Wed May 25, 2016
TxDOT Celebrates Success of New, Innovative Design
The Texas Department of Transportation, in cooperation with officials from the city of Round Rock and Williamson County, celebrated the full project completion of the I-35 and RM 1431/University Boulevard diverging diamond intersection project....
Jennifer Rupp - Wed May 25, 2016
MoPac Expressway: Quicker Commute, Pedestrian Friendly
MoPac is one of Austin's most important arteries, serving as a key route to downtown and points beyond. As a primary alternative to Interstate 35, MoPac carries more than 180,000 cars and trucks each day....
Wed May 25, 2016
Storm Shelter Construction Begins on Tulsa Schools
TULSA, Okla. (AP) Construction is under way at the first of 20 Tulsa-area schools receiving new classrooms or library additions that double as storm shelters. A $415 million bond package that Tulsa voters approved of in 2015 includes $7.5 million to reinforce new building additions as storm shelters at 20 schools, the Tulsa World reported....
Wed April 13, 2016
Faraday Future Breaks Ground for its State-of-the-Art Manufacturing Facility in North Las Vegas, Nevada
At an event in North Las Vegas, Nevada, Faraday Future (FF) hosted a ceremonial ground breaking for its world-class, highly connected and environmentally friendly manufacturing facility at Apex Industrial Park....
Wed May 25, 2016
Alaska's Denali Highway Is Open for Public Travel
The Denali Highway is now open from Cantwell, on the Parks Highway, to Paxson, on the Richardson Highway. Beginning in mid-April, maintenance and operations crews with the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) removed snow, thawed culverts and completed repairs along the 135-mi....
Chuck Harvey - Wed May 25, 2016
Crews Add Passing Lanes to Colorado's U.S. 64
Work is underway on a $7.9 million Colorado Department of Transportation project to construct two eastbound passing lanes on U.S. 24, east of Johnson Village in Chaffee County, Colo. Tezak Heavy Equipment Inc....
Tue May 24, 2016
Courthouse Inspired by the Past Looks to the Future
Inspired by the past but looking to the future, officials in south Alabama are preparing for a new 158,000 sq. ft. (14,678 sq m) federal courthouse. The $90 million courthouse project, funded in fiscal year 2015, will be performed in two phases, including renovation of the existing courthouse....
Cindy Riley - Tue May 24, 2016
The Water Campus to Rise on 35 Acres Along Mississippi
Developing over the next decade and beyond, The Water Campus will rise on 35 acres along the Mississippi River, next to downtown Baton Rouge, La. Construction of the more than 1.5 million sq. ft. (1.2 million sq m) of labs, research facilities and commercial space will allow thousands of researchers to study coastal threats, formulate theories and arrive at solutions that might never be reached by working alone....
Cindy Riley - Tue May 24, 2016
Complex to Meet Demands of Tenn.'s Fastest Growing Campus
Construction continues at a steady pace at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC), with work under way on new living quarters that will house 600 students. UTC officially broke ground on the $70 million West Campus Housing Complex in November 2015....
Wed May 25, 2016
Oops... DOT Builds Bridge Too Low
The website Delaware Online is reporting that in 2011, the Delaware Department of Transportation spent more than $5 million to rebuild a bridge overpass near Newport to accommodate taller freight trains....
