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ALDOT opens $700M Interstate bridges in Birmingham ahead of schedule
The long-awaited $700 million Interstate 59/20 bridges project in Birmingham, Alabama, is now open to traffic ahead of schedule, with the contractor on the project receiving a bonus. The deteriorated bridges at the interchange with U.S. 31 and U.S. 280 handled more than 165,000 vehicles a day through downtown Birmingham. They were demolished a year […]
January 20, 2020
Roadbuilding
Last road panel installed in Seattle SR-99 tunnel dug by Bertha
The Washington State Department of Transportation reports that the last of 1,152 road panels have been installed on the new State Route 99 tunnel, which will replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct. The panels form the lower deck of the double-deck highway, which will allow drivers to travel under downtown Seattle as a bypass or stay […]
April 2, 2018
Roadbuilding
Contracts awarded for major Oklahoma City road projects
Work to complete improvements to Oklahoma City Boulevard in the city’s downtown area and the SH-74 corridor in northwest Oklahoma City will begin in the spring, according to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. The Oklahoma Transportation Commission has awarded a $27 million contract to Allen Contracting Inc. and Shell Construction Inc. of Oklahoma City to […]
December 26, 2017
Roadbuilding
Electric-vehicle ride-share allowed to expand in Columbus, Ohio
Free rides on electric vehicles and golf carts have passed a trial run and are now allowed throughout Columbus, Ohio. The city has agreed to allow the micro-transit vehicles to pick up passengers citywide after a trial run in the downtown area was deemed a success, according to Columbus Business First. Drivers get paid by […]
December 18, 2017
Roadbuilding
Colo. DOT partners to build Hyperloop-inspired system
High-speed transportation startup company Arrivo plans to build its first ultra-high-speed transit system in Denver. The system, inspired by the Hyperloop concept, would reduce travel times from 1 hour between such locales as the Denver International Airport and downtown to less than 10 minutes. The Colorado Department of Transportation and the Denver area toll authority […]
November 17, 2017
Roadbuilding
Weekend closures continue on I-24 in Nashville to replace bridges
Nashville drivers just made it past their second weekend of the closing of Interstate 24 in the downtown area. The Tennessee Department of Transportation says two more weekends of closing that section of the interstate will be needed for the $28.5 million project to replace the Oldham Street and Spring Street bridges. Though the weekend […]
October 23, 2017
Business
Dallas transforms with $2.3 billion in development since 2002
Residents of Dallas, Texas have seen their city literally transform around them in the past decade thanks to $2.3 billion in investment and redevelopment since 2002, the Dallas Morning News reports. According to the News, the area is unrecognizable from 10 years ago. In fact, one oilman in the area says Dallas is experiencing a […]
December 31, 2012
Business
Residential revitalization brings construction to downtown Boston
The city of Boston is seeing its own spike of residential construction. And to the city’s surprise, a lot of it is happening downtown, The Boston Globe reported. The Globe reports that the downtown area is actually morphing “into a full-blown neighborhood.” The area, which has struggled for years, will experience updates through some remodels as […]
December 3, 2012
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