by Emma Lipsky | Mar 31, 2021 | Project Updates
The Malcolm X On-The-Job Training Program provides training opportunities for women, minorities, and disadvantaged persons in the highway construction industry. As of March 2021, there are six On-The-Job Training Program trainees enrolled in the program. Five out of...
by Emma Lipsky | Feb 23, 2021 | Project Updates
Pictured on the left is the progress being made on the interchange’s south loop. It is located between Shepherd Parkway to the east and I-295 to the west. Motorists on this route are headed northbound; they merge onto I-295 after traveling beneath the bridge.
by Emma Lipsky | Dec 31, 2020 | Project Updates
As of December 2020, five out of the seven bridges that are part of the project’s scope have been erected. The bridge (pictured to the left) runs along I-295 northbound and crosses over South Capitol Street SW. Construction for the final two bridges is...
by Emma Lipsky | Jul 25, 2020 | Project Updates
In July 2020, the I-295 Malcolm X Interchange Improvement Project team erected a new retaining wall and added an additional lane for a ramp connection to the I-295 southbound lanes. The retaining wall is located along I-295 southbound, adjacent to South Capitol Street...
by 295malcolmx | Jul 20, 2020 | Project Updates
On June 15th, Malcolm X contractor FMCC completed the erection of seven steel girders. This steel structure is approximately 191 feet long and is the only bridge that crosses over Interstate 295 within the Malcolm X project scope. This erection is an important...
by 295malcolmx | Nov 12, 2019 | Project Updates
On November 8th and 9th the Malcolm X contractor FMCC set the steel structure for the first of seven bridges that will be constructed under the I-295/Malcolm X Interchange Improvements Project.