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Roadbuilding
See Which States Get a Piece of $426M in USDOT Grants to Battle Bottlenecks
The chosen projects expand key bypasses used daily for freight trucks and add lanes on some of the country’s busiest highways.
October 15, 2026
Heavy traffic congestion on multi-lane highway with semi-trucks and passenger vehicles during peak hours
Technology
Tunnel Boring Machine Launched for $16B NY-NJ Hudson River Rail Project
The first tunnel of its kind in over 100 years under the Hudson River will be built by four TBMs.
October 13, 2026
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Roadbuilding
84-Year-Old Historic Chester Bridge Imploded into Mississippi River (Video)
The old truss span has been replaced by the new $307 million Don Welge Memorial Bridge to connect Illinois and Missouri.
October 13, 2026
Industrial waterfront with bridge spanning river and factory smokestacks emitting smoke, rocky shoreline in foreground
Roadbuilding
$677M Oak Hill Parkway Project Completed on Congested Texas Intersection
Crews replaced the former Y-interchange with a more efficient single-point urban configuration to ease traffic in Austin.
October 8, 2026
Aerial view of a complex highway interchange with multiple elevated roadways, overpasses, and surrounding commercial buildings and green spaces.
Roadbuilding
Brightline Parent Companies File for Chapter 11; Florida High-Speed Rail Continues
The restructuring is expected to bring $490 million in new long-term capital to Brightline Trains Florida, which is not part of the filing.
October 7, 2026
Brightline passenger train with yellow and white livery at sunset
Roadbuilding
Time for 54-Foot Tunnel Boring Machine for California’s $12B Rail Extension
The TBM will travel 30-40 feet per day 75 feet underground to extend the Silicon Valley transit service to four new stops.
October 2, 2026
SpaceX Dragon spacecraft suspended by crane during assembly at manufacturing facility
Roadbuilding
NYCDOT Announces $4B Rehab Plans for Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
Twenty years past its design life, the BQE Central is expected to have 40 years added to its life for the city-owned section.
September 28, 2026
Isometric urban planning map showing city blocks, waterways, and elevated transit bypasses with labeled work zones
Roadbuilding
Contractor Named for Record $9.2B Choice Lanes Project for I-24 at Nashville
A joint venture will set a national record for public-private partnerships for the project that will add fee-based lanes near Music City.
September 24, 2026
Aerial rendering of highway interchange with Choice Lane development, E. Thompson Lane, and Kroger retail location in suburban area
Roadbuilding
New $301M Don Welge Bridge Over Mississippi River Connects Missouri, Illinois
The new bridge features a three-tower, cable-stayed design to last 100 years.
September 22, 2026
Cable-stayed bridge under construction with cranes and industrial equipment at a river site
Roadbuilding
Bridge Deck Pour Completed on $1B I-10 Wild Horse Pass Corridor in Arizona
This latest bridge deck pour represents the first of four contracts comprising the overarching I-10 Wild Horse Pass Corridor Project.
September 21, 2026
Aerial view of busy highway interchange with multiple lanes of traffic and desert landscape with mountains in distance
Roadbuilding
Trump Extends Federal Transportation Funding Minus $13.5B for Transit, Rail
The short-term continuing resolution provides funding through December 11. Then Congress must again grapple over transportation spending.
September 15, 2026
Road construction crew operating asphalt paving equipment on highway with workers in safety vests
Roadbuilding
First Renderings of Future $1.8B Blatnik Bridge Revealed by Minnesota, Wisconsin DOTs
The 65-year-old bridge will be demolished early next year, and the twin-arch replacement will be floated into place. See the renderings here.
September 11, 2026
Modern illuminated bridge with geometric cable design at dusk, vehicles crossing symmetrical structure
Roadbuilding
NCDOT Awards Final Contract for $490M U.S. 17 Hampstead Bypass
The 13-mile bypass is designed to improve safety and reduce traffic congestion on U.S. 17 in southeastern North Carolina.
September 9, 2026
Caterpillar excavator operating at construction site with gravel pile and rural landscape
Roadbuilding
Hauled Excavator Slams Into Alabama Bridge Over I-65; Bridge Still Partly Closed
The bridge over the interstate will remain partly closed several weeks as ALDOT works to repair the damage.
September 3, 2026
Elevated highway overpass with concrete beams and support structure against clear blue sky
Roadbuilding
Alabama’s Future $3.2B Mobile Bridge Project Gets Key Funding Approval
Phase 1 of the project will take five years to build a six-lane bridge.
September 2, 2026
Aerial view of a cable-stayed bridge with white towers spanning blue water, surrounded by industrial waterfront facilities and clear sky
Technology
China Claims World-First “Boring and Blasting” TBM for Complex Tunneling
The new tunnel boring machine can switch between front blasting then digging, front digging then blasting and full-face tunneling.
September 1, 2026
Tunnel boring machine with purple cutting head in industrial facility with worker in red safety gear
Roadbuilding
“Keep Passing Extensions” on Surface Transportation Bill Until Trump’s Out, Says Advocacy Group
Transportation for America wants Congress to keep extending the IIJA until a new administration takes office.
August 27, 2026
Recent reauthorization history chart showing federal transportation program funding and extension timelines from 1991 to 2026, with Transportation for America logo
Roadbuilding
Mammoet Slides New Pittsburgh I-376 Bridge into Place in 24 Hours (Video)
The accelerated bridge construction process prevented four years of intermittent lane closures, closing traffic only 17 days.
August 24, 2026
Highway construction site with new bridge infrastructure and earthwork surrounded by dense forest canopy
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