Tue February 13, 2018
Officials Seek Clarity on Regulatory Say Over Lake Powell Pipeline Project
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Utah officials are seeking clarity on regulatory oversight of a pipeline to deliver Colorado River water from Lake Powell to communities in southwestern Utah. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that state officials are asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to hold off on a proposed study of permitting of the 140-mi....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue February 13, 2018
ODOT Devises Plan to Keep Rock, Mud Slides at Bay
Engineers with Oregon's Department of Transportation have come up with a new fix for a pesky problem that has plagued a much-traveled highway since the 1950s. The recent problems on U.S. 20 — a highway 2.5 mi....
Wed January 31, 2018
HDOT Holds Groundbreaking on $448M Kapalama Container Terminal Project
The Kapalama Container Terminal (KCT), the centerpiece of the Harbor Modernization Plan, is maintaining the shipping logistics necessary to sustain Hawaii. More than 80 percent of all goods consumed by Hawaii residents and its visitors are imported to the islands, and of that, more than 98.6 percent flows through the Port Hawaii commercial harbor system....
Scott Sonner - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed January 31, 2018
Apple Breaks Ground on Reno Project
RENO, Nev. (AP) Apple CEO Tim Cook joined Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval and Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve at a groundbreaking ceremony for a new $4 million warehouse in downtown Reno on Jan. 17 as the company announced plans to invest $350 billion in the United States economy over the next five years....
Cindy Riley - Wed January 31, 2018
San Pedro Creek Transforms Into $125M Park
As they work to transform San Pedro Creek from a neglected drainage ditch into a natural creek habitat and world-class linear park, construction crews in San Antonio, Texas, are ultimately preserving the creek's legacy as an integral part of the city's history....
Tue January 30, 2018
Ex-Inmates May Help State Weather Labor Shortage
SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) An Arizona county on the U.S.-Mexico border is hoping former inmates can help with a labor shortage amid a federal immigration crackdown. The Arizona Republican reported Cochise County developer Rick Coffman said developers have complained that the labor shortage is slowing down production and hurting home sales....
Tue January 30, 2018
ADOT's Commercial Truck Course Increases Safety
Drivers in Mexico who have completed innovative safety instruction offered by the Arizona Department of Transportation are proving far less likely to be flagged for safety violations when their vehicles arrive at international ports of entry....
Tue January 30, 2018
Employee Innovation Helps ADOT Reopen Freeways Faster
After asphalt lanes get a rejuvenating seal designed to reduce cracking and extend the life of pavement, an innovation by Arizona Department of Transportation employees allows crews to reopen freeways faster....
Tue January 30, 2018
Museum Displays Old Plank Road Between Yuma, San Diego
Arizonans think nothing of a quick weekend drive from Phoenix to San Diego's beaches in about six hours. But a century ago, that trip could take the better part of two days across primitive roads and nearly impassable sand dunes....
Chuck Harvey - Tue January 30, 2018
Phase 2 Construction Moves Forward on Tucson's Grant Road
Calling Grant Road just another road in Tucson, Ariz., would be a gross understatement. Crews are widening the much-used thoroughfare — referred to as an urban arterial road — from four to six lanes....
