Jonathan J. Cooper and Sophia Bollag - Wed May 10, 2017
Gas Tax to Raise $52B for Road Repairs
California drivers will see gas prices jump in November and will pay more to register their vehicles come January after Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law a tax hike of $5 billion per year to fix the state's crumbling highways....
Chuck Harvey - Wed May 10, 2017
Southwest Updates Terminal at LAX
A $509 million construction project is under way to improve and modernize Southwest Airlines' Terminal 1 at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The airline is undertaking a renovation program for Terminal 1 to improve the terminal interior, the outdoor aircraft parking ramp area and the traffic flow around the Central Terminal Area....
Wed May 10, 2017
Steve Wynn Announces $1.5B Las Vegas Project
Casino mogul Steve Wynn wants to spend $1.5 billion reshaping a golf course behind the existing Wynn and Encore resort towers on the Las Vegas Strip into a 38-acre lagoon beside a 1,000-room hotel with a casino, restaurants and nightlife attractions....
Eddie Pells and Michael R. Blood - Tue May 09, 2017
NFL Stadium Under Construction Could be Future Olympic Site
Leaders in Los Angeles will guide their International Olympic Committee guests from the Hollywood Hills to Santa Monica Beach to a construction site that will someday be a $2.6 billion NFL stadium that can also host soccer games....
Mon May 08, 2017
Arrivé Construction Begins in Downtown Seattle
Construction has begun on the 41-story tower previously known as the Potala Tower on 2116 4th in downtown Seattle. The revitalized name and marketing campaign is a joint venture between The Molasky Group + Binjiang Tower Corp....
Tue May 02, 2017
TxDOT Celebrates 100 Years of Service to Texans
The Texas Department of Transportation turned 100 years old on April 4, and celebrated with an employee event at its downtown Austin headquarters office located in the DeWitt Greer building at 125 E. 11th Street....
Tue May 02, 2017
Transmountain Announces Plans for Cinergy Center
Transmountain Partners announces plans for a new 90,000 sq. ft. entertainment complex to begin construction this summer with a target opening of May 2018. Cinergy Entertainment will boast 10 state-of-the-art auditoriums; 18 lanes of upscale bowling with sophisticated design and seating; two full-service bars; multiple escape rooms; a fully-loaded game floor with more than 110 interactive games; redemption store; premium dining options; a multi-level laser tag arena; Sky Walker with a zip line (a gravity-defying, black light overhead ropes course); and multiple event rooms....
Tue May 02, 2017
AASHTO Chooses TxDOT's Kenney as 2017 Transportation Mgmt. Fellowship
AASHTO announced that it has chosen three employees of state departments of transportation to work in the coming year at association headquarters in Washington, D.C., as winners of 2017 Transportation Management Fellowships....
Tue May 02, 2017
Work on Replacing I-19 Bridge Decks at Pima Mine Road Begins
The Arizona Department of Transportation will begin work to replace the Interstate 19 bridge decks over Pima Mine Road in the town of Sahuarita. The $4.5 million project, located approximately 15 mi. south of Tucson and partially on the Tohono O'odham Nation's San Xavier District, includes replacing the bridge decks on the northbound and southbound travel lanes and reconstructing roadway and bridge approaches....
Tue May 02, 2017
FAA Clears Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Expansion
When the federal government turned the former Williams Air Force Base over to the now Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority (PMGAA), it was an expansive 3,000-acre parcel largely removed from the major population centers of greater Phoenix....
