Wed January 10, 2018
Foxconn Won't Need Approval to Fill Wetlands
MADISON, Wis. (AP) Foxconn Technology Group won't need federal approval to fill wetlands for its new flat-screen plant in Mount Pleasant. A $3 billion incentives package Gov. Scott Walker signed to lure the plant to Wisconsin allows Foxconn to fill state wetlands....
Wed January 10, 2018
Work Set for Rapid Transit Bus System in Marion County
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Construction on a rapid transit bus system in Marion County is expected to start this year and begin operations in 2019. The (Franklin) Daily Journal reported from an IndyGo news release that the Red Line will run from Broad Ripple to the University of Indianapolis....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed January 10, 2018
Walsh Construction Performs Bridge Slide on I-70 Project
For the second time in its history, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is using a slide-in-bridge method to replace the twin bridges on Interstate 70 (I-70) at State Route 121/New Paris Pike (SR 121) in Wayne County....
Wed January 10, 2018
Iowa Officials to Seek Public Comment on I-80 Study
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) Officials plan to seek public input on a major study of Interstate 80 through rural Iowa before its scheduled completion in May. The Iowa Department of Transportation has been studying the state's most-traveled east-west road for more than a year, the Quad-City Times reported....
Wed January 10, 2018
TRAC Approves Draft Project List
Ten major new projects with a total investment of $55 million received approval from the Ohio Department of Transportation's Transportation Review Advisory Council (TRAC). The projects in Tier I (ready for construction) include:• $18 million for phases 3, 4, and 8 of the I-475/Dorr St....
Wed January 10, 2018
Indiana University Nears End of Building Projects
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Indiana University officials said several major construction projects are nearing completion on the Bloomington campus. Those include a new $40 million building for the School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering....
Wed January 10, 2018
Van Zanten Takes on Used Equipment Manager Position
On Nov. 13, Roadbuilders Machinery & Supply announced Kent Van Zanten as the company's used equipment manager, covering parts of Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. Van Zanten comes to the position with years of industry experience....
Wed January 10, 2018
ALL Crane Sells Its First Kobelco Crane Under New Dealer Agreement
The ALL Family of Companies has made its inaugural sale as an authorized Kobelco dealer. Kelley Steel Erectors purchased a Kobelco CK800G-2 crawler crane from ALL and took delivery of the machine during a Dec....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed January 10, 2018
First Phase of U.S. 30 Upgrade Moves Forward
The Nebraska Department of Transportation, via the Build Nebraska Act, is spending close to $170 million to convert roughly 26 mi. of U.S. Highway 30 (U.S. 30) between Schuyler and Fremont in Dodge and Colfax County from a two-lane road into a four-lane expressway on new alignment that in places is 1.5 to 2 mi....
Tue January 09, 2018
Federal Agency Drops Appeal Over Ruling on Cleveland Harbor Dredging
CLEVELAND (AP) The federal agency that maintains shipping channels along Lake Erie has dropped its appeal of a federal judge's ruling over the dredging of Cleveland's harbor. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it won't try to overturn the ruling that said the agency was wrong to delay its dredging of the harbor in 2015....
