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Tue August 15, 2017
Got Dirt? Earthmoving Role in Building SMF
Building a freeway requires moving a lot of dirt, particularly for the roadway surface, and to build bridge and wall foundations, embankments and connecting ramps. For the 22-mi. Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway, the largest-ever highway project in Arizona, crews will haul and compact about 10 million cu....

Tue August 15, 2017
Part of Pecos Road Closing for South Mountain Freeway
The city of Phoenix opened its Chandler Boulevard extension between 27th and 19th Avenues on July 28. Due to the opening, Pecos Road west of 17th Avenue will close permanently for construction of the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway....

Emily Buenzle - Tue August 15, 2017
Gas Tax to Support State-Funded Construction Projects
Caltrans is ready to hire a slew of workers to support $5 billion worth of road repairs. While California's gas tax increase, which is meant to bring in revenue for road repairs, won't go into effect until November, Caltrans has begun looking for more than 1,000 workers now, CBS reported....

Tue August 15, 2017
Granite Wins $855M Grand Parkway Project Contract
Granite Construction Incorporated announced that Grand Parkway Infrastructure LLC comprised of Granite Construction Company, Ferrovial Agroman U.S. Corp. and Webber LLC has been awarded the SH-99 Grand Parkway design-build contract for segments H, I-1, and I-2 by the Texas Department of Transportation....

Tue August 15, 2017
Federal Court Rules in Favor of Mobility Authority, TxDOT
The U.S. District Court in Austin issued a ruling in favor of the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (Mobility Authority) and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) on a lawsuit attempting to prevent the agencies from advancing three key mobility improvement projects in south Austin....

Chuck Harvey - Tue August 15, 2017
TxDOT's $158M 'Go-10' Project Adds New Lanes in El Paso
Interstate 10 in El Paso will add 5.75 mi. of collector-distributor lanes from North Mesa Street to Executive Center Boulevard as part of a $158-million project called “Go 10.”Go 10 is an infrastructure reconstruction of Interstate 10 on El Paso's Westside....

Tue August 15, 2017
Officials Break Ground at Plaza Saltillo Metrorail Station
Capital Metro and the Endeavor Real Estate Group/Columbus Realty Partners team hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on June 28 at the Plaza Saltillo MetroRail Station in East Austin to celebrate the commencement of construction on the Plaza Saltillo District....

Mon August 14, 2017
FAA to Award $162.4M in Airport Infrastructure Grants
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced Aug. 14, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $162.4 million in airport infrastructure grants to 72 airports in 31 states across the United States as part of the FAA's Airport Improvement Program (AIP)....

Emily Buenzle - Mon August 14, 2017
Public Works Funding Down Across States
Transportation and public works projects are seeing less funding as both federal and state governments watch their wallets. According to data from the Census Bureau, spending in these areas totaled 1.4 percent of the country's economic output for the second quarter of this year, the New York Times reported....

Melinda Deslatte - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon August 14, 2017
Expiring Taxes Threaten to Stall Construction Work
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) While debate over the expiration of more than $1 billion in temporary state taxes centers on the risks to health and education programs, the ripple effect also threatens to cause a cash crunch for state-financed construction work....
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