Emily Buenzle - Wed July 18, 2018
Crews Discover Cave Beneath Construction Site
Workers performing water line utility work discovered a cave beneath a high school in Texas' Round Rock Independent School District last month. The school district named the discovery "cave No. 19" – this isn't the first cave that's been discovered in the area – and said that this one is the largest to date, KXAN reported....
Associated Press - Tue July 17, 2018
Army Corps Announces $5B for Texas Flood Control Projects
HOUSTON (AP) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced Texas will be getting nearly $5 billion to help build critical flood mitigation projects in the state, which is still recovering from Hurricane Harvey....
Jennifer Rupp – CEG Correspondent - Tue July 17, 2018
Fast-Growing Frisco Expands Main Street to Six Lanes
Frisco's expanding population is driving efforts to widen a section of Main Street from four to six lanes while improving storm drainage and a water line. The project spans approximately 3 mi. from FM 423 to Dallas Parkway....
Jeff Winke – SPECIAL TO CEG - Tue July 17, 2018
Road Resurfacing Simplified
Traditionally, highway resurfacing projects have been a challenge, not only for the contractor, but the inconvenienced community through which the road passes. To collect the project data needed to perform the resurface, typically required lane closures and a team of surveyors collecting data points from along the side of the road with diverted traffic whizzing past....
Cheniere Energy Inc. - Tue July 17, 2018
Cheniere Decides on Corpus Christi Liquefaction Project
Cheniere Energy Inc. announced on May 22 that its Board of Directors has made a positive Final Investment Decision with respect to Train 3 at Cheniere's Corpus Christi liquefaction project and plans to issue a full notice to proceed to Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals Inc....
Texas Department of Transportation - Tue July 17, 2018
TxDOT Announces $82M in Grants for Rural Public Transportation Projects
The Texas Department of Transportation has announced $82 million in grants to fund public transportation providers in rural, small urban and large urban areas of Texas. Overall, these state and federal grants are designed to help pay for maintenance of vehicles and facilities; vehicle purchases and transit facility improvements; and regionally coordinated public transportation planning efforts....
Business Wire - Tue July 17, 2018
Arca Continental to Build New $250M Plant in Houston
Arca Continental, one of the world's largest Coca-Cola bottlers, announced on May 30 that it will build a new production and distribution facility in Houston, Texas, through its subsidiary Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages (CCSWB)....
West Texas A&M University - Tue July 17, 2018
Board Approves Construction of $38.8M WTAMU On-Campus Football Stadium
West Texas A&M University's proposed on-campus football stadium is one step closer to becoming a reality after The Texas A&M University System board of Regents approved its construction during the board's regular meeting April 19 in Prairie View....
Jennifer Rupp – CEG Correspondent - Tue July 17, 2018
Texans Can Expect Smooth Sailing Through Clear Lanes Initiative Project
I-35E in the Southern Gateway corridor of Dallas is the 17th most congested roadway segment in Texas, according to the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. An estimated 218,000 vehicles travel through the Southern Gateway corridor every day....
Craig Mongeau - CEG Editor in Chief - Tue July 03, 2018
Smaller HDD Rod Size Makes All the Difference for Dakota
Bigger is not always better — at least in the case of horizontal directional drills and their rods. When the city of Benbrook, Texas, called on Dakota Utility Contractors Inc. to relocate existing utility lines under Highway 377, Dakota President Aaron Graff knew that the right combination of power and precision would be the key to successfully drilling the 500-ft....
