- Thruway Contractor Finishes More New York Metro Area Roadway Restoration
- Florida DOT Recaps 2024 Accomplishments
- Sanibel Causeway Restoration Reaches New Milestones
- These are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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Thruway Contractor Finishes More New York Metro Area Roadway Restoration
On Friday, Governor Kathy Hochul (D) announced the substantial completion of an $18.4-million New York Thruway Authority pavement improvement project on I-87 in Rockland County. Workers upgraded more than 30 lane miles within a busy five-mile corridor running from north of Exit 14A (New Jersey-Garden State Parkway) to south of Exit 15 in the town of Ramapo, New Jersey.
The contractor, JRCRUZ Corporation, repaired stressed areas of roadway and installed a two-inch asphalt overlay on the lanes and the Exit 14B ramps. “Safety enhancements include new guide rail, bridge joint work, reflective line striping and replacing lane delineators.”
The announcement notes that since 2022, the entire Thruway segment between the Governor Mario Cuomo Bridge and Exit 16 — 30 miles of roadway in each direction and nearly 200 total lane miles, many interchanges included — has been repaved. A nearby 2.4-mile segment of the Garden State Parkway Connector was repaved in 2022. A $36.6-million pavement improvement project between Exits 16 and 17 started in the spring and is ongoing.
Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Maintenance Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Safety (Includes COVID-19 Impacts) New York New York State Thruway AuthorityFlorida DOT Recaps 2024 Accomplishments
Florida Politics spotlights a year-in-review news release from Florida DOT. The department counts emergency response among its most notable accomplishments, given the state’s successive impacts from Hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton over three consecutive months in the summer and fall. “FDOT officials said the agency’s handling of the emergency, from keeping roads open for mass evacuations to clearing roads after the storm so relief crews could access affected areas, was key to minimizing injuries and restoring power to countless residents and businesses.” Among dozens of other programs, FDOT highlights the estimated $247 million in toll credits it has so far allocated in the second year of the state’s Toll Relief Program and the progress it has made in mounting congestion relief projects ahead of schedule through the Moving Florida Forward Infrastructure Initiative.
Florida Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Maintenance Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Safety (Includes COVID-19 Impacts) Toll Exemption, Discount And Equity ProgramsSanibel Causeway Restoration Reaches New Milestones
Crews have once again rerouted traffic onto the new, permanent lanes of Florida’s Sanibel Island Causeway, another milestone in the facility’s reconstruction, according to News-Press. The causeway and its islands are still undergoing restoration after being severely damaged in 2022’s Hurricane Ian. The article provides a detailed account of the ongoing work and pending lane shifts. It also notes that restoration was hampered by Hurricanes Helene and Milton this year, “but the project remains on course to be completely finished in 2027.”
WFTX also covers this story.
Florida Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Maintenance Lee County (Florida)These are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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