Project Experiences

Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu July 27, 2023

Shirley Contracting, VDOT Engineer Route 7 Improvements

People living in McLean, Va., and nearby communities are in an enviable situation. These upscale neighborhoods contain million-dollar homes, thriving job centers and the blue-ribbon schools of Fairfax County....

UDOT - Wed July 26, 2023

Joint Venture Completes UDOT's Largest Project of Decade

Oak Hills Constructors — a joint venture between Sterling Construction's subsidiary, Ralph L. Wadsworth, and Granite Construction — recently celebrated a milestone on a Utah Department of Transportation construction project....

Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed July 26, 2023

Pulice Boosts Capacity On Texas Highway

The Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) $606 million I-35 Capital Express North in Austin is one of two ongoing projects for the multi-billion dollar I-35 Capital Express Program that was design to help improve traffic flow in the growing city....

Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu July 20, 2023

P&C Construction Leads $30M Workforce Skills Training Center Project

A $30 million, 50,000 sq.-ft. facility that will prepare students for high wage/high demand career fields is taking shape in Boaz, Ala. Snead State Community College broke ground on its Workforce Skills Training Center in January 2023....

Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu July 20, 2023

FDOT's $61M Polk Parkway Widening Under Way

Although construction won't be completed until mid-2024, workers in Polk County, Fla., are making steady progress on the Polk Parkway/SR 570 widening project. The $61 million undertaking will provide increased capacity on the roadway for local commuters, as well as visitors and freight customers....

Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed July 19, 2023

MoDOT Bundles I-55 Bridge Projects in St. Louis, Missouri

Drivers who use I-55 in Missouri can travel from the southeast corner of the state, the "boot heel," drive parallel to the Mississippi River for about 200 miles eventually reaching a bustling section of St....

Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue July 18, 2023

Elford Inc. Building $60M Franklin Crisis Care Center

What began as a community conversation several years ago is becoming reality in Columbus, Ohio. When it opens in 2025, the $60 million Franklin County Crisis Care Center will serve adults, ages 18 and up, who are experiencing a mental health and/or addiction-related crisis....

Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu July 13, 2023

Triton Construction Leads I-70 Bridge Work in Maryland

The Maryland Department of Transportation's State Highway Administration (SHA) has reported that a bridge replacement project in Boonsboro, which is in Washington County, is well under way and now in the construction phase....

Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed July 12, 2023

Ortiz Enterprises Upgrades One of U.S. Busiest Freeways

Ortiz Enterprises Inc. is looking to deliver the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) $41.5 million I-405 Western Avenue to Crenshaw Boulevard Auxiliary Lanes Project in Torrance this fall....

Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue July 11, 2023

Carter and Company Rebuilding Salt Creek Span

Contractors in Yamhill County, Ore., are preparing to pour the deck on a new bridge in the rural town of Amity with an eye toward completing it in approximately six months. The opening can't come a day too soon....