Jennifer Rupp – CEG Correspondent - Tue August 14, 2018
Bright Future in El Paso With $35M 'Widening and Illumination' Project
Touted as one of Texas's first state projects to be designed entirely in a 3-dimensional environment, the El Paso Widening and Illumination project comes complete with 3D files for construction. The $35 million venture covers 3 mi....
Mack Trucks - Tue August 07, 2018
Mack Trucks Highlights Successful Women in Trucking
“Breaking the Mold,” the fourth episode of Mack Trucks' RoadLife series, shares the stories of two women blazing trails in the trucking industry, in which women make up just 12 percent of the workforce....
CEG - Wed August 01, 2018
Ritchie Bros. Sells 3,500 Items Over Two Days in Fort Worth
More than 4,000 bidders participated online and in person at Ritchie Bros.' multi-million-dollar unreserved public equipment auction in Fort Worth, Texas, on July 17 and 18, 2018. With bidders from 45 countries, approximately 55 percent of the equipment in the auction was sold to out-of-state buyers, from as far away as Australia, Germany and India....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Wed July 18, 2018
Big Rivers Water, Adventure Park Under Way
Cool adventures are on the way near Houston where construction crews are building Big Rivers Water Park and Gator Bayou Adventure Park within a new tourist destination called Grand Texas Sports and Entertainment District....
Emily Buenzle - Wed July 18, 2018
Crews Discover Cave Beneath Construction Site
Workers performing water line utility work discovered a cave beneath a high school in Texas' Round Rock Independent School District last month. The school district named the discovery "cave No. 19" – this isn't the first cave that's been discovered in the area – and said that this one is the largest to date, KXAN reported....
Associated Press - Tue July 17, 2018
Army Corps Announces $5B for Texas Flood Control Projects
HOUSTON (AP) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced Texas will be getting nearly $5 billion to help build critical flood mitigation projects in the state, which is still recovering from Hurricane Harvey....
Jennifer Rupp – CEG Correspondent - Tue July 17, 2018
Fast-Growing Frisco Expands Main Street to Six Lanes
Frisco's expanding population is driving efforts to widen a section of Main Street from four to six lanes while improving storm drainage and a water line. The project spans approximately 3 mi. from FM 423 to Dallas Parkway....
Jeff Winke – SPECIAL TO CEG - Tue July 17, 2018
Road Resurfacing Simplified
Traditionally, highway resurfacing projects have been a challenge, not only for the contractor, but the inconvenienced community through which the road passes. To collect the project data needed to perform the resurface, typically required lane closures and a team of surveyors collecting data points from along the side of the road with diverted traffic whizzing past....
Cheniere Energy Inc. - Tue July 17, 2018
Cheniere Decides on Corpus Christi Liquefaction Project
Cheniere Energy Inc. announced on May 22 that its Board of Directors has made a positive Final Investment Decision with respect to Train 3 at Cheniere's Corpus Christi liquefaction project and plans to issue a full notice to proceed to Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals Inc....
Texas Department of Transportation - Tue July 17, 2018
TxDOT Announces $82M in Grants for Rural Public Transportation Projects
The Texas Department of Transportation has announced $82 million in grants to fund public transportation providers in rural, small urban and large urban areas of Texas. Overall, these state and federal grants are designed to help pay for maintenance of vehicles and facilities; vehicle purchases and transit facility improvements; and regionally coordinated public transportation planning efforts....
