Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Wed December 05, 2018
Phase 2 of $1.28B Grand Parkway Project Begins
Work is under way on an $894 million design-build Grand Parkway Project segments H, I-1 and I-2 on SH 99 from U.S. 59 to I-10 northeast of Houston. It is considered the second phase of the Grand Parkway Project....
CEG - Wed December 05, 2018
Hugo Construction Makes the Cut — With Proper Machines
When cutting trenches for new pipelines in the Permian Basin, caliche rock combined with daunting oil company deadlines pose challenges to even the most seasoned trenching companies — so how would a relative newcomer to trenching work tackle the job?"We are out there cutting through caliche rock at a rate of 2,000 feet per day … faster than a lot of competitors," said Stephen Elliott, superintendent and part owner of Hugo Construction....
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Tue December 04, 2018
Fort Bend County, USACE Study Brazos River Erosion
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District, and Fort Bend County have signed an agreement for a feasibility study that will investigate erosion flood risks along the Brazos River. The purpose of the Feasibility study is to ensure the protection of infrastructure, such as roads, levees and buildings from erosion....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 04, 2018
NTMWD Builds $1.6B Bois d'Arc Lake
Intended to meet the water needs of north Texas for generations to come, Bois d'Arc Lake is the first major reservoir under construction in the state in almost 30 years. Construction began in April 2018, and is moving forward at a steady pace....
CEG - Tue December 04, 2018
Gibson Heavy Haul Delivers Dozer During Wildfire
When a Kirby-Smith Machinery employee's home and acreage south of Dallas was in imminent danger of being consumed by a rampaging wildfire, his employer acted quickly to help. Deciding to send a dozer to the employee's home so that an earthen firewall could be created around the perimeter of his property, Kirby-Smith put a call into its hauling contractor, Gibson Heavy Haul....
Port of Brownsville - Tue December 04, 2018
Port of Brownsville Receives $1.5M Grant for Intermodal Connectivity
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has awarded the Port of Brownsville a $1.5 million Rider 45 grant to enhance the port's intermodal connectivity, further facilitating domestic and international trade in the Rio Grande Valley....
Texas Department of Transportation - Tue December 04, 2018
Rural Counties Preparing for Winter Weather
Maintenance crews in the TxDOT El Paso District rural offices are readying resources for the upcoming winter season. Unlike maintenance crews in many parts of the state, crews in the District's five rural counties (Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, and Presidio) have to treat roadways in a vast area of far West Texas....
U.S. Department of Transportation - Thu November 29, 2018
DOT Announces $281M Funding Allocation for Transit Projects in Multiple States
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced a total of $281 million in additional Fiscal Year 2018 federal funding allocations to five transit projects in Arizona, California, Minnesota and Texas....
LiuGong - Tue November 13, 2018
LiuGong Dressta Announce New Texas Dealer, Texas Timberjack Inc.
LiuGong North America has announced a new partnership with Texas Timberjack Inc. , the largest forestry equipment dealer in Texas and now the authorized LiuGong and Dressta dealer for one of the largest construction equipment markets, Houston and the surrounding markets....
U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Tue November 06, 2018
CBP, USACE Award $145M RGV Border Wall Project
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), has awarded a contract to construct approximately 6 mi. of levee wall system in the U.S. Border Patrol's (USBP) Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Sector, which was funded in CBP's Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 appropriation....
