Thu March 26, 2020
City of El Paso Gets $28M for Montana RTS Corridor
The U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently announced a $28.22 million grant to the city of El Paso for the Montana Rapid Transit Service (RTS) Corridor project....
CEG - Thu March 26, 2020
Ritchie Bros. Eclipses $72M in Sales at Ft. Worth Auction
Ritchie Bros. continues to attract record numbers of bidders in 2020, with its latest auction in Fort Worth, Texas registering 9,150+ bidders from 65 countries. More than $72 million of equipment items and trucks were sold at the auction, held from March 10 to 11....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed March 11, 2020
New Park Coming to Rollover Pass Site
The first step toward the construction of a new Bayside park in Gilchrist, Texas (Galveston County), is the filling in of the Rollover Pass in the Bolivar Peninsula, a $7.4 million project that began last October when crews from Brizo Construction LLC commenced its operations to fill in the 200-ft....
CEG - Tue March 10, 2020
Bobcat of Austin Branch Is Latest Example of CCE Growth
Compact Construction Equipment LLC (CCE) continued its rapid expansion in Texas when it formally opened a new facility for Bobcat of Austin on Louis Henna Boulevard, north of the city. The 22,000 sq....
Associated Press - Tue March 10, 2020
Iconic 'Leaning Tower of Dallas' Finally Topples Over
DALLAS (AP) The "Leaning Tower of Dallas," the nearly iconic remnant of a high-rise building implosion gone awry, finally collapsed in a cloud of dust on March 2 after two weeks of being whacked with a headache ball....
CEG - Tue February 25, 2020
Mundo Verde Leans on Bobcat for Landscaping Biz
It is better to give than to receive, it is often said. But according to one San Antonio contractor, the service it receives from its equipment dealer has been just as important to its success as the service it gives its customers....
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers - Tue February 25, 2020
More Than $61M Sold at First Ritchie Bros. Auction of 2020
Ritchie Bros. has started the year strong in Texas, selling over 5,850 equipment items for more than $61 million in Houston —up approximately 35 percent from the same auction in 2019. More than 8,850 people from 71 countries registered to bid in the Houston auction — February 11 to 12 — including more than 6,950 registering to participate online....
Lori Lovely – CEG Correspondent - Tue February 25, 2020
Five-Year Plan to Extend SH 146 Near Houston Takes Shape
A 4.5-mi. section of State Highway 146 between Red Bluff and State Highway 96 is undergoing expansion to accommodate increased traffic volume, said Deidrea George, public information officer of the Texas Department of Transportation, Houston District....
NBC News - Tue February 25, 2020
Failed Demo Creates Buzz, 'Leaning Tower of Dallas'
A failed demolition has given Dallas a new city landmark. Temporarily, at least. On Feb. 16, the implosion of an 11-story tower on Haskell Avenue near downtown Dallas failed to bring down the center of the structure, causing a "Leaning Tower of Dallas" to remain standing....
Associated Press - Tue February 25, 2020
Historic Battlefield Trail Will Extend to Los Fresnos
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) In a chilly breeze under a warm sun, officials and onlookers gathered at the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park last week for the ceremonial groundbreaking of a project to extend Historic Battlefield Trail from Palo Alto nearly all the way to Los Fresnos to the north....
