Construction Equipment
Ag Equipment
Roadbuilding
Dealers
Business
Technology
Tag: I-84
Roadbuilding
Conn. I-84 widening project to finish ahead of schedule
The I-84 Waterbury widening project is expected to open a year earlier than expected in mid-September. Check out the details on Equipment World.
August 29, 2018
Roadbuilding
FHWA funds target Ore. roads affected by fires; I-84E still closed
Some help is on the way for roads and bridges in Oregon damaged by wildfires, which began in July and continue in western parts of the state. The Federal Highway Administration announced that it has sent $1 million in âquick releaseâ emergency funds to start repair work. The Eagle Creek Fire has closed eastbound lanes [âŚ]
September 22, 2017
Roadbuilding
Oregon DOT finds growing traffic congestion in Portland
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has released a report indicating that more highway improvements such as auxiliary lanes and RealTime traffic signs are needed to address increasing congestion in the Portland area. The report, â2016 Portland Region Traffic Performance Report,â looked at data from 2013 through 2015 and shows drivers, commuters and freight haulers [âŚ]
August 4, 2017
Roadbuilding
Pennsylvania updates $62 billion transportation plan
The Pennsylvania Transportation Commission has updated the stateâs 12-year transportation program that will provide $61.9 billion over that time span for road, bridge, transit, airport and railroad projects. The plan provides for $1.4 billion less than the last update in 2014. The plan is required by state law to be updated every two years and [âŚ]
August 15, 2016
Roadbuilding
Watch time-lapse of I-84 bridge replacement
Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloyâs office released the below video which features a bridge replacement project on Interstate 84 in Southington. The project costed $6 million using a process known as accelerated bridge construction (ABC). During the process the new bridge is built on-site next to the old one, then swapped into place once complete. [âŚ]
July 24, 2014
Roadbuilding
Variable-price tolling possible on I-84, I-95 in Connecticut
Connecticutâs Interstates 84 and 95 could include variable-price tolling in the future, The Hartford Courant reports. Related: Reason Foundation: Value-added tolling is âbetter dealâ for drivers than gas tax I-95 has been toll-free since 1985, according to the report. If implemented, the highways would use all-electronic tolling (AET), which includes a network of overhead sensors [âŚ]
June 9, 2014
Roadbuilding
Connecticut officials scale back I-84 expansion due to lack of funds
Interstate 84 that runs through a portion of Connecticut was set for a 30-mile expansion project that would widen all of the highway from the New York state line to the city of Waterbury, but a lack of necessary funds has forced state officials to significantly reduce the project, StamfordAdvocate.com reports. The $4 billion-plus project [âŚ]
June 6, 2014
Page 1 of 1