Tue August 15, 2017
Federal Court Rules in Favor of Mobility Authority, TxDOT
The U.S. District Court in Austin issued a ruling in favor of the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (Mobility Authority) and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) on a lawsuit attempting to prevent the agencies from advancing three key mobility improvement projects in south Austin....
Chuck Harvey - Tue August 15, 2017
TxDOT's $158M 'Go-10' Project Adds New Lanes in El Paso
Interstate 10 in El Paso will add 5.75 mi. of collector-distributor lanes from North Mesa Street to Executive Center Boulevard as part of a $158-million project called “Go 10.”Go 10 is an infrastructure reconstruction of Interstate 10 on El Paso's Westside....
Tue August 15, 2017
Officials Break Ground at Plaza Saltillo Metrorail Station
Capital Metro and the Endeavor Real Estate Group/Columbus Realty Partners team hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on June 28 at the Plaza Saltillo MetroRail Station in East Austin to celebrate the commencement of construction on the Plaza Saltillo District....
Tue August 15, 2017
CraneWorks Hires Specialist to Meet Increased Demand
CraneWorks is one of the fastest-growing crane dealers in North America. One change fueling the company's expansion is the increase in demand for large cranes like all terrain and rough terrain models from Demag and Terex....
Tue August 15, 2017
Altstadt Brewery, Guido Construction 'Raise the Roof'
A new brewery development, ALTSTADT, now has completed the frame out on its three-story German Tudor style grand clock tower. The 58,000-sq. ft. attraction, built by San Antonio based Guido Construction, broke ground June 2015 on the 20 acre Texas hill country facility located at 6120 U.S....
Calily Bien and Chris Davis - Thu August 10, 2017
Texas Construction Worker Crushed to Death Under 30,000-lb. Concrete Slab
Even though emergency crews tried to remove a construction worker who was pinned underneath a concrete slab in Austin, TX, the man was pronounced dead about 45 minutes after the slab fell. The Austin Fire Department received the call around 9:15 a.m....
Tue August 08, 2017
U.S. DOT Proposes Over $78M in Small Grants to 10 Infrastructure Projects
The Department of Transportation has provided a list of 10 proposed FY 2017 FASTLANE Small Project grant awards totaling $78.88 million to the authorizing committees of jurisdiction for a 60-day Congressional review period....
Thu August 03, 2017
2017 Construction Starts Reveal Mixed Pattern Across Top Metro Areas
During the first half of 2017, eight of the top ten metropolitan markets for commercial and multifamily construction starts ranked by dollar volume registered decreased activity compared to a year ago, according to Dodge Data & Analytics....
Thu August 03, 2017
Crane Truck, Car Collide on Texas Highway
The Texas Department of Public Safety was called out to a two-vehicle crash around 4 p.m. Aug. 2 on Highway 87 just south of 82nd Street in Lubbock, TX. A crane truck was southbound on U.S. 87 and a Dodge Magnum passenger car was merging off the service road onto U.S....
Wed August 02, 2017
Fluor Employees Help Fight Childhood Hunger in Texas With Food Truck
Approximately one in six children in the U.S. lives in a household without consistent access to enough food, according to data from the No Kid Hungry campaign. With a desire to impact this statistic, Fluor team members in Baytown, TX recently donated $35,000 to Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District (CISD) to fund the purchase of a food truck....
