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The City of Pendleton is located north of Interstate 84 (I-84) in Umatilla County, Oregon. The Eastern Oregon Regional Airport (PDT) is located north-west of the city. The five-mile extension of the Airport Road west of the PDT Airport to I-84 was built to provide better access to both the airport and the southern portion of the Pendleton Airport Industrial Park, as well as to trigger business development at the industrial park.

The New Mexico Rail Runner is a 97-mile commuter rail connecting downtown Albuquerque and Santa Fe, NM. Construction of the first phase of the project (from Bernalillo to Belen) began in 2005, on the tracks already in use by Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) freight trains and the service began in December 2006. The second phase which stretched the Rail Runner service to Santa Fe, was completed in 2008.

The Airport MAX Red Line is a 5.5 mile extension of the light rail system in Portland, Oregon. This line extension project includes 4 stations and connects the Gateway Transit Center to Portland International Airport (PDX).

The 8.4-mile, $1.1 Billion ($2013) DFW Connector project began construction in February 2010 and achieved final acceptance in March 2014. The project included both general purpose and managed lanes which doubled the size of the highway system north of the DFW International Airport. The primary motivation was to enhance mobility, decrease congestion, and improve access to the DFW International Airport. The project created an estimated 167 jobs.

The Green Line extension was a five-station, 6.5 mile extension from Anacostia station to the Branch Ave station completed in 2001. The Green Line serves the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area with 21 stations and passes through Prince George's County, Maryland and the District of Columbia. This heavy rail line runs at-grade, on elevated rail lines, and underground in its north-south direction and is operated by Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA).

In order to ease congestion, single HOV lanes (one running north and one running south) were converted to 2 High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes on I-95 between I-595 and the southern tip of Broward County in Miami-Dade County. Use of these tolled lanes is also permitted for transit buses and registered carpools.

The South Lake Union Streetcar serves the South Lake Union neighborhood of Seattle, with seven stops along 1.3 miles. The route for it starts from the Westlake transit hub and pass through Belltown, South Lake Union, and Cascade areas to end at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

Legacy Parkway is an 11.5-mile limited access, four-lane road that is located mostly in Davis County in the state of Utah. The Legacy Parkway begins at an interchange with Interstate 215 (I-215) in northwestern Salt Lake City and continues north to end at Wasatch Weave interchange. There are two intermediate interchanges along Legacy Parkway (in junction with route 500 South and State Route 105) providing access to Woods Cross and Centerville.

The River Line is a 34-mile long light rail line operated for New Jersey Transit by the Southern New Jersey Rail Group (SNJRG). It was constructed on the rail tracks that were originally the Camden-Bordentown section and the Bordentown-Trenton Branch of the Camden & Amboy Railroad (C&A) . The River Line runs between Trenton and Camden in South Jersey; 21 stations serve the line.   

The West Valley TRAX is a 5.1 mile extension through the City of West Valley. It is a part of the TRAX (short for Transit Express) Green Line that connects Salt Lake City International Airport to West Valley City, Utah. The West Valley Extension connects residential, entertainment, and commercial areas in the City of West Valley to this network.

The Silver Line BRT from Boston's South Station to the South Boston Waterfront and on to Logan international Airport, utilizes the I-90 Ted Williams Tunnel and it's own dedicated right-of-way under the Fort Point Channel, both completed as part of Boston's "Big Dig." The new, reliable, high-capacity transit connection it provides helps to unlock the development potential of a large, underutilized part of Boston, which was previously cut of from the downtown core.

Branded as the RTA HealthLine, the Euclid Corridor Transportation Project (ECTP) consists of a bus rapid transit (BRT) line extending from Public Square in downtown Cleveland to East Cleveland, a bordering suburb. The HealthLine connects two of the Cleveland metropolitan area's largest employment centers: downtown Cleveland and University Circle, home to Case Western Reserve University, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and several other cultural attractions.

When added to the elevated Red Line track that ran through the neighborhood, the NoMA-Gallaudet Station became WMATA's first infill station and provided access to an undeveloped region of the city, whose prime location lacked everything but transit connectivity.

During the 1990s, MARTA extended just over two miles north of its existing Dunwoody station, opening the Sandy Springs and North Springs stations in late 2000, which together comprise the North Line (now Red Line) extension.

Due to increasing traffic between Alamogordo, MN and El Paso, TX, Highway 54 was widened from two to four lanes. A Relief Route was also built to divert pass through traffic thus improving safety and decreasing congestion on the business route White Sand boulevard.

Highway 60 from Le Mars to the Minnesota border was widened in phases between 2003 and 2008 as part of a broader effort to develop a 4-lane corridor between Sioux City and the Twin Cities metropolitan area in Minnesota

I-394 Minnesota is an eight-mile stretch of US Highway 12 connecting downtown Minneapolis with its central western suburbs. It was built to accommodate future growth in Minneapolis' central western suburbs.

The I-35/US-290 Interchange was built to reduce congestion, increase capacity, and provide access to main employment centers in Austin, TX. It was the final piece of the U.S. Interstate system to be built in Texas.

The Lake Natoma Bridge project in Folsom, California was built across the American River in order to relieve significant congestion. The new bridge is over 2,000 feet long and consists of 4 vehicle lanes, 2 bike lanes, 2 pedestrian lanes, and one reserved lane for future light rail or other high occupancy vehicles.

The Lexington Bridge was designed to improve access to the unincorporated community of Lexington, decrease congestion along SR 411, and alleviate traffic on the other bridges that cross the river to the south

Denver International Airport (DIA) contracted with WorldPort at DIA LLC to develop eight buildings totaling 495,200 square feet of office and cargo warehousing space to accommodate forecasted air cargo growth. However, due to the economic recession after the decline of the dot.com industry, coupled with the events of 9/11, the expansion to date has been limited to 100,000 square feet.

Motivation for the I-476 Blue Route highway centered around providing a beltway around the Philadelphia region and relieving traffic on local roads and state highways west of the city. Due to a challenge based on environmental impacts that delayed construction of portions of the highway, the Blue Route was constructed in pieces between 1979 and 1992.

The Arlington Heights Metra station, platform and tracks were relocated to improve access to the train station and improve circulation within downtown. The station relocation was part of a larger downtown redevelopment effort focused on promoting housing, retail and transit-oriented projects within the downtown area.

The U.S. 460 bypass project provides a direct connection between I-81 and Blacksburg, home of Virginia Tech. The bypass has provided new sites for high-tech spin-off businesses in the corridor.

The Fenton Lake bridge was reconstructed to meet safety regulations and widened to two lanes in order to support additional visitors and large recreational vehicles accessing the Fenton Lake state park. Sections of State Route 126 were also re-aligned and paved to improve driving conditions.

The I-20 Industrial Drive interchange project is a new grade-separated diamond interchange constructed to improve access to the Hawkins Field industrial park and Hawkins Field airport

Missouri Route 370 is a 12-mile long highway that connects Interstate 270 in Bridgeton with Interstate 70 in St. Peters via the newly constructed Discovery Bridge over the Missouri River. The project was undertaken to address a deteriorating two-lane Highway 115 Bridge (Rock Road Bridge) and to relieve traffic on the Blanchette Bridge (I-70).

The Third Bridge (Route 3), which spans over the Kennebec River, was built in 2004 to relieve overcrowding on the two existing bridges over the Kennebec River. The new bridge provides a northern bypass of the City Center, relieving congestion caused by truck traffic.

The Gene Hartzell Memorial Bridge crosses the Lehigh River in Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania and was constructed as part of a 3.5 mile extension of State Route 33 from US 22 south to Interstate 78. The project improved access from the region to New York City and Northern New Jersey.

The Colma BART station was part of the first phase of extending the BART system from Daly City to the San Francisco International Airport. The station includes a garage with 1,400 parking spaces, 24 bicycle locker, significant roadway improvements, and additional access ramp lanes. Most of the development around this station consists of four new multi-family housing projects

The Lindbergh Station City Center project was planned as a mixed-use transit-oriented development. Twenty four million dollars were invested by MARTA which included platform additions, stairs, escalators, elevators, concourse areas, fare gates, an upgraded bus transfer system, and a ground-level street plaza. The development around the station included 1 million square feet of office space, 300,000 square feet of retail space, and 714 residential units.

The Bellevue Transit Center Expansion increased the platform length and the number of bus bays and created/improved interchanges connecting to highways that accessed downtown Bellevue, WA

The Anderson Regional Transportation Center (ARTC) is a multi-modal transit hub with commuter rail and bus service to Boston and points north. The project involved cleanup of a superfund site, and construction of the intermodal facility, new surface roads and a highway interchange.

The Clarence Henry Truckway is a two-lane, 3.5 mile road that provides dedicated access to the Port of New Orleans for truck transporting cargo. The project also included widening Tchoupitoulas Street, the road formerly used to access to the port, from a two lane to a three lane roadway, improving access to U.S. 90, and accompanying sewer, drainage, and flood wall improvements to provide security and protection for the port.

The Fairburn CSX Intermodal Center was built to create a high volume rail corridor for reliable intermodal service on the lines connecting Southern California ports with Atlanta and with the rest of the southeast region.

The Devens Intermodal facility is a truck-rail facility in Ayer, Massachusetts that provides distribution services for businesses dispersed throughout southern New England.

TxDOT, DART, and the Cities of Dallas, University Park and Highland Park entered into a partnership to reconstruct a 9-mile segment of US 75 to eliminate short sight lines, redesign on-ramps and acceleration lanes, and add capacity. The highway now has a minimum of eight continuous general purpose lanes and is in a trench for six of the nine miles between downtown and I-635 (the LBJ Freeway).

Corridor J is part of the Appalachian Development Highway System, running from the end of Interstate 124 in Chattanooga, Tennessee north to Interstate 75 in London, Kentucky.

The Ted Williams Highway (State Route 56 (SR 56)) runs from Interstate 5 in the Carmel Valley neighborhood of San Diego to Interstate 15.

The Nall/Roe Avenue Interchange, built specifically to keep Sprint office jobs in the Kansas City area, provides east-west access from Interstate 435 to Nall Avenue, which previously bridged Interstate 435, and reconfigures the interchange with Roe Avenue. The project also included widening I-435 from 6 lanes to 8 lanes to accommodate traffic growth.

In the late 1990's, the "Big I" interchange in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which provides connections between Interstate 40 and Interstate 25, had become the 10th most congested interchange in the nation. Traffic volumes nearly ten times greater than capacity, combined with obsolete design features such as quick weaves, short on-ramps and left-hand exits, contributed to significant congestion and frequent crashes. Redesign of the interchange, ultimately reduced congestion delays by more than 90%.

The Southern Connector was a major public-private joint partnership that provides an alternative interstate route around Greenville, SC, and an alternative commuter route into the downtown.

The Mercer County Bypass provides an alternative route east of Harrodsburg, while simultaneously opening-up new land for housing, retail and industry development to serve the future growth.

Parsons Bypass re-routes US 400 from Parson's downtown through farmland north of downtown. The bypass completes an upgraded "Super Two" route between Parsons and Wichita, providing a high-speed alternative to Parson's Main Street for vehicles using the US 400 corridor.

The Hollister bypass was constructed in 1997 along SR-156 in San Benito County, California with the primary purpose of diverting inter-regional truck traffic from the downtown area.

Construction of an interchange between US 1/I-95/MA 128 at Peabody, Massachusetts. Project included a direct connection between i-95 and MA 128, realignment of MA 128 north of the interchange, and a second interchange from MA 128 at Centennial Drive and Forest Street in Peabody.

E-470 is a private, 47-mile long toll road that forms an outer beltway around the eastern side of Denver from Colorado C-470/Interstate 25 in the south to Interstate 25/Northwest Parkway in the north.

I-70 through the Glenwood Canyon, which required double-decking the existing two-lane highway, included over 40 bridges and viaducts, and five tunnels. The widening of this route has significantly improved safety, provides access to the river and tourist destinations, and has become a major thoroughfare for freight transportation across Colorado.

Beltway 8 is a toll facility owned and operated by the Harris County Toll Road Authority (HCTRA). The improved accessibility accelerated the growth of residential and commercial development in the western part of Houston.

The I-15 Reconstruction Project involved the rebuilding and widening of a deteriorated, congested 17 mile stretch of Interstate 15, running through Salt Lake City. The project was necessary to accommodate the rapid growth the region was experiencing, much of which was due to in-migration from California.

Route 441 circumvents the city of Appleton, Wisconsin on the eastern side. This route, along with US 41, forms a square-shaped beltway around the city.

Interstate 86 through New York's Southern Tier was originally Route 17, a two-lane road that was upgraded to a limited access freeway as Corridor T of the Appalachian Development Highway System, and renamed the Southern Tier Expressway.

Interstate 27 is a north-south highway, which traverses the northern panhandle and high plains of Texas.

I-16 stretches 166.81 miles from the port city of Savannah to its western terminus at I-75 in Macon.

Interstate 81 (I-81) is an 855-mile interstate highway with a general North-South orientation, traversing six states from Tennessee to New York. Within Pennsylvania, I-81, also known as the American Legion Memorial Highway, traverses the eastern half of the state.

The Interstate 43 (I-43) highway runs north-south and is approximately 190-miles long. It originates Originating in Green Bay and runs south to Milwaukee, and then extends southwest to Beloit, Wisconsin.

Bypass that runs northeast of the City of Wichita, KS.

Bypass around Verona, WI in metro Madison.

Bypass around Rosalia, Washington.

Access to and with in the Riverside Industrial Park, a 180 acre industrial park with direct access to the public port on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. The waterway is a major regional public works project.

Construction of a two lane road from the Town of Allegany, eastward to the City of Olean, including water mains and sanitary sewers. The road also supported an industrial park.

One of the original 23 corridors, Corridor D (U.S. Highway 50) was built to provide access to major urban centers along the east coast from the Midwest, while creating economic development for northwest and North-Central West Virginia and southeast Ohio.

The I-70 and 110th Street Interchange was rebuilt and I-70 was widened between 465 and 1/4 miles west of 110th Street, toll booths were moved, and US 24 was realigned (State Street).

I-295, is a 53-mile beltway around the cities of Richmond and Petersburg, and provides north-south, east-west, and cross-directional bypasses for traffic on both I-95 and I-64. It forms a beltway that stretches three-quarters of the way around Richmond's outer suburbs

I-29 was constructed to serve as a major north-south interstate through the upper Great Plains to Canada.

The Hammondsport Industrial Access Road involved resurfacing of three adjoining streets on the village's industrial western flank, running a total length of about a mile.