CEG - Tue October 15, 2024
Texas Provides $3B for 17 Water/Wastewater Projects
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) put its stamp of approval in late July on financial assistance totaling just above $3 billion for 17 water and wastewater projects through the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas (SWIFT) program and the Clean Water State Revolving Fund....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue October 15, 2024
Central Texas 183 North Mobility Project Continues
Construction crews in Texas continue their work on the $612 million 183 North Mobility Project, a corridor encompassing U.S. 183 between S.H. 45 and MoPac, one of the most congested roadways in Texas. "Our goal is to manage that congestion and provide a reliable route for transit and emergency response," said Mike Sexton, the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority director of engineering....
CEG - Tue October 15, 2024
TXAPA Member, Paving Industry Contributor Steven Strain Dies at 68
Steven Strain, 68, of Abilene, Texas, who was a longtime Texas Asphalt Pavement Association (TXAPA) member and a contributor to the state's paving industry, died on Sept. 19 after a five-year battle with cancer....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 02, 2024
Flatiron, Dragados JV Set to Finish Major Job in Corpus Christi
With work now in its final phase, the countdown is on for completing one of Corpus Christi's most anticipated construction projects. After years of research, public input and collaboration, the new U.S....
Office of Gov. Greg Abbott & Dallas Innovates - Tue September 17, 2024
Texas Legislature Approves $1.5B for 7 State Hospitals
Earlier this summer, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced that seven new state hospital projects were being funded to better serve people in need of inpatient psychiatric services. With $1.5 billion approved by Abbott and the Texas Legislature, the state Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) projects will expand, renovate and build new facilities across the state....
Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority - Tue September 17, 2024
Mobility Authority Celebrates Opening of Barton Skyway Ramp Relief Project
The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (Mobility Authority) celebrated the completion on Aug. 28, 2024, of the Barton Skyway Ramp Relief Project, a series of non-tolled improvements on southbound MoPac at the entry and exit ramps between Bee Caves Road and Loop 360 west of Austin....
Clean Energy Fuels - Tue September 17, 2024
RNG Production Site Under Construction at Dairy Farm
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. of Newport Beach, Calif., broke ground on a renewable natural gas (RNG) production facility at South Fork Dairy, 10 mi. south of Dimmitt, a small Castro County town in the Texas Panhandle....
CEG - Tue September 17, 2024
TXAPA Hosts Annual Meeting, Awards Members
The Texas Asphalt Pavement Association (TXAPA) held its annual meeting on Sept. 9-12 at the La Cantera Resort and Spa in San Antonio. The event, which has been held annually since 1974, combined education, networking, a trade show area and plenty of fun....
Kirby Smith Machinery - Sun August 04, 2024
Construction Industry Veterans Tackle Civil Projects
When Kyle Kopp started his business six years ago, he wasn't sure what to call it. "My wife and I were trying to come up with a name, and we wanted something short and sweet," Kopp said. "I love to fish, so my wife suggested Hook....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Wed September 04, 2024
Southwestern University's $120M Campus Building Campaign Well Under Way in Texas
Southwestern University rests within a beautiful, leafy campus in Georgetown, Texas, approximately 30 mi. north of Austin. The 183-year-old college, the oldest in the Lone Star State, is noted for its outstanding sciences, fine arts and music curricula, as well as its interdisciplinary and pre-professional programs....
