Wed June 22, 2016
TxDOT, Blanco County Celebrate RM 165 Bridge Project Completion
The Texas Department of Transportation joined officials from Blanco County as they celebrated the completion of the RM 165 bridge replacement project over the Blanco River with a ribbon cutting ceremony....
Tue June 21, 2016
ASCE Endorses Texas High-Speed Rail Project
The Texas Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has endorsed a high-speed rail project that it said will create jobs, generate development and help sustain Texas's “quality of life and economic vitality.”The group, which represents more than 9,000 engineers in 15 regional branches, unanimously passed a resolution last month that said it “strongly supports” the North Texas-to-Houston passenger line being privately developed by Texas Central....
Tue June 21, 2016
GM Breaks Ground on New Financial Servicing Center in San Antonio, Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott attended and delivered remarks at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new General Motors financial servicing center in San Antonio, Texas. The financial servicing center is projected to create more than 490 jobs and at least $20 million in capital investment in the state of Texas....
Tue June 21, 2016
Permit Request Dropped for Planned East Texas Reservoir
JACKSONVILLE, Texas (AP) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has withdrawn a request for a federal permit to build an East Texas reservoir that's been in the works for nearly 40 years. The Corps withdrew the permit application for the proposed $387 million Lake Columbia Regional Water Supply Reservoir Project in April....
Tue June 21, 2016
Rangers Plan New $1 Billion Retractable-Roof Stadium
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) The Texas Rangers could be playing in a new $1 billion retractable-roof stadium by 2021 and would remain in Arlington until at least 2054 under plans revealed May 17 by the team and the city....
Chuck Harvey - Tue June 21, 2016
Construction Under Way on $330M State Highway 360 South Project
Construction is under way on a $330 million Texas State Highway 360 South project that will add lanes to the highway stretching 9.7 mi. (15.6 km) from 2 mi. (3.2 km) south of I-20 in Arlington, south to U.S....
Mon June 20, 2016
Report: $6B Highway Expansion Will Burden Minorities
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Tampa Bay Express calls for widening the region's highways to create 90 mi. (145 km) of toll lanes that promise a faster ride. Top regional officials are urging the public to get behind TBX, calling the project a boon to business owners, their employees, tourists and commuters....
Mon June 20, 2016
$1B Interstate Set to Connect Norfolk, Raleigh
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) Officials are planning a $1 billion interstate highway that will eventually connect Norfolk and Raleigh as well as open a high-speed, unobstructed route between a Virginia port and North Carolina's Research Triangle region....
Cindy Riley - Mon June 20, 2016
$40M Mixed-Use Project to Enhance Nashville
A $40 million mixed-use project in Nashville, Tenn., is taking shape on a 1.03-acre site at the northeast corner of 21st Avenue South and Wedgewood Avenue. Brentwood-based GBT Realty Corp. is developing the four-story Village 21 at Regions Park, which will feature apartments, roughly 22,000 sq....
Mon June 20, 2016
Expanded Panama Canal to Contend With Competition
The website Stuff illustrates that the construction of the original Panama Canal (77 kilometres) is an epic story of broken dreams, bankruptcy, death, unbridled greed, determination and, finally, success....
