The Associated Press - Wed August 15, 2018
Trust OKs $115M Expansion
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Oklahoma City's airport trust is moving toward a $115 million expansion project that could become the airport's first major overhaul in more than a decade. The Journal Record reports that the trust approved on July 26 a joint resolution of intent to issue revenue bonds that would fund several improvements at the Will Rogers World Airport....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 01, 2018
$270M Widening Project Under Way in Oklahoma
A $270 million Turner Turnpike expansion project, now under way in Oklahoma, includes widening a busy 22-mi. stretch of highway to six lanes on I-44 between Bristow and Tulsa. The project design increases shoulder width and provides a new median barrier wall....
Olson Kundig - Wed August 01, 2018
Olson Kundig Wins International Design Competition for Bob Dylan Center
Olson Kundig has been selected through an international design competition to design The Bob Dylan Center, the public-facing home of The Bob Dylan Archive, located in the Tulsa Arts District. Dedicated to the study and appreciation of Bob Dylan and his worldwide cultural significance, the Center will serve as the primary public venue for The Bob Dylan Archive, a collection of more than 100,000 items spanning nearly 60 years of Dylan's career, from handwritten manuscripts, notebooks and correspondence, to films, videos, artwork, memorabilia and original studio recordings....
Oklahoma Department of Transportation - Wed July 18, 2018
ODOT Names Taylor Henderson Maintenance Division Engineer
Taylor Henderson was named State Maintenance Division engineer of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation in June 2018. Henderson will be responsible for managing activities of the Maintenance Division, including general repair of bridges, interstates and highways; mowing; beautification efforts; litter cleanup; and snow and ice removal....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Wed June 20, 2018
$75M I-40 Interchange Project Under Way
Phase I of a major reconstruction project focused on safety, increased capacity and modernization is under way at the intersection of I-40 and Choctaw Road east of Oklahoma City. The cost of the project is not to exceed $75 million....
okc.gov - Wed June 20, 2018
MAPS 3 Convention Center Work Starts in Oklahoma City
Mayor David Holt and other civic leaders broke ground June 15 on the MAPS 3 Convention Center, a cornerstone of the ongoing Core to Shore renaissance in downtown Oklahoma City. “Three of the MAPS 3 projects are right in the heart of downtown – the OKC Streetcar, Scissortail Park and the convention center,” said Mayor Holt....
Kirby-Smith Machinery - Wed June 06, 2018
Oklahoma Paving Company's History Spans More Than 50 Years
The history of Highway Contractors Inc. is long and varied. It includes changes in names, ownership and types of work. But, one thing has remained nearly constant through more than five decades — the Adams family lineage....
Wed May 09, 2018
Work Begins on $10M Project at Oral Roberts University
TULSA, Okla. (AP) A Tulsa university has started construction on a new $10 million residential building, the first built in more than 40 years. The Tulsa World reports that Oral Roberts University broke ground on the project on April 18....
Tue May 08, 2018
Want a Job in Construction or Transportation? ODOT Schedules Job Fair May 23
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation will present a free Transportation & Construction Job Fair with industry recruiters May 23 in Oklahoma City for anyone interested in a job related to highway construction or transportation....
Wed April 25, 2018
Oklahoma Receives Federal Grant Funding for Public Transit Upgrades
In early April, the Federal Transit Administration announced that three Oklahoma grants were included in the 139 projects in 52 states and U.S. territories receiving grant funding from FTA's Buses and Bus Facilities Infrastructure Investment Program....
