CEG - Wed September 21, 2022
Texas AGC Lauds Record $85B in Funding
When the Texas Department of Transportation and Gov. Greg Abbott recently announced the approval of a record $85 billion in construction funding as part of a 10-year plan to upgrade and maintain highways and transportation systems, it gave the Lone Star state a large influx of funding that will help put many contractors to work over the next decade....
TXDOT - Tue September 06, 2022
Texas Spending Millions of Dollars On Corridor Upgrades
Texas is taking another step forward in providing safe, long-distance travel options for bicyclists and pedestrians after TxDOT received $25 million in federal funds to expand two trail corridors in northeast Texas and El Paso....
TXDOT - Tue September 06, 2022
Texas Approves $24M for New Flood Projects
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) has announced financial assistance totaling $24,410,000 for water and flood projects across the state. The TWDB is the state agency charged with collecting and disseminating water-related data, assisting with regional water and flood planning, and preparing the state water and flood plans....
Cruz.senate. org - Tue September 06, 2022
Officials Tour Potential Sites for 70-Mi. Flood Solution
Sen. Ted Cruz, Congressman Randy Weber and State Rep. Mayes Middleton met with leadership from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District to visit possible construction sites for the coastal barrier known as the Ike Dike....
TxDOT - Tue September 06, 2022
D.L. Lennon Starts Loop 286 Project in Paris, Texas District
A project to close four crossovers on State Loop 286 around Paris, Texas, began on Aug. 22. The contractor, D.L. Lennon, was awarded 64 working days, weather permitting, to complete this project valued at more than $825,000....
Entergy - Tue September 06, 2022
Bartlett Cocke to Construct Entergy Texas' New Facility
Entergy Texas employees assigned to the Chevyland Service Center near I-10 in Beaumont will soon have a new facility. The Texas Department of Transportation plans to acquire the property where the service center is located for the I-10/U.S....
CraneWorks - Tue September 06, 2022
CraneWorks Hires GM for Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth Locations
CraneWorks Inc. , recently announced that Eric Rhodes has joined the company as general manager, leading the Houston headquarters and Dallas Fort Worth field office. He possesses a broad background in several key industries that CraneWorks serves, including transmission & distribution, oil & gas and construction....
Compact Construction Equipment - Tue September 06, 2022
Compact Construction Adds New Wichita Falls Location
Compact Construction Equipment LLC, the authorized Bobcat equipment dealer in south, central and west Texas, opened the doors of its 14th authorized dealership operating as Bobcat of Wichita Falls on Aug....
Joe Jancsurak – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Tue September 06, 2022
McCarthy Construction Utilizes Liquid Nitrogen in Concrete Mix
Medical facilities, especially those specializing in cancer treatment and research, pose unique construction challenges. Even more when construction takes place during a heat wave and in the face of post-pandemic supply-chain delays....
Globe Newswire - Tue September 06, 2022
Construction Begins On World's Largest Air Capture Plant
Occidental and its subsidiary 1PointFive recently announced they plan to begin detailed engineering and early site construction for their first large-scale Direct Air Capture (DAC) plant in Ector County, Texas, near Oxy's portfolio of acreage and infrastructure that are conducive to safe and secure storage of carbon dioxide....
