Project Experiences

Edgar A. Browning - Tue March 08, 2016

State DOTs: Those Were The Days

Today we see many state departments of transportation agencies have increasingly privatized maintenance operations on state highway mileage to include snow removal; pothole repair; grass cutting; and even litter control....

Brenda Ruggiero - Mon March 07, 2016

Old Pittsburgh Bridge Lives on in New Design

A tired bridge that stood for nearly a century in Pittsburgh, Pa., was recently put to rest in preparation for a new one. The bridge is located in the Squirrel Hill area of the city spanning I-376 (Parkway East) near Squirrel Hill Tunnels....

Mon March 07, 2016

Rebuilding the Silk Road to Reach $1 Trillion in Costs

PBS is reporting that China is expected to spend a massive amount of money to rebuild a road across Eurasia. Known as One Belt, One Road, China's plan to build veins of trade over land and sea into Europe and Asia — announced in 2013 — may be the most significant global economic initiative in the world today, and it's not getting the attention it deserves in Western media....

Mon March 07, 2016

Ridge to Develop Parcel Near Bayport Container Terminal

Ridge Development, the industrial development arm of Transwestern Development Co., announced it has been selected as the master developer for 55.89 acres of Port of Houston Authority land near the Bayport Container Terminal, located at 12619 Port Road in Pasadena, Texas....

Chuck Harvey - Mon March 07, 2016

Army Corps of Engineers Begins Dam Repair Project on Lewisville Lake

Work began this January on a $6.5 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project to repair flood damage at Lewisville Lake Dam near Dallas. Rising water levels during last year's floods caused a 161-ft....

Irwin Rapoport - Mon March 07, 2016

ABI Undergoes $240M Expansion

Crews from the Hensel Phelps Construction Co. are hard at work building the $240 million expansion of the terminal at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA), a project that was designed by Gensler....

Mon March 07, 2016

RDO Equipment Co. Breaks Ground at Newest Location

Construction has started at RDO Equipment Co.'s second location in the Phoenix area. On Jan. 29, team members gathered for an informal groundbreaking ceremony. The new store is located on Interstate 10, south of 202, and is expected to open in early 2017....

Fri March 04, 2016

Cuomo: Halt Algonquin Pipeline

The Journal News is reporting that Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday urged the federal government to halt construction of the Algonquin natural gas pipeline, citing the potential dangers of its proximity to the Indian Point nuclear plant....

Mon March 07, 2016

Operator of Fastest Superhighway in U.S. Files for Bankruptcy

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The company that built and manages America's fastest superhighway filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from its creditors Wednesday. SH 130 Concession Co. filed its bankruptcy petition in federal court in Austin, Texas....

Mon February 29, 2016

Seattle Tunnel Partners Resumes SR 99 Mining

Seattle Tunnel Partners has received conditional permission to resume tunneling operations on the SR 99 Tunnel Project. STP resumed mining after WSDOT conditionally lifted the “suspension for cause” that halted mining and barging-related activities in January following two safety incidents....