Video: North Carolina Triangle Expressway
.mcclatchy-embed{position:relative;padding:40px 0 56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;max-width:100%}.mcclatchy-embed iframe{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%}N.C. 540, also known as the Triangle Expressway, will meet Interstate 40 south of Garner at the spot where the U.S. 70 Bypass now splits off heading east into Johnston County. Here's what the resulting interchange will look like. NC DOT Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/traffic/article204667039.html#storyl...
Michael Baker International Partners with Mississippi DOT on $19.3 Million Project to Update and Reconstruct Major Route Across State
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Mississippi Completes Expansion Project on One of State’s Busiest Highways
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Maryland Seeks Largest North American P3 to Sharply Boost Capacity on Major Highways
Touting his proposals as "massive" and "transformative," Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said he wants to use North America's largest public-private partnership efforts in a $9 billion "traffic relief plan" to add toll lanes and traffic capacity on three heavily used highways that connect with Washington, D.C., and Virginia. The plan would use a P3 portion to add four new lanes to the entire Maryland portion of the Interstate 495 Capital Beltway, plus to I-270 between Virginia and Frederick, Md....
AECOM Executive Vice President Matt Cummings Elected 2017-2018 ARTBA Chairman
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