Texas Central Railway - Tue October 09, 2018
High-Speed Rail Project Reaches Another Milestone
The selection of the Italian firm, one of the largest civil engineering contractors in the world, reflects the participation of global organizations that are designing and building the high-speed train connecting Houston and North Texas....
ARTBA - Wed October 03, 2018
Lane Construction Corporation Chief Bob Alger Elected ARTBA Chairman
Robert (Bob) E. Alger, president and chief executive officer of Cheshire, Conn.-based The Lane Construction Corporation, has been elected 2018-2019 American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) chairman....
Texas Central - Tue May 22, 2018
Texas Central Names Bechtel Project Manager of Bullet Train
Texas Central, developers of the high-speed train between North Texas and Houston, announced an agreement on May 2 with Bechtel to work together on project management services. Bechtel has completed more than 300 major train and subway projects, including the Channel Tunnel High Speed 1, Crossrail in London, Riyadh Metro and Dulles Corridor Metrorail in the Washington, D.C., area....
Mon April 23, 2018
Lane Construction Wins $181M Contract in South Carolina
The Lane Construction Corporation, the U.S. subsidiary of Salini Impregilo Group, has won a $181 million design-build contract to widen Interstate 85 (I-85) in Cherokee County, S.C. In recent months, Lane has won a series of contracts worth $325 million in roadway projects in Virginia and Florida, including the I-264/Witchduck Road Interchange & Ramp Extension project in Virginia Beach, Va.; I-66 in Fairfax County, Va.; and the Suncoast Parkway 2, a new highway leading north of Tampa to become part of a regional corridor along the western coast of Florida....
Damian Joseph - Mon January 15, 2018
Smooth Operators – The Experts Behind Florida's I-4 Ultimate
Roberto Rodriguez is feeling proud. He's doing his part to complete the largest infrastructure project underway in the United States, the I-4 Ultimate Improvement Project, a $2.3 billion Public-Private Partnership (P3) project to redesign and reconstruct one of Florida's most vital highway systems....
Mon December 18, 2017
Texas Bullet Train Moves Ahead with Federal Environmental Report
The Texas Bullet Train has made a big push forward as federal regulators for the first time outlined a preferred route between North Texas and Houston and identified passenger station locations. The Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) analysis, completed after nearly four years of work, provides a path for the high-speed train's planning, design and pre-construction phases, and it ensures the safety and environmental wellbeing of counties and communities along the 240-mile route....
Tue December 12, 2017
Lane Construction Wins $190M Worth of Contracts in Virginia
The Lane Construction Corporation, a U.S. subsidiary of the Salini Impregilo Group, has won two contracts in Virginia for a combined $190 million, the latest in a series of public works that not only underline its long presence in the U.S....
CEG - Mon November 20, 2017
The I-4 Megaproject — Much More Than Just a Road Build
The I-4 Ultimate megaproject serves as a great example for where the future of transportation is headed globally. Its design and engineering is on the cutting edge of infrastructure development, and the support given to the project by Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) and its dealer Flagler Construction Equipment (Flagler) epitomizes the modern job site....
Mon October 16, 2017
I-66/Route 15 Diverging-Diamond Interchange Complete
The Virginia Department of Transportation, the town of Haymarket and Prince William County celebrated the completion of Northern Virginia's first diverging-diamond interchange (DDI) on Aug. 22 at I-66 and Route 15....
Tue September 12, 2017
Texas Central, Fluor, Lane Move Forward With Bullet Train
Texas Central, developer of the investor-owned high-speed train project, announced an agreement with Irving, Texas-based Fluor Enterprises Inc., the primary operating subsidiary of Fluor Corporation and The Lane Construction Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Salini Impregilo, as the project moves into its next phase....
