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Mississippi DOT’s U.S. 49 Widening Project to Boost Capacity and Safety in Gulfport

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U.S. 49 is a north-south highway that runs between Piggott, Arkansas, and Gulfport, Mississippi. The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) and general contractor Necaise Brothers are widening a section of U.S. 49 in Harrison County, Mississippi.

More specifically, the section of U.S. 49 is just north of Gulfport, the southern …

by: Larry Bernstein

JB James to Complete Ambassador Caffery Interchange Project Months Ahead of Schedule

JB James to Complete Ambassador Caffery Interchange Project Months Ahead of Schedule

Taking place along a section of U.S. 90 in Lafayette, Louisiana, the Ambassador Caffery Interchange project is being led by …

by: Larry Bernstein

Brothers JT and Wes Collins Join Forces on Underground Utility Installation Projects Throughout Oklahoma

Brothers JT and Wes Collins Join Forces on Underground Utility Installation Projects Throughout Oklahoma

In 1967, John Collins founded Collins Water Works LLC after working as a welder on the locks and dams of …

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State Project: Full Bid Calendar Here

State Project Awards: OK
CADDO | GRADY - RESURFACE (ASPHALT)
599,392
Silver Star Construction Company, Inc.; OK
TULSA - PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE IMPROVEMENTS
1,947,000
CROSSLAND HEAVY CONTRACTORS INC.; OK
OKFUSKEE - BRIDGE AND APPROACHES
651,157
K & R BUILDERS, INC.; OK
GARFIELD - PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE IMPROVEMENT
437,710
Lopp Construction, LLC; OK
BECKHAM | ROGER MILLS - WIDEN, RESURFACE AND BRIDGE
9,122,982
J&R Constructors Group; All Awards Here

RNGD Selected as Construction Manager-at-Risk for New Southeast Louisiana State Office Building

HARVEY, LA — RNGD has been selected by the State of Louisiana to serve as construction manager-at-risk (CMAR) for the …

Burns & McDonnell Celebrates Growth and New Office in Oklahoma City

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — Burns & McDonnell, a 100 percent employee-owned engineering, architecture, and construction firm, celebrated the opening …

Memphis Healthcare Builders Team Announced for Regional One Health’s New Hospital Project

MEMPHIS, TN — In Memphis, Tennessee, Regional One Health has announced plans for a new hospital campus in the city’s …

Jay Lemon

National Asphalt Pavement Association Welcomes Lemon as 2026 Chair of the Board

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — Voting members of the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) elected Jay Lemon as NAPA 2026 Chair …

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Henderson Companies Welcomes Donckers as Client Sector Executive

BENTONVILLE, AR — Henderson Companies, the parent company of Henderson Engineers and Henderson Building Solutions, announces the appointment …

Saronic Expands its Louisiana Shipyard With $300M Investment to Accelerate Autonomous Ship Production

FRANKLIN, LA — Saronic announces a $300 million investment to expand its Franklin, Louisiana, shipyard — a major milestone in …

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Officials Cut the Ribbon on the New SR …

Oklahoma Transportation Commission Approves $85M for U.S. 81 …

Oklahoma City MAPS 4 Program Reveals First Look …

Officials Break Ground on Highway 7 Widening Project …

Louisiana DOTD Celebrates Completion of LA 70 Widening, …

Garver Welcomes Powell as Tulsa Buildings Team Leader

Tara Chrisco

Neel-Schaffer Hires Chrisco in New Role of Senior …

Smith Honored With National ACEC Community Service Award

USACE Vicksburg District Welcomes Speckhart as New Deputy …

Oklahoma DOT Names New District 5 Engineer and …

Mississippi DOT Announces New Leadership in District 2

University of Oklahoma Advances STEM Education With New …

Jacobs Appointed Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management Lead …

Louisiana DOTD, State, and Local Leaders Celebrate the …

MDOT Projects Make Progress in Southeast Mississippi

Oklahoma DOT Selects Design-Build Teams for US 70 …

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Rogers Named 2025 AFMA Floodplain Manager of the …

ASCE Gives Louisiana's Infrastructure a C- Grade

Mississippi DOT Wins 2025 Perpetual Pavement Award

ACEC Mississippi Recognizes Garver Project With Grand Award

ACEC Arkansas Recognizes Garver Projects With Five 2025 …

Officials Cut the Ribbon on US 82 Greenville …

Arkansas DOT Breaks Ground on Interstate 49 Arkansas …

Caukin Assumes Command of USACE Little Rock District

USACE New Orleans District Welcomes Autin as New …

Counties Across Oklahoma to Benefit From Nearly $930M …

Engineered Rigging Launches Engineered Giving to Uplift Communities

Oklahoma Motorists Lose $6.3B Per Year Driving on …

Louisiana Motorists Lose $9.9B Each Year Driving on …

Mississippi’s Infrastructure Improves to a C- Grade

Legacy Infrastructure Group Joins NAPA’s The Road Forward, …

Vice Construction Handles Coastal Mississippi’s Utility Work With …

EquipmentShare Celebrates Opening of New Branch in St. …

Central Gulf Machinery Joins LiuGong North America to …

Philippi-Hagenbuch Welcomes Riggs Cat as Newest Strategic Dealer

Parish Tractor Acquires Ascension Equipment & Rental

McCarthy Completes $185M Addition and Expansion at Mercy …

New Indian Healthcare Clinic Expansion Enhances Access to …

North Oaks Unveils $50M, Five-Story Specialty Clinic Expansion …

Regional One Health Reveals Project Team for New …

Turner Joint Venture to Lead $700M Modernization of …

4-Horn Trench & Shoring Expands Gulf Coast Operations …

4-Horn Trench & Shoring Announces New Branch in …

Takeuchi Dealer Network Expands With Addition of Eight …

ROMCO Expands Territory in Texas, New Mexico, and …

H&E Rentals Opens New Branch in Lowell, Arkansas

City of Edmond Opens New City Center Complex …

Final Beam Raised on Tulsa International Airport’s New …

MAPS 4 OG&E Coliseum Opens in Oklahoma City

City of Claremore, Rogers County, Oklahoma DOT, and …

Oklahoma DOT Breaks Ground on SH-37/S.E. 4th Street …

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The current phase of the Springdale Bypass project covers a distance of 7 miles.

Emery Sapp & Sons Supports Growth in Northwest Arkansas With Springdale Bypass Project

A community’s livability depends on more than just scenery, schools, or job opportunities. It also relies on the strength of …

The SR 222 projects involved performing major roadway widening and utility relocations.

Tennessee DOT Projects on SR 222 Will Improve Access to Blue Oval City

The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is currently constructing upgrades to State Route 222 in Haywood and Fayette counties. Two …

The Duit Construction team installs a 20-foot-high conveyor bridge that will transfer concrete over the turnpike to the inside phase of the project.

OTA Pushes Forward on ACCESS Oklahoma’s First Project, the Turner Turnpike Widening

Along its 600-mile stretch from Wichita Falls, Texas, to St. Louis, Missouri, Interstate 44 (I-44) passes through Oklahoma, where it …

ODOT’s Rural Two-Lane Advancement and Management Plan won the Safety award among large projects in the regional America’s Transportation Awards.

Oklahoma’s Rural Highway Improvement Plan Wins Regional America’s Transportation Award

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) Rural Two-Lane Advancement and Management Plan (RAAMP) was among the regional winners in …

The I-10 project will widen 9 miles of roadway to six lanes in Harrison and Hancock counties.

Mississippi DOT’s I-10 Expansion Aims for Safer, Smoother Travel Along the Gulf Coast

The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) and general contractor Huey P. Stockstill, LLC are working on the Interstate 10 (I-10) …

U.S. 82 Greenville Bypass

Growth in South Central US Drives Billions in Infrastructure Investment

As the South experiences rapid economic and population growth, it also faces transportation issues related to severe weather events. To …

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*Includes nonresidential building, nonresidential STC, and heavy and civil engineering. **Includes residential building and residential. (Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Associated Builders and Contractors.)

ARTBA outlook for the U.S. Census Bureau Value of Construction Put in Place. Estimates for 2025 based on data through August. Source: ARTBA 2026 Market Outlook

Advanced machine control systems that enable operators to achieve first-time accuracy are becoming baseline expectations for competitive bidding.

With job sites becoming increasingly interconnected and data-heavy, digitalization is crucial. (Pictured here, a Hardaway Construction project in Nashville, Tennessee.)

Visual 4D planning for a complex healthcare project incorporated construction logistics, traffic planning, and phasing.

Around the Country

Crews are currently working on roofing and façade finishing touches for UC Riverside’s Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Facility. (Photo courtesy of McCarthy Building Companies)

The I-290/I-88 Interchange Project is one of seven projects reconstructing and widening the Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294).

A Link-Belt 120RT Rough Terrain Crane lifts rebar panels as part of NYSDOT’s road construction project along I-81.

The final segment of the 39-mile Fayetteville Outer Loop, from Raeford Road to Camden Road, is complete and open to traffic.

The Jefferson Avenue Widening Project encompasses 2.3 miles of SR-136 from north of the State Route 111 interchange to south of the I-40 interchange.

Team Elmer’s crew constructs a box culvert pedestrian tunnel to provide safe access under J. Maddy Parkway in Grand Traverse County.

A section of U.S. 30 that runs through Grand Island, Nebraska, is being realigned and expanded.

The Bangor Broadway Bridge Project will replace an existing three-span steel girder bridge with a single-span steel girder bridge on new cast-in-place concrete abutments.

The I-5 project will expand the interstate from two to three lanes in the southbound direction, along with building two bridges and a roundabout.

Contractors remove waste material from one of five slide locations on I-90. Once the waste material is removed, benches are cut into the slope in preparation for scoria to be placed.

The Texas Construction Industry Forecast gives an overview of transportation funding and investments statewide in 2026.

Work progresses on the Maple River Aqueduct, part of the Fargo-Moorhead Area Diversion project. (Photo courtesy of Red River Valley Alliance)

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