Fri November 13, 2015
Innovative foldable SCHEUERLE Highway Giant Dual Lane Trailer successfully in use at Sterett Crane &
Long-term SCHEUERLE customer Sterett Crane & Rigging, Owensboro, KY/USA has successfully transported a 140-ton vessel from Tennessee to Michigan using a combination of 6+8 axles SCHEUERLE Highway Giant with 150 ton-capacity bolsters....
Sun November 15, 2015
Iron Helps Deliver Water to South Texas
Providing water to about 130 agricultural customers and 19,000 residents served by the Delta Lake Irrigation District of south Texas is no easy task. Among the challenges: an unpredictable water supply, strategic planning so the water arrives when needed and balancing deliveries for everyone in the district....
Giles Lambertson - Sat November 14, 2015
DFW’S I-35 Construction on Time Despite Record Rainfall
Dallas-Fort Worth was inundated in May with nearly 17 in. ((43.19 cm) of rainfall, according to the National Weather Service, making it the rainiest May in the Texas cities in almost a quarter century....
Lori Lovely - Sat November 14, 2015
Houston Museum of Fine Arts Undergoes $450M Expansion
Like a reworked piece of art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, one of the largest cultural institutions in the country, will present a dramatically altered appearance by the end of 2019, due to a campus transformation of its 14-acre campus that includes construction of two new buildings designed by Steven Holl Architects; a new conservation center designed by Lake|Flato Architects; and a landscape plan that unifies a century’s worth of architectural legacy....
Mon November 16, 2015
Bridge Made With New Concrete Mix Christened
FAIRBANK, Iowa (AP) - A bridge made with a new ultra-high performance concrete from South Korea has been christened in Buchanan County. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (http://bit.ly/1GWUcAn ) reports the 52-foot-long Hawkeye UHPC Bridge near Fairbank was christened Tuesday....
Irwin Rapoport - Thu November 12, 2015
Key Project Hopes to Keep Vegas From Drying Out
A milestone was reached for the Southern Nevada Water Authority’s Lake Mead Intake No. 3 on Sept. 10, when the first 11 million gal. of an expected 41 million gal. of water entered the new 3-mi. (4.8 km) deepwater intake underneath the Lake Mead reservoir in Nevada....
Cindy Riley - Wed November 11, 2015
Sights, Sounds of Beale Street Inspire Renovation
Inspired by the colors, sights and sounds of Memphis’ famed Beale Street, Creek Casino Montgomery is undergoing a $65 million renovation that will feature more than 2,200 gaming machines, a luxury hotel and full-service salon once construction is completed in late 2015....
Wed November 11, 2015
Ark. Highway Realignment to Reduce Crashes
DERMOTT, Ark. (AP) An intersection on U.S. 65 in southeastern Arkansas is getting realigned in an effort to give drivers better sight lines and reduce fatal crashes. An estimated $500,000 and $750,000 will be spent to redevelop the intersection with Arkansas Highway 35, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported....
Wed November 11, 2015
Motorists Endure Lane Closures for I-40 Job
Motorists in Conway, Ark., are dealing with lane closings, as construction of a bridge over Interstate 40 continues. The work, a partnership between the city of Conway and the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD), is tied to a nearby major development, and is one of five different projects included in an overall improvement plan....
Irwin Rapoport - Tue November 10, 2015
$95M Project to Connect Cleveland’s West Side, Lakefront
The Lakefront West project in Cleveland, a $95 million Ohio Department of Transportation and city of Cleveland initiative/partnership, will be completed in the summer of 2018 by the Great Lakes Construction Co....
