Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Tue October 09, 2018
$550M Kalahari Resort Takes Shape
Round Rock, Texas, will be a major attraction starting in 2020 when a new convention center, graced by the world's largest indoor water park, opens. Kalahari Resorts is building a $550 million, 345.2-acre complex that will include 1,000 guest rooms; between 150,000 and 200,000 sq....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Tue October 09, 2018
TxDOT Replaces Six Bridges on I-40 Near Amarillo
The need for today's highways to handle taller and heavier trucks has necessitated major new bridge projects in the Amarillo, Texas, area including a $50.4-million Texas Department of Transportation project to replace six bridges along a 4.26-mi....
Texas Central Railway - Tue October 09, 2018
High-Speed Rail Project Reaches Another Milestone
The selection of the Italian firm, one of the largest civil engineering contractors in the world, reflects the participation of global organizations that are designing and building the high-speed train connecting Houston and North Texas....
Texas Department of Transportation - Tue October 09, 2018
'Stay in the Loop' — TxDOT Launches Website for 360 Project
Changes are coming to one of the state's most congested roadways. Design work is about to begin on the Loop 360 corridor and TxDOT is launching a new website, www.loop360project.com, to keep drivers, homeowners and businesses in the loop as the projects move forward....
Texas Department of Transportation - Tue October 09, 2018
TxDOT Aims to Make Work Zones Safer on Hwy. 285
To tackle road improvements faster and to provide a safer work environment for work zone workers, the TxDOT Odessa District is asking trucks with wide loads to travel U.S. Highway 285 between Pecos and the New Mexico state line at specific times....
Texas Department of Transportation - Tue October 09, 2018
TxDOT Kicks Off $36.7M SH 130 Widening Project
A heavily traveled portion of SH 130 will soon be widened to three lanes in each direction, following a groundbreaking in Pflugerville on Oct. 4. Elected officials from both the state and city of Pflugerville joined the Texas Department of Transportation for the kickoff event....
Emily Buenzle - Wed October 03, 2018
Equipment Catches Fire on Texas Roadway
A paint striping machine caught fire on a Texas road, causing a shutdown of the road Oct. 2. Twenty-three police units were called to the scene on Northwest Loop 820 around 4:15 a.m. where the burning machine sat in the westbound lane, the Star-Telegram reported....
ASCO Equipment Company/CEG - Wed September 26, 2018
ASCO Equipment Company Celebrates Grand Opening of New Facility in San Antonio With Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
ASCO Equipment Company (ASCO) a leading construction machinery and Case Construction Equipment dealership, celebrated the grand opening and ribbon cutting of its new San Antonio facility on Sept. 20 at 1920 SE Loop 410....
Associated Press - Tue September 25, 2018
Man Jailed for Selling Cranes, Loaders He Didn't Own
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) A Texas man has been sentenced by a federal judge in New Hampshire to nearly six years in federal prison for attempting to sell cranes and other construction equipment that he did not own....
Holt Cat - Fri September 21, 2018
HOLT CAT Hosts 2018 ACMOC National Show
Celebrating the rich history of mechanized agricultural and industrial equipment, Holt Cat is hosting the Antique Caterpillar Machine Owners Club (ACMOC) National Show, showcasing Holt, Caterpillar and other brands of antique construction and farming machines owned by collectors from across the country....
