Project Experiences

Tue June 21, 2016

Permit Request Dropped for Planned East Texas Reservoir

JACKSONVILLE, Texas (AP) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has withdrawn a request for a federal permit to build an East Texas reservoir that's been in the works for nearly 40 years. The Corps withdrew the permit application for the proposed $387 million Lake Columbia Regional Water Supply Reservoir Project in April....

Tue June 21, 2016

Rangers Plan New $1 Billion Retractable-Roof Stadium

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) The Texas Rangers could be playing in a new $1 billion retractable-roof stadium by 2021 and would remain in Arlington until at least 2054 under plans revealed May 17 by the team and the city....

Chuck Harvey - Tue June 21, 2016

Construction Under Way on $330M State Highway 360 South Project

Construction is under way on a $330 million Texas State Highway 360 South project that will add lanes to the highway stretching 9.7 mi. (15.6 km) from 2 mi. (3.2 km) south of I-20 in Arlington, south to U.S....

Mon June 20, 2016

Report: $6B Highway Expansion Will Burden Minorities

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Tampa Bay Express calls for widening the region's highways to create 90 mi. (145 km) of toll lanes that promise a faster ride. Top regional officials are urging the public to get behind TBX, calling the project a boon to business owners, their employees, tourists and commuters....

Mon June 20, 2016

$1B Interstate Set to Connect Norfolk, Raleigh

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) Officials are planning a $1 billion interstate highway that will eventually connect Norfolk and Raleigh as well as open a high-speed, unobstructed route between a Virginia port and North Carolina's Research Triangle region....

Cindy Riley - Mon June 20, 2016

$40M Mixed-Use Project to Enhance Nashville

A $40 million mixed-use project in Nashville, Tenn., is taking shape on a 1.03-acre site at the northeast corner of 21st Avenue South and Wedgewood Avenue. Brentwood-based GBT Realty Corp. is developing the four-story Village 21 at Regions Park, which will feature apartments, roughly 22,000 sq....

Mon June 20, 2016

Expanded Panama Canal to Contend With Competition

The website Stuff illustrates that the construction of the original Panama Canal (77 kilometres) is an epic story of broken dreams, bankruptcy, death, unbridled greed, determination and, finally, success....

Irwin Rapoport - Fri June 17, 2016

Shelly & Sands Completes First Year of Four-Year Contract

Shelly & Sands Inc. has completed the first year of the four-year contract to rebuild and widen a 4-mi. (6.4 km) stretch of Interstate 80 in Ohio's Trumbull County, along with the widening and rehabilitation of seven bridges and replacement of six bridges....

Thu June 16, 2016

New House Built for Wounded Veteran

ALPENA, Mich. (AP) - A disabled Army veteran has moved into his new home in Alpena after an unveiling ceremony. Army Staff Sgt. Ben Eberle moved into the home, located on Devil's Lake, with his family Tuesday....

Thu June 16, 2016

'Twin Towers' Under Construction in China

The website Gizmag is reporting that Initial construction work is underway on a pair of sustainable mixed-use towers in Hangzhou, China. Rising to a height of 280 m (980 ft), the design of the Zhejiang Gate Towers project reflects Chinese characters, and the towers' facades will sport aluminum shading fins that shimmer in the sunlight....