Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue November 15, 2022
Despite Hurdles, Pushback, Major Construction Under Way On High-Speed Rail Project
The ongoing multi-billion-dollar project to establish a high-speed rail line between San Francisco and Los Angeles has seen its fair share of obstacles in gaining approval, but contractor crews have started significant construction in certain areas of The Golden State....
AASHTO Journal - Tue November 08, 2022
ODOT Crews Preparing for Winter '22 -'23 Operations
With leaves falling and the air turning colder, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is preparing for winter operations. That means the agency's nearly 300 mechanics are busy doing 150-point checks on snowplow blades and salt spinners on each of the more than 1,600 trucks in Ohio DOT's designated winter response fleet....
Philadelphia Business Journal - Wed November 02, 2022
Potential Subway or Rail Line on Philly's Roosevelt Boulevard Studied by PennDOT
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is planning to look at potential options for adding a subway or rail line on Philadelphia's Roosevelt Boulevard. The Philadelphia Business Journal reported Nov....
California Transportation Commission - Tue October 18, 2022
California Transportation Commission Receives $3 Billion in Construction Fund Requests
The California Transportation Commission received 432 applications requesting a total of more than $3.1 billion for the sixth cycle of funding in the Commission's Active Transportation Program, the Commission recently announced....
Stertil-Koni - Tue October 18, 2022
Stertil-Koni, Culver City Partner to Give Fleet Upgrade
Culver City — the historic epicenter of film and TV production dating back to the 1920s and famously the home of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios — has recently updated the script on how it maintains its fleet of public vehicles with the modernization of its high-volume, vehicle maintenance facility....
UDOT - Tue October 04, 2022
UDOT Prefers $550M Little Cottonwood Canyon Alternative
The Utah Department of Transportation identified Gondola B as the single preferred alternative developed as part of the Little Cottonwood Canyon Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to improve transportation in the canyon....
MARTA - Wed September 21, 2022
MARTA's Five Points Station Upgrade in Atlanta Boosted by Federal Grant
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) recently received a $25 million grant through the federal RAISE discretionary grant program to help transform the exterior of the Five Points rail station in the Georgia capital's downtown....
CEG - Wed September 21, 2022
Texas AGC Lauds Record $85B in Funding
When the Texas Department of Transportation and Gov. Greg Abbott recently announced the approval of a record $85 billion in construction funding as part of a 10-year plan to upgrade and maintain highways and transportation systems, it gave the Lone Star state a large influx of funding that will help put many contractors to work over the next decade....
ITD.idaho. gov - Tue September 20, 2022
Richards Transportation Moves Oversized Windmill in Idaho
More than 80 oversized loads departed the Port of Lewiston bound for Canada, a haul trip that will take place over the next 2.5 months, with the first load already transported. Richards Transportation is in the process of delivering windmill blades to Jenner, Alberta, with the largest loads measuring up to 325 ft....
Stacey & Witbeck - Wed September 07, 2022
Stacey and Witbeck Completes $101M Ogden BRT Line
General contractor Stacey and Witbeck recently completed the $101 million Ogden bus rapid transit (BRT) line for the 5.3-mi. transit connection between downtown Ogden and the campuses of Weber State University and McKay-Dee Hospital....
