Associated Press - Wed April 24, 2019
Key New Mexico, Texas Oil Highways Receiving Upgrades
CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) A key highway in southeastern New Mexico and another West Texas are getting much-needed upgrades to accommodate the rise in traffic from the region's oil and gas boom. In New Mexico, the state's Department of Transportation is working to renovate U.S....
U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs - Wed April 24, 2019
EPA to Award $220M for Mine Cleanup on Navajo Nation
U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to award multiple contracts worth an estimated $220 million over a five-year period to address the legacy of uranium contamination from abandoned mines in the Navajo Nation area....
Associated Press - Wed April 10, 2019
Delegation Secures $3M for Upgrades on Southwest Chief
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Members of New Mexico's congressional delegation have secured $3 million in matching funds to help complete safety upgrades and maintenance along the Southwest Chief train route....
Emily Buenzle - Thu March 07, 2019
'We'll Build It:' Fisher Industries Proposes Cheaper Border Wall Plan
The CEO of Fisher Industries, an Arizona-based construction company, has said that his crew could build a part of the border wall by the November 2020 election. Tommy Fisher said that by using his patented hanging system, Fisher Industries could erect 234 miles of the border wall for just $1.4 billion—a much lower price than President Trump's $8 billion price tag, KTAR News reported....
Craig Mongeau - CEG Editor in Chief - Wed February 13, 2019
Old, New Technology Merge to Save Contractor Time, Money
There's the old work cliché when somebody asks their boss, "when do you need this by?" and the answer is "I need it yesterday."Time constraints and deadline are facts of work life and the construction industry is no different....
Associated Press - Wed February 13, 2019
Rail Traffic Rises Amid N.M., Texas Oil Surge
CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) Traffic is surging in the railroad industry in southeast New Mexico due to the oil boom in the state and West Texas. The number of rail cars traveling through the Carlsbad area almost tripled during the region's recent oil boom as extraction continued to grow in Permian Basin, the Carlsbad Current-Argus reported....
Emily Buenzle - Fri February 08, 2019
Proposed Bill Could Cause Hangup for State's Oil, Gas Industry
New Mexico's booming oil and gas industry could soon hit a speed bump if a proposed bill creating a four-year moratorium on any new state permits for hydraulic fracturing permits passes. "All we want is clean air and clean water," said Samuel Sage, a member of the Navajo Nation's Counselor Chapter House, who appeared at New Mexico's state Capitol to support the bill, USA Today reported....
EINPresswire.com - Wed January 30, 2019
Phaze Concrete Reveals Three of Its Unique Projects in New Mexico, Utah
Companies throughout the world try to diversify their portfolio by working on projects that are extraordinary. Projects with a unique appeal and the projects that set a record of some kind are usually the most appealing....
Bomag - Thu January 03, 2019
Komatsu-Owned Dealers to Carry Bomag
Bomag Americas Inc. and Komatsu America Corp. announced that Komatsu's six company-owned dealerships (Edward Ehrbar, Komatsu Equipment Company, Komatsu Northeast, Komatsu Southwest, Midlantic Machinery and Pine Bush Equipment) have entered into an arrangement for the sale and support of Bomag compaction, milling, paving and reclaiming/stabilizing equipment for roadbuilding and other construction markets....
Associated Press - Wed January 02, 2019
Construction Work on Massive Cavity to Last Two Years
CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) Construction work on a 600-ft.-deep (183 m) cavity in Carlsbad began in December as crews re-positioned access routes and brought materials to the site ahead of February's predicted remediation start date....
