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Work begins on $2.2 billion toll expressway to close Raleigh outer loop
Construction on the first phase of completing a $2.2 billion outer expressway toll loop around Raleigh, North Carolina, has begun. Lane Blythe Construction Joint Venture of Charlotte won the $403 million design-build contract in December 2018 for the first phase of the project, which will extend the Triangle Expressway from U.S. 401 to Interstate 40 […]
November 28, 2019
Roadbuilding
Most expensive Nev. public works project, Las Vegas Project Neon, nearly finished
The three-year, $1 billion widening of Interstate 15 in Las Vegas and the addition of 20 miles of HOV lanes is almost completed, with a grand finale ribbon-cutting planned for August 8 to wrap up the most expensive public works project in Nevada history. Project Neon, as it has been dubbed, consists of 63 lane […]
July 29, 2019
Roadbuilding
New segment of I-75 freeway widening near Detroit set to begin
According to the Michigan Department of Transportation, bad weather delayed the original start date for the second segment of the freeway revamp. Details here.
March 4, 2019
Roadbuilding
TxDOT district sets monthly record with $100M in road projects
The Amarillo District of the TxDOTÂ recorded its highest amount of monthly road contracts in the month of January. Check out the details here on Equipment World.
February 8, 2019
Roadbuilding
Utah’s $450 million widening of Interstate 15 Tech Corridor begins
Work is underway to widen the main artery in one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. The area in and around Lehi, Utah, has undergone explosive growth since 2000. It has been dubbed “Silicon Slopes” as established and startup tech companies move to the area that is encompassed by Provo, Park City […]
May 2, 2018
Roadbuilding
Lincoln South Beltway project in Neb. moves to final design stage
The Lincoln South Beltway is now ready for final design and for right-of-way acquisition after clearing environmental review, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. The $300 million project involves building an 11-mile freeway south of Lincoln between U.S. 77 and Nebraska Highway 2. The beltway will improve east‑west regional and interstate traffic flow through […]
April 6, 2018
Roadbuilding
Pilot threads needle in emergency landing on Ca.’s 55 Freeway
A pilot lost power to his single-engine plane and glided to a stop on a California freeway after flying under an overpass, according to the Orange County Register newspaper. The incident occurred at 7:35 p.m. January 28 when the 24-year-old pilot was flying from San Diego to Van Nuys. He lost power over Costa Mesa […]
February 5, 2018
Roadbuilding
Mich. I-696 freeway set for repairs, renovations in 2018
Parts of Interstate 696 in Michigan will undergo reconstruction or repairs this year starting in spring, according to the state’s department of transportation. MDOT plans $20 million in repairs on I-696 in Oakland County and a $90 million reconstruction in Macomb County. Along with rehabbing the freeway, the project “will allow the east/west corridor to […]
January 16, 2018
Roadbuilding
Ore. expands salt use on roads after 5-year test
The Oregon Department of Transportation has expanded its use of rock salt this winter after five years of testing the snow and ice melting product. With the tests, ODOT said it saw a 27-percent drop in the average number of crashes a year on Interstate 5 and a 23-percent drop on U.S. 95. The ODOT […]
January 15, 2018
Roadbuilding
MDOT considers converting I-375 in Detroit to city street
The Michigan Department of Transportation is moving forward with plans to remove Interstate 375 in Detroit and replace it with a city street with landscaped medians and bike lanes, according to the Detroit Free Press. It would mark the first Detroit expressway to undergo such conversion, but it won’t likely happen before 2022, the newspaper […]
December 27, 2017
Roadbuilding
More than $400 million in transportation projects unveiled for Atlanta region
The Atlanta Regional Transportation Commission has unveiled its latest Transportation Improvement Program, which combines freeway widening, public transit and pedestrian and bike lanes. Combining state, local and federal funds, the TIP tops $400 million and includes 92 projects through 2023. “There’s no single solution to metro Atlanta’s traffic issues,” the commission says. “That’s why the […]
December 20, 2017
Roadbuilding
Contract awarded for Outer Loop for future I-295 in N.C.
A team of engineering and contracting firms has won the $129.7 million contract to design and build another section of the Fayetteville Outer Loop in Robeson and Cumberland counties in North Carolina. The 6.1-mile section will eventually be part of the future Interstate 295, a 39-mile freeway by Fayetteville and Fort Bragg. The team consists […]
December 12, 2017
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