Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu October 26, 2023
NCDOT's U.S. 70 Upgrade to Enhance Travel for Businesses, Military, Residents
U.S. 70 in North Carolina is growing up; it is destined to become Interstate 42 in the next few years. Becoming a grown-up means added responsibility. This is true for roads just as it is for individuals....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 25, 2023
Bay City's Independence Bridge Rehabilitation
In Bay City, Mich., construction crews are performing a much-needed rehabilitation and modernization of Independence Bridge. Construction on the multi-million dollar project began in early 2023, with all four lanes targeted to reopen to traffic by the end of next year....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu October 19, 2023
Wagman - Allan Myers Joint Venture Leads $196M Project
The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) is working on a full interchange reconstruction at I-95 and MD 152 in Harford County, Md. The Bid Build Contract is for a $196 million project that is currently on schedule and financed by tolls revenue....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu October 19, 2023
ECI Engineers Construction Leads Bridge 29 Work in Richmond, Vermont
The Richmond Bridge 29 project will replace the existing eight-span bridge, which is in good to poor condition, with a new two-span off-alignment bridge that matches the width of the corridor. ECI Engineers Construction Inc....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 18, 2023
Ragle Makes 'Impossible Happen'
Meticulous and detailed planning on the part of Ragle Inc. and the Texas Department of Transportation was amply rewarded when the new Northaven Trail Bridge — a pedestrian bridge spanning 201-ft....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 18, 2023
MCM Construction Expanding Capacity Along Pudding Creek With Bridge Project
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) $8.5 million Pudding Creek Widening and Rail Upgrade, being constructed by MCM Construction Inc., is slated for delivery in late October/early November....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu October 12, 2023
Woody Biomass Producer Picks Small Town for Big Plant
Enviva Inc., a leading producer of sustainably sourced woody biomass, has selected the remote town of Epes, Ala., for its largest wood pellet production plant to date. "We don't even have a caution light, that's how rural we are," said Epes Mayor Walter Porter....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu October 12, 2023
Crews Make Progress On Miami's Signature Bridge
Although work won't be completed until late 2027, construction crews in downtown Miami continue making progress on the Signature Bridge that will connect SR 836/I-95/I-395. The $840 million design-build project is a partnership between the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX)....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 11, 2023
Chicago's Kennedy Expressway Undergoing $150M Bridge Rehabilitation
Construction crews at work on an ambitious $150 million rehabilitation of the Kennedy Expressway are on track to complete Stage One this fall. The Illinois Department of Transportation's Kennedy Expressway Bridge Rehabilitation Project from Edens Expressway (I-94) junction to Ohio Street is scheduled to span three construction seasons....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu October 05, 2023
Aetna Bridge Leads Goldstar Bridge Rehabilitation Job
Built in the 1940s, the northbound span of the Goldstar Memorial Bridge continues carrying five lanes of I-95 traffic safely across the Thames River from New London to Groton in Connecticut. Although inspectors have declared the bridge to be safe, the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) has decided to keep it safe well into the future by commissioning a project to strengthen the northbound bridge....
