Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue June 13, 2023
Fluor Builds Elevated Lanes, Bridges On $548M Job in Texas
As part of a $4 billion effort spearheaded by the Texas Department of Transportation, Fluor Corporation began work on the I-35 Capital Express South project. This portion of the massive Lone Star State project is valued at $548 million....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue February 21, 2023
Crews Give Series of Houston Highways New Look
As part of the ongoing effort to improve the State Highway 288 corridor in the Houston Metro Area, the Texas Department of Transportation awarded a $40 million contract to Granite Construction in July 2022 that will improve connectivity on the south side of the Houston metro area and access to the Texas Medical Center....
CEG - Wed December 22, 2021
Manitowoc Reaches New Heights With Acquisition of Aspen
In 2021, a long-time crane manufacturer looked to reach new heights by focusing on the ground, at the grass roots level. In September, Milwaukee-based Manitowoc Company Inc. acquired Aspen Equipment of Bloomington, Minn., a crane dealer and a final-stage, purpose-built work truck upfitter....
Manitowoc - Wed July 21, 2021
Manitowoc to Acquire Crane Business of H&E Equipment Services
The Manitowoc Company Inc. , a global manufacturer of cranes and lifting solutions, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the crane business of H&E Equipment Services Inc....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue September 22, 2020
Bay Cities Rapidly Rebuilds I-680
Bay Cities Paving & Grading Inc. , the general contractor located in Contra Costa County, began work on the $123.2 million project to build 11 new mi. of express lanes and other road infrastructure on southbound I-680....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue July 14, 2020
Quicker Commute Throughout Austin Starts to Take Shape
The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority's (Mobility Authority) $743 million, 183 South project in Greater Austin will consist of a new tolled expressway with three lanes in each direction on an 8-mi....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed March 25, 2020
Years After Hurricane Harvey, Dam Still Under Repair
Hurricane Harvey caused extensive damage in Texas and Louisiana during August 2017, including major devastation to the Vernon Lake dam and spillway in Vernon, La., which is the subject of a $1 million Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD) repair project....
Mon February 03, 2020
National Crane NBT55 Proves Ideal Solution for Layton's Tree Service
For more than 40 years, Layton's Tree service has been one of the premier tree maintenance and removal companies in the Southeast. For much of this period, its most important tool has been a National Crane boom truck....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon December 02, 2019
Morganza to the Gulf Protection Project Yields Billions in Work Contracts in La.
The Terrebonne Levee & Conservation District (TLCD) and the Louisiana Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority (CPRA) are taking the lead on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' $10.3 billion Morganza to the Gulf Hurricane Protection Project in Louisiana, which so far has received an investment of more than $450 million in construction work for levees and floodgates....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu October 17, 2019
GDOT's Islands Expressway Bridge Replacement Hits One Year Mark
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) is investing $58.9 million to demolish the two Causton Bluff Bridges built in 1963 over the Wilmington River (Atlantic Intercoastal Waterway) along Islands Expressway (CR 787) in Chatham County....
