Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon September 24, 2018
Florida's Palmetto Express Work Speeds Toward Finish Line
The Florida Department of Transportation's (FDOT) $262 million (estimated) design-build SR 826/Palmetto Expressway project will be completed in late fall as crews from the joint venture of Community Asphalt Corporation, Condotte America, De Moya Group Inc....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon September 10, 2018
Florida Eyes Finally Solving Its 'Missing Link' Problem
Started in May 2017, Halley Engineering Contractors Inc. is a year away from completing the Florida Department of Transportation's (FDOT) $33 million NW 87 Avenue Roadway Project between NW 74 Street and NW 103 Street that it is taking place in western Miami-Dade County....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon July 30, 2018
Krome Avenue Project Approaches Completion
Odebrecht Construction USA is less than two months away from completing the Florida Department of Transportation's (FDOT) $59 million project to widen and improve a segment of State Road (SR) 977/Krome Avenue from SR 94/SW 88 Street/Kendall Drive to north of SR 90/SW 8 Street/Tamiami Trail in western Miami-Dade County....
Emily Buenzle - Wed June 06, 2018
FDOT Argues Case in Lawsuit About FIU Bridge Documents
In court on June 4, the Florida DOT (FDOT) tried to block the public and media from seeing the records that could show the cause of the fatal FIU bridge collapse in March. FDOT requested that Judge John Cooper of the Leon County Circuit Court dismiss a lawsuit by the Miami Herald, which urged the state of Florida to turn over documents including emails, meeting minutes and additional records detailing the bridge's construction and design, the Tampa Bay Times reported....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon May 21, 2018
I-95 Work Provides First Responders More Room
Started in February 2017, Archer Western Construction LLC is currently in its second year of work on the Florida Department of Transportation's (FDOT) $89.5 million multi-year project to enhance 6.285-mi....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon May 07, 2018
Project Unites FDOT, National Park Service
The Everglades National Park is undergoing a Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)/National Park Service partnership initiative to provide additional freshwater flow within the swamp and improve the ecological conditions in the park and in the central Everglades, north of Tamiami Trail....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Mon April 09, 2018
Crews in Three Counties Work on Wekiva Parkway
Construction crews in three counties are continuing work on a 25-mi. toll road that will complete the beltway around Central Florida. The Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) are building the $1.6 billion Wekiva Parkway (SR429) in sections, with the entire road in Lake, Orange and Seminole counties expected to be open to traffic by early 2022....
Emily Buenzle - Mon March 19, 2018
Engineer Working on FIU Bridge Reported Cracks Days Before Collapse
Just two days before the newly-constructed pedestrian bridge at Florida International University collapsed on March 15, the project's lead engineer left a warning message for Florida Department of Transportation officials about cracks in the structure....
Mon November 20, 2017
FDOT to Receive Historic $10.8B for Infrastructure
Gov. Rick Scott announced the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will receive a historic $10.8 billion in the recommended FY 2018-2019 Securing Florida's Future budget to keep Florida's transportation and infrastructure system the best in the nation....
Cindy Riley - Mon November 06, 2017
First Diverging Diamond Interchange Comes to Nassau City
Construction of the area's first Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) under I-95 at A1A Exit 373 is moving at a steady pace in Florida's Nassau County. The more than $40 million project consists of reconstruction and widening of 2.2 miles of A1A from west of I-95 to west of Still Quarters Road, widening of ramps at Interstate 95/A1A exit 373 to Yulee/Callahan/Amelia Island/Fernandina Beach and the reconfiguration of the interchange under Interstate 95....
