Mon May 01, 2017
Construction Begins on $400M New Mexico, Texas Power Line
Xcel Energy has started construction on a 345-kilovolt transmission line between Texas and New Mexico to extend its electrical distribution system. Formal groundbreaking ceremonies were scheduled near Hobbs, N.M., on the $400 million project to eventually connect to a substation north of Abernathy, Texas....
Mon May 01, 2017
April Wrap-Up: Gov. Fallin Talks Transportation Issues
Highlights of the Oklahoma Transportation Commission's April 10 meeting included a visit from Gov. Mary Fallin to kick off the Oklahoma Department of Transportation's work zone safety campaign and discuss transportation issues....
Matt Volz - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon May 01, 2017
Montana Senate Panel Trims House Proposal to Increase State Fuel Tax
A Senate panel trimmed a proposed increase to the state's fuel tax previously passed by the Montana House to pay for road and bridge projects. The Senate Finance and Claims Committee approved raising the gas tax by 4-½ cents a gallon beginning this summer and gradually increasing it another 1-½ cents by mid-2022....
Chuck Harvey - Mon May 01, 2017
Critical Safety Improvements Part of Bridge Rehabilitation
Pier protection will be part of a nearly $20 million bridge rehabilitation project now under way on the 23rd St. bridge over I-244 in Tulsa, Okla. The work will impact traffic on the 23rd St. bridge until early 2018 and drivers are advised to plan ahead to adjust for slowing....
CBS SF Bay Area - Thu April 27, 2017
Workers Injured After Building Collapses at Facebook Office Under Construction
Two iron workers at the construction site of a new Facebook building in Menlo Park were injured Wednesday after part of the building collapsed, causing them to fall, fire officials said. According to Menlo Park Fire Protection District officials, at 5:21 p.m....
Jackson Hole Daily - Thu April 27, 2017
DOT Awards $33M Project for Highway 89 in Wyoming
The Wyoming Department of Transportation has awarded a $33 million contract for work that will widen and add other improvements to Highway 89 south of Jackson. The Jackson South project, scheduled to begin this summer, is divided into north and south portions....
Mon April 17, 2017
Sterling Construction JV Tapped for Highway Project
Sterling Construction Company Inc. announced that a joint venture consisting of its subsidiary, Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Company LLC and its joint venture partner, W.W. Clyde & Co. Inc. have been awarded a $139 million highway project by the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT)....
Mon April 17, 2017
Geneva Buys Fleet of CNG Ready-Mix Concrete Trucks
Geneva Rock Products invested more than $8 million in a new compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station and fleet of 25 CNG Ready-Mix concrete trucks. The new fueling station is located on its property in South Salt Lake, and can fill all 25 trucks simultaneously....
Mon April 17, 2017
Crews Work on Slope Stabilization on SR 12 in Bryce Canyon National Park
A landslide has reduced SR 12 in Bryce Canyon National Park to one lane from milepost 14.7 to milepost 15. Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) crews are working to stabilize the slope. As of early April, traffic is signalized at both ends of the slide area and alternating over a single lane with delays of approximately two-and-a-half to three minutes....
Siobhan McAndrew - Reno Gazette-Journal - Mon April 17, 2017
Hacked Construction Sign Reads "Send Nudes"
Nudity did not increase because of a hacked “Send Nudes” construction sign near the University of Nevada, Reno. UNR said there was little more than a few chuckles when the construction sign near campus was hacked earlier this week....
