Los Angeles Times » More than 400 guests celebrated the Orange County Transportation Authority’s groundbreaking for a $1.9-billion 405 Freeway expansion project during an elaborate event Friday in Costa Mesa. The project will affect the 16-mile portion of the 405 between the 73 Freeway in Costa Mesa and the 605 Freeway near Rossmoor. It is expected to […]
AASHTO Journal » Motorists in New Mexico are paying more in costs related to road congestion each year than the state Department of Transportation says it needs in added funding to fix the infrastructure, according to a new report from the TRIP national research group. Meanwhile, it said the NMDOT has a nearly $384 million construction and […]
USA Today » New York officials appear to have zeroed in on Westchester for a potential tunnel across the Long Island Sound and are now turning to the private sector to gauge interest. Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration issued a formal request Friday to the construction industry and private-equity investors, urging them to express interest in building a […]
My Statesman » The Texas Department of Transportation has a contractor lined up to add a lane to each side of Texas 130 through Pflugerville, a popular commuter route that often backs up during rush hour. But the $36.7 million contract with OHL Construction is now caught up in the freeze on toll road projects. It is […]
CBS » California Governor Jerry Brown went to bat Thursday for the bullet train, insisting that high-speed rail will be built even though the project is billions of dollars over budget already. Recent revelations that the first segment, currently being built in the Central Valley, is over budget by 35 percent. For a total of $10.6 billion. […]