Top 50 Highway Projects

A Look at the Top 50 Projects That Will be Under Construction During 2004

Here, Southeast Construction has ranked by construction cost the top 50 highway projects that are currently under construction, or have been awarded prior to publication. To create this list, we used information from Dodge Construction Reports, major highway contractors and engineering firms, and material supplied by the four state transportation departments, as well as various local transportation authorities. We also used back issues of Southeast Construction, including our previous annual Top Highway lists.

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1. Cooper River Bridge, between Charleston and Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
Owner: South Carolina Department of Transportation.
Contractor: Palmetto Bridge Constructors, a joint venture of Tidewater Skanska USA, Virginia Beach, Va., and HBG Contractors/Flatiron Structures Co., Longmont, Colo.
Contract Cost: $632 million.
Start/Completion Dates: 2002/Summer 2005.
Project Details: Building the longest cable-stayed span in the North America. Two diamond-shaped towers will support a 1,546-ft. span.

2. Interstate 4 Expansion, Tampa
Owner: Florida Department of Transportation.
Contractor: Gilbert Southern Corp., Sunrise, Fla.
Contract Cost: $156.5 million.
Start/Completion Dates: February 2004/Summer 2008.
Project Details: Reconstruct a four-lane roadway into an 8-lane facility, from west of 14th Street to east of 50th Street.

3. Reversible-Lanes Bridge, Tampa
Owner: Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority.
Contractor: PCL Civil Constructors, Tampa.
Contract Cost: $140 million.
Start/Completion Dates: February 2003/2005.
Project Details: Construction of most of the 6-mi. portion of an elevated reversible-lanes bridge.

4. Knightdale Bypass, Raleigh, N.C.
Owner: North Carolina Department of Transportation.
Contractor: North Carolina Constructors, a joint venture of HBG Flatiron, Longmont, Colo., and Lane Construction Co., of Meriden, Conn.
Contract Cost: $131 million.
Start/Completion Dates: July 2002/August 2005.
Project Details: Design-building 9.6 mi. of new six-lane freeway, including 23 bridge structures.

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5. Interstate 4/St. Johns River Bridge, Sanford, Fla.
Owner: Florida Department of Transportation.
Contractor: Granite Construction Co., Tampa.
Contract Cost: $110 million.
Start/Completion Dates: January 2001/Spring 2004.
Project Details: The existing bridge the St. Johns River will be replaced with twin bridges.

6. Interstate 95/295 Interchange, Jacksonville, Fla.
Owner: Florida Department of Transportation.
Contractor: Amec Civil, Fort Myers, Fla.
Contract Cost: $105 million.
Start/Completion Dates: November 2001/Early 2005.
Project Details: Extending I-295 over I-95 to the existing portion of S.R. 9A at U.S. 1 near Greenland Road.

7. Palm Beach International Airport Interchange, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Owner: Florida Department of Transportation.
Contractor: Modern Continental South, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Contract Cost: $103 million.
Start/Completion Dates: July 2000/July 2004.
Project Details: Reconstructing the I-95 interchange at Belvedere Road in West Palm Beach includes 14 new bridges and ramps and the expansion of approximately 1.8 mi. of interstate.

8. Greensboro Western Loop, Greensboro, N.C.
Owner: North Carolina Department of Transportation.
Contractor: Thompson Arthur Division of APAC, Atlanta.
Contract Cost: $101.6 million
Start/Completion Dates: September 2003/July 2007.
Project Details: Building a 4.3-mi. section of the Greensboro Western Loop from Interstate 40 to north of Bryan Boulevard.

9. Interstate 85 Expansion, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.
Owner: North Carolina Department of Transportation.
Contractor: Blythe Construction, Charlotte, N.C.
Contract Cost: $87.7 million.
Start/Completion Dates: December 2002/October 2005.
Project Details: Widening I-85 from U.S. 29 and North Carolina 49 Connector to State Road 2467. 18.

10. Wilmington Bypass, Wilmington, N.C.
Owner: North Carolina Department of Transportation.
Contractor: GLF Construction Corp., Miami
Contract Cost: $84.5 million.
Start/Completion Dates: March 2001/December 2004.
Project Details: Constructing U.S. 17 from west of U.S. 421 to west of U.S. 117/North Carolina 133. 20.

11. Interstate 77 Expansion, Charlotte, N.C.
Owner: North Carolina Department of Transportation.
Contractor: Rea Construction, Charlotte.
Contract Cost: $84 million.
Start/Completion Dates: December 2001/November 2004.
Project Details: Widening roughly 8.1 mi. of I-77 from four to eight lanes, within the existing right-of-way.

12. Hathaway/St. Andrew Bay Bridges, Bay Co., Fla.
Owner: Florida Department of Transportation.
Contractor: Granite Construction, Tampa.
Contract Cost: $81.5 million.
Start/Completion Dates: August 2000/Spring 2004.
Project Details: Design-building new twin bridges measuring approximately 3100 ft. long.

13. Interstate 275/I-4 Interchange, Tampa
Owner: Florida Department of Transportation.
Contractor: Granite Construction Co., Tampa.
Contract Cost: $79.5 million.
Start Date: June 2002.
Project Details: Approximately 2.75 mi. of interchange improvements, including modifying existing ramps, constructing new ramps, reconstruction and widening of existing roadway pavement, bridge work.

14. Interstate 75 Expansion, Lowndes Co., Georgia
Owner: Georgia Department of Transportation.
Contractor: Douglas Asphalt Co., Douglas, Ga.
Contract Cost: $74.9 million
Start/Completion Dates: May 2002/March 2005.
Project Details: 13.6 mi. of widening I-75, including three bridges.

15. Interstate 85 Interchange, Jacksonville, N.C.
Owner: North Carolina Department of Transportation.
Contractor: Granite Construction Co., Roswell Ga.
Contract Cost: $73.3 million.
Start/Completion Dates: April 2001/December 2004.
Project Details: Widening I-85 from west of Broad Street to west of Camden Avenue.

16. Interstate 4 Widening, Polk Co., Fla.
Owner: Florida Department of Transportation.
Contractor: Martin K. Eby Construction Co., Maitland, Fla.
Contract Cost: $72.7 million.
Start/Completion Dates: December 2002/2005.
Project Details: Widening Interstate 4 from U.S. 98 to east of S.R. 557 in Polk County.

17. St. George Island Bridge, St. George Island, Fla.
Owner: Florida Department of Transportation.
Contractor: Boh Bros. Construction, New Orleans, and Sverdrup Civil, Tampa.
Contract Cost: $71.6 million.
Start/Completion Dates: August 2000/Spring 2004.
Project Details: Design-building a 21,615-ft.-long bridge over Apalachicola Bay.

18. Interstate 110/I-10 Interchange, Pensacola, Fla.
Owner: Florida Department of Transportation.
Contractor: Archer Western Contractors, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Contract Cost: $71 million
Start/Completion Dates: June 2002/June 2007.
Project Details: Approximately 3.1 km of roadway construction, interchange construction, eight bridges and other construction from C.R. 95A-Old Palafox to East S.R. 291-Davis Highway.

19. S.R. 826/Palmetto Expressway, from 62nd St. to N.W. 103rd Street, Miami
Owner: Florida Department of Transportation, District Six.
Contractor: The DeMoya Group, Miami.
Contract Cost: $68.5 million
Start/Completion Dates: January 2003/April 2006.
Project Details: Includes reconstruction of two major interchanges at N.W. 74th Street and Okeechobee Road, as well as the addition of one general-use lane in each direction.

20. Interstate 95 Expansion, Palm Beach Co., Fla.
Owner: Florida Department of Transportation.
Contractor: PCL Civil Constructors, Coral Springs, Fla.
Contract Cost: $67.3 million
Start/Completion Dates: August 2002/September 2006.
Project Details: Expanding I-95 from six to 10 lanes from Blue Heron Boulevard in Riviera Beach to PGA Boulevard in Palm Beach Gardens.

21. Northern Wake Expressway, Wake Co., N.C.
Owner: North Carolina Department of Transportation.
Contractor: Vecellio & Grogan, Beckley, W. Va.
Contract Cost: $67 million.
Start/Completion Dates: September 2003/April 2006.
Project Details: Constructing a 7.3-mi. section of Interstate 540 from east of U.S. 1 south of Perry Creek Road to U.S. 64 east of Knightdale.

22. Interstate 75 Expansion, Cook Co., Ga.
Owner: Georgia Department of Transportation.
Contractor: Douglas Asphalt Co., Douglas, Ga.
Contract Cost: $67 million.
Start/Completion Dates: February 2002/September 2004.
Project Details: Widening and reconstructing approximately 13.7 mi. of I-75 at State Road 133 to the Cook County line. Also includes construction of three bridges.

23. Interstate 85 Expansion, Durham Co., N.C.
Owner: North Carolina Department of Transportation.
Contractor: Granite Construction Co., Roswell, Ga.
Contract Cost: $66.6 million.
Start/Completion Dates: July 2003/December 2006.
Project Details: Widening 9.7 mi. of I-85 to eight lanes from the Orange/Durham county line to north of Midland Terrace Road and east of Cheek Road.

24. Interstate 95 Expansion, Anderson Co., S.C.
Owner: South Carolina Department of Transportation.
Contractor: Lane Construction Corp., Meriden, Conn.
Contract Cost: $65.4 million.
Start Date: March 2001
Project Details: Widening a 16.8-mi. section of I-95 in Anderson County; includes asphalt resurfacing and bridge maintenance/rehabilitation.

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