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Iowa DOT says I-74 bridge project on track, with parts ahead of schedule
During the first of many project updates, the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) told the Davenport City Council that all parts of the new Interstate 74 bridge project spanning the Mississippi River are on track or ahead of schedule, even though it doesn’t look like much is going on, the Quad-City Times reports. Most […]
December 5, 2017
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NCDOT to speed up Winston-Salem Northern Beltway using design-build contracts
The North Carolina Department of Transportation says it will be able to accelerate portions of the Winston-Salem Northern Beltway by as much as four years and finish Interstate 40 improvements seven months early by using design-build contracts. The beltway will become part of I-74 in the future. “These projects will relieve congestion, enhance safety, support […]
November 24, 2016
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Iowa DOT proposes $3.5 billion, 5-year construction plan
The Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) has proposed a $3.5 billion, five-year construction plan to maintain and upgrade the state’s 8,871 miles of state and federal highways and 4,103 bridges, the Des Moines Register reports. More than $1.6 billion is scheduled for stewardship programs—including safety, maintenance, and modernizing the existing road system—and $1.2 billion will be spent […]
May 17, 2016
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Legislation would rename I-74 stretch in Illinois after LaHood
[Update: The original version reported the interstate stretch as being located in Springfield, Illinois. It has since been corrected to Peoria, Illinois.] Representative Jehan Gordon-Booth (D-IL) has introduced legislation to rename a stretch of Interstate 74 in Peoria, Illinois, after outgoing Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, who has also served as an Illinois congressman, PJ […]
May 17, 2013
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