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ASCE Gives Ohio Infrastructure a C-; Rail Gets High Marks While Levees, Roads, Transit Lag

The state's grades range from a B to a D across 16 categories

Jeff Yoders

February 11, 2021

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Ohio's infrastructure earns a C- from the American Society of Civil Engineers.

VDOT OKs Start of $3.8B Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion

Jim Parsons

September 22, 2020

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The Virginia Dept. of Transportation has given the go-ahead for work to begin on the $3.8-billion Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion project.

Legislature Slashes North Carolina Roads Budget

July 1, 2020

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The financially beleaguered North Carolina Dept. of Transportation could see its current $1.5-billion road-building budget cut by nearly one-third under a bill passed June 25 by the state legislature.

Transportation

Peer Review of Portland Congestion Relief Project’s Environmental Study Yields Mixed Results

Project is lauded for technical rigor, but review says ODOT still needs to work on community trust

Jim Parsons

June 5, 2020

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A 31 peer review of the Oregon Department of Transportation’s environmental assessment for the proposed expansion of Interstate 5 found the document to be technically sound, but lacking in public communication quality.

ASCE Report Gives Mississippi Infrastructure “D+” Grade

Louise Poirier

April 14, 2020

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Bridges and roads each received the poorest grades of “D-” from the Mississippi Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in its the 2020 Report Card for Mississippi’s Infrastructure out of the 12 graded categories. The report card, released April 14, gave Mississippi an overall grade of “D+” for its infrastructure systems.

VDOT Releases RFQ for Expanded Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel

The estimated $3.3-billion to $3.8-billion project would relieve traffic at the region's busiest water crossing

Justin Rice

December 19, 2017

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The Virginia Dept. of Transportation is seeking requests for qualifications to build the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion.

I-66 Toll Lanes Receive Additional State Loan as Design Questions Persist

Jim Parsons

September 19, 2017

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Delays in approvals for a federal low-interest loan will require the Virginia Dept. of Transportation to spend another $9 million on preliminary work for the I-66 toll lanes project. VDOT already was set to loan $30 million to Express Mobility Partners.