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Groundbreaking held for $1.9B Calif. interstate expansion project

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 be completed in 2023. The plan includes a new general-purpose lane and a new “express” toll lane in both directions.

January 26, 2018|

TRIP: Road Conditions Cost New Mexico Drivers More Than Cost to Fix Them

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 maintenance budget in the 2018 fiscal year but estimates a $506 million shortfall to fund needed projects. Read the report here.

January 26, 2018|

N.Y. seeks partner for massive tunnel project under Long Island Sound

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 tunnel from Long Island.

January 26, 2018|

Texas 130 expansion stalls as Texas toll roads go out of style

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 unclear when, or if, the project — along with a related lane addition on Texas 130 from U.S. 290 to Texas 71 and yet another project to build three more flyovers at U.S. 290 — will be revived.

January 26, 2018|

Gov. Brown Champions High-Speed Rail Even Though It’s Billions Over Budget

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. During his address Thursday, he implied that billion dollar cost overruns are just part of the process.

January 26, 2018|

Proposal to build bypass to I-10 through Cabazon moving forward

ABC7 » The alternate route would span 3.3 miles starting at the intersection of Hathaway Street and Westward Avenue in Banning, ending at Apache Trail and Bonita Avenue in Cabazon. A meeting to discuss the project was held Thursday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Banning High School. It could cost approximately $70 million and would be paid for with state, local and federal resources. Construction could begin in 2020.

January 25, 2018|
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