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New York releases Tappan Zee Bridge environment impact draft
Thursday, January 26, 2012 New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) in the US has released a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the Tappan Zee Bridge project, which reveals no significant hurdles...

US Senate approves St Croix Bridge project
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 The US Senate has approved a $700m project to build the new St Croix River bridge between Stillwater in Minnesota and Houlton in...

Delaware opens Indian River Inlet Bridge
Monday, January 23, 2012 The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) in the US has opened the $150m Indian River Inlet Bridge to...

North Carolina's Mid-Currituck Bridge project moves forward
Monday, January 23, 2012 The North Carolina Turnpike Authority in the US has released the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for the proposed $660m Mid-Currituck Bridge in Currituck...

New York earmarks $5bn for Tappan Zee Bridge project
Friday, January 20, 2012 The US state of New York has put forward $5bn in funding to build a new Tappan Zee Bridge and allocated a further $15bn to improve infrastructure across the...

Orlando approves $1.7bn Wekiva Parkway financing plan
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 The MetroPlan Orlando board in Florida, US, has approved a $1.7bn Wekiva Parkway financing plan that will complete the beltway around Central Florida, clearing the way for bidding next...

US Interstate 287 highway reconstruction to be delayed until 2013
Friday, January 13, 2012 The reconstruction of Interstate 287 in the US is expected to be complete by August 2013, instead of the original deadline of November...

US FHWA approves North I-25 improvement plan
Thursday, January 12, 2012 The Federal Highway Administration (FHA) in the US has given the green light to the Colorado Department of Transportation's $2.18bn plan to improve Interstate 25, a commuter rail service and...

Mexico has world’s highest cable bridge
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 Mexico's new cable bridge, built at a cost of MXN2bn ($146m), has been officially recognised as the highest in the...

Carillion wins Canadian highway maintenance deal
Friday, January 06, 2012 Carillion Canada, a unit of UK-based support services and construction company Carillion, has won a $156m contract from Ontario's Ministry of Transportation to provide highway maintenance for...

Kentucky and Indiana to share costs of Ohio River bridge project
Tuesday, January 03, 2012 The US states of Kentucky and Indiana have signed an agreement to share the $2.6bn cost of the Ohio River bridge project, with Indiana building the East End bridge and Kentucky constructing...

US allocates funds for 46 transport projects
Monday, December 19, 2011 The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) has announced grants of $511m for 46 transportation projects in 33 states and Puerto Rico from the third round of the TIGER...

Texas seeks bids for Horseshoe road project
Monday, December 19, 2011 The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) in the US has sought a request for qualifications (RFQ) for the $818m Horseshoe Project, which will provide critical transportation infrastructure...

Georgia cancels $1.1bn West by Northwest project
Thursday, December 15, 2011 The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) in the US has cancelled its plan to construct a $1.1bn West by Northwest project that would have added toll roads to stretches of Interstates 75...

West Virginia selects firm for first 511 traveller information system
Friday, December 09, 2011 Open Roads Consulting has secured a contract from the West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) in the US to develop and deploy its first statewide 511 traveller information...

Virginia reaches deal with Fluor-Transurban for I-95 toll lanes
Thursday, December 08, 2011 The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) in the US has entered into an agreement with Australian firm Fluor-Transurban for the construction of high occupancy vehicle and high occupancy...

Mobile phone talking and texting top Californian drivers' concerns
Wednesday, December 07, 2011 Combined mobile phone talking and texting while driving on Californian roads has increased from 75% to 84%, according to the second annual Traffic Safety Survey by the California Office of...

Texas to open final Ben White flyover next week
Wednesday, December 07, 2011 The Texas Department of Transportation in the US will complete the construction of the Ben White / Interstate 35 interchange by next week with the opening of the final flyover running...

Virginia awards Second Midtown Tunnel contract
Wednesday, December 07, 2011 The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) in the US has awarded a contract to Elizabeth River Crossings (ERC) consortium to build a new Midtown Tunnel in Hampton...

Most US drivers drive distracted
Tuesday, December 06, 2011 The majority of adult drivers in the US admit to being dangerously distracted while behind the wheel, according to a poll by Harris Interactive /...