Louisiana highway projects will get an extra $80 million boost from redistributed federal highway funds that other states did not spend. State officials say this is the largest amount of redistributed federal funds the state has ever received, although this could be the last year for the additional money because of a lack of matching state funds.

For the second consecutive summer, the Massachusetts Dept. of Transportation has completed substantial work on an accelerated bridge project early.

Intensive construction to replace the westbound portion of the Boston's Commonwealth Avenue Bridge is scheduled from July 26 through Aug. 11.

Increasing electric vehicle fleets, along with walkable and bikeable streets and access to public transportation in cities, suburbs and rural and low-income communities across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions are among the strategies in a new report calling for a regional clean transportation plan. 

ENR Texas & Louisiana has named Webber LLC as its 2018 Contractor of the Year for its impressive regional growth, expansion efforts and stellar project portfolio.

The Delaware Dept. of Transportation has been selected by ENR’s editors as the 2018 ENR MidAtlantic Owner of the Year. 

The U.S. Dept. of Transportation on Dec. 21 granted the MBTA a $100-million installment of a $1-billion grant for the 4.7-mile light-rail line from Cambridge to Medford. 

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) rolled out $461 million in traffic-relief projects for the Baltimore area. 

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

Legal challenges have once again played havoc with the construction schedule for Maryland’s Purple Line, raising the possibility that the 16-mile light rail system may miss its planned 2022 start-up date according to state transportation officials.