Dive summary:
- Interstate 40 swings through the south side of Raleigh, N.C., on its way from Barstow, Calif., to the Atlantic Ocean, and the road is heavily enough traveled by commuters that the state Department of Transportation had a project-naming campaign for a rehabilitation project that will cause disruption while Granite Construction Inc. works on 11.5 miles.
- The company was selected for the design-build project valued at $130 million and is expected to begin the design portion as soon as the contract is signed, probably by the end of June.
- The job involves bridge work and widening and will see the original concrete roadway replaced with an estimated 900,000 tons of asphalt.
From the article:
Granite will widen two existing bridges and rehabilitate 14 others, perform widening for additional auxiliary lanes and make drainage improvements throughout the length of the project. ...