Texas Central - Tue March 26, 2019
GG/LA Names Texas Central's High-Speed Train Top Project
The Texas high-speed train has been named among the top global infrastructure projects by infrastructure advocacy group CG/LA in its 2019 Strategic 100 Global Infrastructure Report. On the national level, CG/LA ranked the Houston-to-North Texas line as one of America's most important projects....
Jennifer McKevitt - CEG Correspondent - Tue March 26, 2019
First Phase of El Paso's 92-Acre East Side Park Under Way
Ground was broken on the East Side Regional Park in El Paso, Texas, on Aug. 23, 2018. Sundt Construction is handling the project. The work will be completed in phases. Phase one along Jason Drive will include development of an indoor 50-m lap pool, a recreational pool, a splash pad, a lazy river, a rock climbing wall, a recreational center, new parking lot and landscaping....
Cheniere Energy Inc. - Tue March 26, 2019
Bechtel Completes Train 1 at Cheniere Energy Facility
Cheniere Energy Inc. and Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals Inc. announced substantial completion of Train 1 of the Corpus Christi liquefaction project was achieved on Feb. 28, 2019. Commissioning is complete and Bechtel has turned over care, custody and control of Train 1 to Cheniere....
AASHTO Journal - Tue March 26, 2019
TxDOT Tests 'X-Ray Gun' to Measure Asphalt Quality
TTI's "X-Ray Gun," developed after two years' of research, quickly identifies the chemical composition of asphalt pavement materials, whatever their form — solid, liquid, etc. — and can also sometimes be used to determine the thickness and composition of layers and coatings....
Texas LNG - Tue March 26, 2019
Texas LNG Receives FERC Final EIS for Export Facility
The United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued the Final Environmental Impact Statement for Texas LNG Brownsville LLC's proposed 2 train, 4 million tonnes per annum LNG export facility located in the Port of Brownsville, Texas....
Kobelco - Tue March 26, 2019
Kobelco Dealer Helps Kick-Start Fifth Generation Business
The Moss family has been installing utilities in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex for almost a century. The fourth-generation family-owned business, Moss Construction Co. , was founded in 1989 and became one of the largest utility contracting companies in DFW of its time....
Emily Buenzle - Thu March 07, 2019
'We'll Build It:' Fisher Industries Proposes Cheaper Border Wall Plan
The CEO of Fisher Industries, an Arizona-based construction company, has said that his crew could build a part of the border wall by the November 2020 election. Tommy Fisher said that by using his patented hanging system, Fisher Industries could erect 234 miles of the border wall for just $1.4 billion—a much lower price than President Trump's $8 billion price tag, KTAR News reported....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue February 26, 2019
TxDOT Replaces State's Last Swing Bridge in $43M Project
At a cost of $43 million, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is replacing the FM 457 swing bridge in Sargent with a concrete corkscrew bridge that will span the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW)....
Golden Pass Products LLC - Tue February 26, 2019
$10M Golden Pass Export Project to Begin Construction
The Golden Pass Products LLC export project at the existing Golden Pass LNG facility in Sabine Pass, Texas, is moving forward following a positive final investment decision from its owners, affiliates of Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil....
Texas DOT - Tue February 26, 2019
New Lanes to Be Constructed on U.S. 183 North From MoPac to RM 620
Additional capacity will be added to U.S. 183 North from MoPac to RM 620. The Texas Transportation Commission authorized the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (CTRMA) to fund and construct two tolled managed lanes in each direction in the median of U.S....
