As part of New York City’s first major bridge crossing since 1964, the $318-million second phase of the Kosciuszko Bridge was completed four years ahead of schedule and on budget, says its team.

Long Beach Island’s sole highway connection with the mainland has been significantly enhanced via the six-year, $319-million project that rehabilitated the existing three-mile causeway and added a parallel structure.

What was once an imposing 1.3-mile interstate-grade highway barrier isolating Bronx neighborhoods  now is a pedestrian- and cyclist-friendly urban arterial boulevard that provides residents with a connection to parks and the Bronx River waterfront while also preserving access for commercial trucks.

Dubbed “A Bridge to Nature” by the Vermont Agency of Transportation, this project delivered not only a critical piece of infrastructure, but also a gateway into the state.

The project team says technology played a central role in the $68.3-million plan to construct five dual bridges within an 11-mile section of the planned 1,500-mile Continental 1 international trade corridor, connecting Canada with Florida.

Converting the functionally obsolete cloverleaf interchange connecting I-70 and U.S. Route 19 into Pennsylvania’s first diverging diamond interchange required a traffic control plan to minimize disruptions to the tens of thousands of motorists who travel through the area daily.

The project called for a major traffic change, replacing a congested signal-controlled intersection in a primary commercial corridor with a three-lane roundabout.