CEG - Thu October 08, 2020
Planning Inches Forward on New Span Over Mighty Mississippi
Louisiana officials say there is small progress being made in getting a new bridge over the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge. The Capital Area Road and Bridge District (CARBD), a seven-member panel, met Sept....
CEG - Wed October 07, 2020
Contractors Serve as First Responders After Hurricane
Contractors, equipment dealers and the heavy equipment they provide are infrastructure's first responders when natural disasters hit. When Hurricane Laura made landfall in Louisiana on Aug. 27 as a Category 4 storm with sustained winds of 150 mph., its destructive path reached the eastern Gulf Coast and made its way as far north as Arkansas, Kentucky and Tennessee....
Louisiana DOTD - Wed September 02, 2020
DOTD's Eric Kalivoda Wins Prestigious National Award
Eric Kalivoda, deputy secretary of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, recently was announced as the recipient of the prestigious Thomas H. MacDonald Memorial Award. The award is the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) top award and is presented each year to someone who has "rendered continuous outstanding service over an extended period of time or have made some exceptional contribution to the art and science of highway engineering."Kalivoda has served on the executive staff as the deputy secretary for the past ten years....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu August 20, 2020
Speed Vital to Completion of Louisiana's French Branch Project
For years, the confluence of I-10, I-12 and I-59, the French Branch Bridge and West Pearl River Bridge has enabled drivers to get where they needed to go in the New Orleans metro area. Motorists and residents alike were wary about the announcement of extensive reconstruction coming on these essential roads....
American Journal of Transportation - Mon August 03, 2020
Louisiana, Army Corps of Engineers to Deepen Lower Mississippi River
Gov. John Bel Edwards and other top Louisiana officials signed a formal agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) on July 31 to begin construction on the deepening of the Lower Mississippi River from 45 to 50 ft....
Greater Baton Rouge Business Report - Tue July 28, 2020
Louisiana DOTD Contracts to Build Mississippi River Bridge in Baton Rouge
After months of negotiations, the state of Louisiana has signed a deal with the engineering firm that was selected in January to serve as lead consultant on the new Mississippi River bridge in Baton Rouge, clearing the way for planning to begin on the long-awaited project....
Yoder & Frey - Thu July 23, 2020
Yoder & Frey Appoints Alex Young as Florida Territory Manager
Yoder & Frey continues to build its team of territory managers with experience in the heavy machinery world, with the latest joiner being Alex Young, who will concentrate on Florida and the surrounding states....
ARTBA - Thu July 16, 2020
ARTBA Awards Public-Private Partnership Awards
The Pennsylvania Rapid Bridge Replacement Project, the State Street Redevelopment Project in Indiana, Louisiana Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson and ACS Infrastructure Development Vice President of Project Management Noah Jolley have been recognized as models of excellence in innovative transportation finance and leadership, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) announced July 16....
ASV Holdings Inc. - Thu July 16, 2020
Louisiana Business Powers Through Wet Conditions to Stay on Schedule
The demand for new housing across the south keeps Lloyd Landry busy year-round. His company, Lloyd Landry LLC, provides dirt work and several other services for some of the largest residential contractors in Baton Rouge, La....
The Advocate - Wed July 15, 2020
I-12 Widening Plan Expected to be Reality by 2021
A plan to convert a section of Interstate 12 in the Baton Rouge area from shoulder space to a high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane in each direction should be reality in 2021, Louisiana's transportation chief said recently....
