TxDOT - Wed April 20, 2022
Jones Brothers Dirt & Paving Upgrades Midland, Texas Highway
A project to rehabilitate approximately 3 mi. of road in Midland has begun. Jones Brothers Dirt & Paving Contractors Inc. of Odessa won the project with a low bid of a little more than $6.7 million....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 20, 2022
Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. to Deliver University of Texas San Antonio $90M Facility
Construction of the University of Texas San Antonio's $91 million School of Data Science and National Security Collaboration Center (SDS-NSCC) began in December 2020 and through steady progress, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company is looking to deliver substantial completion this July....
TxDOT - Tue April 19, 2022
TxDOT Gives Its Best Tips for Work Zone Safety Week
As road construction projects ramp up statewide, TxDOT officials are asking motorists to slow down and stay alert when driving through the thousands of work zones in Texas to protect themselves and others....
Amarillo. com - Wed April 06, 2022
Kids Inc. Receives Donation from Yellowhouse Machinery
Kids Incorporated recently announced a $1 million donation inside of the Kids Inc. Warehouse from Yellowhouse Machinery, letting the fundraising campaign reach one-third of the way to its $30 million dollar goal for the Rockrose Sports Complex....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 06, 2022
Archer Western, Sundt Will Deliver $612M Austin Highway Job
Great Hills Constructors (GHC), a joint-venture consisting of Archer Western Construction LLC and Sundt Construction, will begin construction on the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority's (Mobility Authority) $612 million 183 North Mobility Project in April....
Joe Jancsurak – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Tue March 22, 2022
Houston's $1B Fix … Zachry Construction, Traylor Brothers Inc. to Correct Tollway Bridge
Nearly two years after work on a massive new bridge stopped due to public-safety concerns, crews are at it again, and this time it's going to cost much more. The Ship Channel Bridge along the Sam Houston Tollway will cost Harris County nearly $300 million more, including $50 million to demolish what had been built as part of a "faulty design," according to county officials....
CEG - Tue March 22, 2022
Women in Construction: Skanska's Monica Martinez
No two journeys are the same. Different starting points; different destinations. And almost certainly, different obstacles along the way. For Monica Martinez, her journey in the construction world started in Mexico....
TxDOT - Tue March 22, 2022
TxDOT Reaches Decision On Houston Infrastructure Project
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) recently announced the issuance of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the North Houston Highway Improvement Project (NHHIP), which signals the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process for environmental clearance....
KBTX - Tue March 22, 2022
Student Creates VR Simulator to Help Protect Workers
A Texas A&M doctoral candidate has created a virtual reality simulator designed to help construction workers stay safe on the job. Construction science PhD student Nam Kim said more than 100 workers are killed in road work zones every year, but research has found that workers who have already experienced a workplace accident or injury are more sensitive to the hazards surrounding them....
ABC - Wed March 16, 2022
ABC Hails Court Decision Blocking Biden Administration's Independent Contractor Do-Over
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas dealt a blow to the Biden administration's efforts to delay and rescind the Trump administration's 2021 independent contractor final rule in a decision applauded by Associated Builders and Contractors, which had sued to block those actions....
