Associated Press - Mon January 25, 2021
White House Revokes Permit of Pipeline Through Texas
TORONTO (AP) Construction on the long disputed Keystone XL oil pipeline halted as incoming U.S. President Joe Biden revoked its permit on his first day in office. The 1,700-mi. pipeline was planned to carry roughly 800,000 barrels of oil a day from Alberta to the Texas Gulf Coast, passing through Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma....
PR Newswire - Mon January 25, 2021
Invenergy Secures Financing for Largest U.S. Solar Project
Invenergy, a Chicago-based company, has secured financing for the first phase of construction of the Samson Solar Energy Center in Texas. This first phase includes the construction of 250 MW out of the total 1.31 GW project that is set to be one of the largest solar energy facilities in the United States upon completion....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed January 13, 2021
Houston's $1.3B Project Nears Completion
The reconstruction of U.S. 290 in Houston (My 290), a $1.3 billion project, recently attained substantial completion and is providing immediate relief for commuters and commercial drivers in this growing metropolitan region....
Yellowhouse Machinery - Wed January 13, 2021
Yellowhouse Promotes Kritser to Sr. Veep, Director of Sales
Yellowhouse Machinery recently announced the promotion of John (Bub) Kritser, Jr. to senior vice president and director of sales, according to a news release. Kritser most recently served as division sales manager in Tulsa, Okla., for Yellowhouse's Oklahoma dealerships before returning home to Amarillo, Texas, with his wife, Kelly, and their 4-year-old son, John (Trip) Kritser III....
Manitowoc - Tue January 12, 2021
Manitowoc Crawler Cranes Deliver Strong Performance to Wind Farm Builder IEA Constructors
Machine wear on cranes is a significant issue for those working in wind energy applications. The installation of turbines usually requires crawler cranes to travel hundreds of miles in the course of an assignment, which will result in proportional wear in their undercarriages....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 29, 2020
Project Manager Makes His Mark for Texas-Based Construction Company
At 26 years old, Alvaro Lopez, Jr., a project manager of Texas-based Longview Bridge and Road, has overseen several large road and bridge projects in the Lone Star State, but the father of two — soon to be three — aims to have a lasting impact in this field....
Dart. org - Tue December 29, 2020
Construction Crews Place Rail for DART Silver Line
A new rail for the Dallas Area Rapid Transit's (DART) Silver Line project arrived in Plano last month, part of the DART 2030 Transit System Plan (TSP). A total of 200 80-ft.-long rail sections — 16,000 ft....
HHS. gov - Tue December 29, 2020
Austin State Hospital Demo Complete, Construction to Start
Construction crews have completed demolition of vacant buildings on the Austin State Hospital campus to make way for the construction of a 240-bed standalone replacement hospital, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission recently announced....
TxDOT - Mon December 28, 2020
Construction On Quinlan Bypass Will Begin in 2021
TxDOT officials announced that construction on the Quinlan Bypass in Hunt County is slated to begin in early January 2021. The contractor, RPM Construction, was granted 384 working days, weather permitting, to complete this project valued at more than $14 million....
TxDOT - Mon December 28, 2020
Webber Completes MoPac Project, Santa Cuts Ribbon
TxDOT celebrated the completion of the MoPac Intersections project with Santa Claus cutting the ribbon during a live virtual ceremony. In addition to Santa, TxDOT officials were joined by State Sen. Sarah Eckhardt, State Rep....
