.R. 408 Interchange
Crane operators have set the last tub girder segment at the Interstate 4 and State Road 408 interchange in downtown Orlando, marking a critical moment of progress for the busiest junction in the 21-mi....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon July 15, 2019
Upgrading Fort Pierce, Florida's Kings Highway
Built in the 1970s, 3.417 mi. of Kings Highway from south of State Road 70 to north of the I-95 overpass are being rebuilt by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), and the road near the city of Fort Pierce (Saint Lucie County) is being expanded to two lanes in each direction with a 30-ft....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon May 20, 2019
Work Proceeds on Miami-Dade's Krome Avenue
Phase 8 of the Krome Avenue reconstruction and widening program, a Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) initiative, began in mid-January and is expected to be completed in April 2020, when crews from Halley Engineering Contractors Inc....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Mon April 22, 2019
Florida Road Project Clears Coastal Forest
In Bay County, Fla., work is under way on a $50 million, multiyear construction project that calls for a four-lane roadway on SR 388 from SR 79 to east of Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport....
Tom Kuennen – SPECIAL TO CEG - Mon April 08, 2019
Wirtgen Recyclers Breathe New Life Into Florida Roads
In the busy phosphate mining district south of Orlando, a two-lane blacktop road all but destroyed by trucks got a new lease on life due to the biggest full-depth recycling (FDR) and asphalt emulsion stabilization project undertaken to date by the Florida Department of Transportation....
Terex Cranes - Tue February 12, 2019
Terex, Demag Work on Orlando's Massive I-4 Ultimate Project
At 21 miles long and $2.3 billion, Orlando's massive I-4 Ultimate is the largest infrastructure project in the Florida Department of Transportation's (FDOT) history. By the time the last yard of concrete is placed in 2021, the project will consume 6.7 million cu....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon January 28, 2019
Bypass Project Alters Florida Landscape
The Florida Department of Transportation's $60 million Baldwin Bypass project in the town of Baldwin, Duval County, is an ambitious attempt to relieve traffic congestion by constructing a 4-mi., four-lane highway and three overpasses that cross CSX railway tracks....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Fri December 28, 2018
Truck Bypass Aims at Easing Congestion
As truck traffic continues to increase in the U.S. 301 corridor in Starke, Bradford County, Fla., the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is spending $90 million to construct the 7.3-mi. Starke Alternate Truck Route, also known as the Starke 223 Bypass, to relieve traffic congestion both now and in the future....
American Concrete Pavement Association - Mon December 17, 2018
Florida DOT, Archer Western Construction Receive 2018 Sustainability Award
ACPA presented the 2018 Sustainable Practices Award to the Florida Department of Transportation and Archer Western Construction in recognition of the innovative design-build team which proposed, engineered, and built a 16-ft....
