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- August 2: The next phase of Interstate 580 is dedicated in Carson City, Nevada. With this phase the freeway is paved to its final terminus; the only remaining portion to be constructed is the intersection and flyover ramps to connect with U.S. Route 50 and U.S. Route 395 at the freeway's southern end.[1][2]
- June 13: With record breaking snow levels in the Sierra Nevada Mountains the California Department of Transportation finally opened State Route 108 over Sonora Pass. This is only the 2nd of the seasonally closed Sierra Nevada passes to open, State Route 89 over Monitor Pass opened in May. There is still no expected opening date for the other seasonally closed Sierra Nevada passes, including Tioga Pass and Ebbetts Pass. In the case of Monitor Pass, this is the latest opening of the highway in over 13 years.[3][4][5]
- June 4: The reversible express lanes on Interstate 90 in Seattle, Washington, are permanently closed, in preparation for conversion into light rail tracks.[6]
- March 30: A fire in Atlanta caused the collapse of a 100-foot (30 m) section of I-85 northbound. The highway will be closed for an extended period of time in the area.[7]
- January 26: The Texas Transportation Commission made the Interstate 14 designation official.[8]
- January 20: The Delaware River–Turnpike Toll Bridge connecting the Pennsylvania Turnpike and the Pearl Harbor Memorial Extension of the New Jersey Turnpike is closed to traffic after a fracture was discovered in a steel component.[9]
- December 18: The Lewis and Clark Bridge over the Ohio River along Indiana State Road 265 connecting to Kentucky opens.[10][11]
- November 30: Ramps from California State Route 11 (SR 11) westbound and SR 905 eastbound to SR 125 northbound were completed.[12]
- ^ Geoff Dornan (June 17, 2017). "Carson City Bypass to open first week in August". Nevada Appeal.
- ^ Ben Deach (August 2, 2017). KOLO-TV http://www.kolotv.com/content/news/New-freeway-to-save-drivers-time-in-Carson-City-438095413.html.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Staff (May 10, 2017). "Monitor Pass southeast of Lake Tahoe opens; latest opening in 13 years". Sierra Sun. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
- ^ Elin. "Sonora Pass (Highway 108) opening today at 2:00pm". Mono Lake Committee. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
- ^ Amy Graff (May 12, 2017). "Caltrans workers clearing Tioga Pass encounter 50-foot-high snowdrifts". San Francisco Gate. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
- ^ Rozier, Alex (June 5, 2017). "I-90 express lanes now closed, new HOV lanes open". KING 5 News. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ^ Buchanan, Christopher (March 30, 2017). "Portion of I-85 collapses in massive fire". Atlanta, GA: WXIA-TV. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ^ Bryant, David (January 26, 2017). "Highway 190 is officially Interstate Highway 14 from Cove to Belton". Killeen Daily Herald.
- ^ "Delaware River Bridge closed due to structural problem". Philadelphia, PA: WPVI-TV. January 20, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
- ^ Beilman, Elizabeth (December 18, 2016). "At Last: East-end bridge, dubbed Lewis and Clark, opens to traffic". Jeffersonville, IN: News and Tribune. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
- ^ "Tolling begins on Lincoln, Lewis and Clark, and Kennedy Bridges". WHAS 11 ABC. December 30, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
- ^ Stewart, Joshua (December 3, 2016). "South County Freeway Connector Work Done". San Diego Union-Tribune. p. 6.