Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 18, 2023
Ragle Makes 'Impossible Happen'
Meticulous and detailed planning on the part of Ragle Inc. and the Texas Department of Transportation was amply rewarded when the new Northaven Trail Bridge — a pedestrian bridge spanning 201-ft....
HOLT Cat - Tue December 28, 2021
HOLT Cat Hosts Tech Wars Event After 2020 Cancelation
In November, the HOLT Cat Tech Wars State Finals competition was held at HOLT ProTech training facility, located within the HOLT Cat San Antonio campus. For the fifth year, HOLT Cat technicians went head-to-head in Tech Wars, a friendly competition to showcase the talent and expertise of technicians across the state....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed July 14, 2021
Walsh Construction Tearing Down, Rebuilding Bridges On I-80
As part of the $57.1 million Interstate 80 (I-80) Bridge Rehabilitation Project, Walsh Construction began demolition of the I-80 bridge overcrossing at Cisco Grove. This marked the start of major project construction with completion expected in summer 2023....
CEG - Tue June 15, 2021
Texas Women in Construction — Sherry McGee: HOLT CAT
From the oil fields of Alaska to the boom cities of Texas, one woman's engineering career is on the move, with no sign of slowing down anytime soon. Growing up in Alaska, Sherry McGee dreamed of being an architect....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue June 15, 2021
HIgh Reach Excavators Raze Former Jail Site
Construction on the University of Texas at San Antonio's (UTSA) $161 million Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Careers Building (IECB) is expected to start soon on the site of the former Bexar County Jail in downtown San Antonio after crews from Hansco Inc....
CEG - Tue May 18, 2021
Texas Women in Construction — Emily Dodd: HOLT CAT
In an industry seemingly dominated by men, HOLT CAT Regional Sales Manager Emily Dodd knows just how important it is to have a mentor by your side, especially if you are a woman hoping to carve out a niche in the construction business....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 20, 2021
Longview Bridge and Road Reconstructs Texarkana Highway
Longview Bridge and Road is reconstructing 6 mi. of I-30 from the Arkansas State Line to Kings Highway in the city of Texarkana [Bowie County], replacing the four-lane [two lanes in each direction separated by a median] asphalt highway with six concrete lanes to handle an increase in traffic that is impacting the area....
Robby Chackler – CEG SENIOR EDITOR - Wed February 10, 2021
Family Reunion — Century-Old Tractor Back Where It Belongs
The temptation to recoup a nearly century-old family relic was too much to resist for Scott Vouk — and the opportunity to actually put it back to work on job sites? Well, that temptation was simply irresistible....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 01, 2020
Longview Bridge & Road Crews Overcome Floodplain on U.S. 69
Longview Bridge & Road Ltd. (LBR) is building a new 690-ft.-long overpass bridge (two lanes in each direction) on U.S. 69 spanning FM 346 in the city of Tyler to improve traffic flow in the largest municipality in northeast Texas....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 21, 2020
RK Hall Relies on Cat Equipment for U.S. 82 Job
RK Hall LLC started work on the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) $14.2 million project to expand and improve U.S. 82 in Red River County in September 2019 and despite rains which had impacted the construction last winter, the general contractor is hopeful to meet the anticipated delivery date of September 2021....
