Everything from repaving highways to improving transit options and enhancing pedestrian access are just part of plans many state departments of transportation across the country recently unveiled for the 2025 construction season.
[Above photo by the Utah DOT]
For example, the Utah Department of Transportation expects to start work on 152 new construction projects worth $1.68 billion in 2025, while continuing work on another 145 projects.
Planned improvements range from new infrastructure such as interchanges, bridges, and highway lanes to community-building measures such as extending transit routes and building trails.
“Every day, Utahns are out driving to work, picking up kids, heading to the mountains or just getting where they need to go,” explained Lisa Wilson, Utah DOT’s deputy director, in a statement.
“Our job is to make sure those trips are as safe and smooth as possible,” she said. “These projects might cause some short-term delays, but in the long run, they’ll mean better roads, less congestion and a safer and more reliable way to get around — no matter how you travel.”
Meanwhile, the Indiana Department of Transportation officially kicked off a projected $3.3 billion construction season as part of its 2025 National Work Zone Awareness Week campaign on April 22.
“More than 1,200 projects are planned this construction season,” said INDOT Commissioner Lyndsay Quist in a statement. “Nearly 200 of those aim to improve traffic flow and safety, and over 7,600 lane miles of pavement will be resurfaced or replaced. It’s vital for motorists to keep safety top of mind when traveling through work zones, for themselves, other drivers, and road workers.”
The Ohio Department of Transportation recently launched a record-$3.2 billion statewide construction season that includes 955 projects, 38 of them considered “major” with a value above $10 million.
The agency noted that two of the main goals of its 2025 construction season are improvements to 5,538 miles of pavement and 844 bridges. Concurrently, a further 171 projects within Ohio DOT’s 2025 construction plan are directly focused on improving safety.
In early April, the Minnesota Department of Transportation said its 2025 construction season includes nearly 180 planned road and bridge projects, plus 51 projects that will improve airports, water ports, railroad crossings and transit infrastructure.
“With construction projects beginning in the coming weeks statewide, drivers should use caution as they see more work zones, more lane closures and orange cones – and most importantly more workers wearing their high visibility safety gear along the highway,” said MnDOT Commissioner Nancy Daubenberger in a statement. “We’re all safer when we pay close attention, slow down, remain patient and work together to safely share the limited space in a work zone.”
Concurrently, the Wyoming Department of Transportation recently said it is “gearing up” for another season of construction in Sweetwater County, which will include substantial work on I-80.
And in February, the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities issued a planning list of highway and aviation construction projects it expects to work on for the 2025 season; indicating that it would award an estimated $900 million in construction project funding this year.
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