Wed October 25, 2017
OTC: I-40 Project Moves Forward, New 8-Year Plan, Awards $118M in Contracts
Highlights of the Oklahoma Transportation Commission's Oct. 2 meeting include approval of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation's rebalanced Eight-year Construction Work Plan, a report on the impacts of state funding cuts on planned projects, award of a major project on I-40 at Choctaw Rd....
Wed October 25, 2017
N.M. Plans Nearly $27M of WIPP Route Road Improvements
Gov. Susana Martinez announced nearly $27 million of Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) route road improvements between Carlsbad and Vaughn, as part of the state's 2014 settlement with the U.S. Department of Energy....
Susan Montoya Bryan - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed October 25, 2017
U.S. Nuke Waste Repository in New Mexico Will Expand
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Workers are expected to begin mining operations at the U.S. nuclear waste dump in New Mexico for the first time in three years following a radiation release that contaminated part of the underground repository, the Energy Department said on Oct....
Wed October 25, 2017
Unique Approach Used to Complete Shore Approach
Fewer than 20,000 people call the waterfront city of Hermosa Beach, Calif., home. Situated on the Pacific Ocean, near California's Pacific Coast Highway and The Strand — the famous bike path that runs 22 mi....
Wed October 25, 2017
Caltrans Releases Vision for Rail Plan, Seeks Public Input
Caltrans released the public draft of the California State Rail Plan, which outlines a new framework for California's rail network. The Rail Plan sets the stage for new and better rail, and multimodal and community connections in the state for the next 20 years and beyond....
Lori Tobias - Wed October 25, 2017
$400M Proposal Would Dramatically Change Downtown Denver Skyline
A New York City developer has plans on the drawing board that could dramatically alter the downtown Denver skyline and give the city an icon sure to stand out in this Rocky Mountain plains landscape. Dubbed for its physical address “650 17th Street: A Transformative Luxury Lifestyle Tower,” the $400 million skyscraper proposed by Greenwich Realty Capital will stand 75 stories tall — at 800-ft., the city's tallest — with more than 1,000,000 sq....
Brad Broberg - Wed October 25, 2017
University of Northern Colorado Transforms Parking Lot Into $73M Campus Commons
The University of Northern Colorado (UNC) is transforming a former parking lot into a new nexus for students, visitors and the arts that brims with high-performance features. Construction began in October 2016 on the university's Campus Commons, a 109,000 sq.-ft....
Chuck Harvey - Wed October 25, 2017
San Francisco's $1.58B Central Subway Nears Testing Phase
Construction of San Francisco's massive $1.58 billion Central Subway project has forged through its fourth year with completion expected in February 2018. Testing of the system will follow. Central Subway — the second phase of the Third Street Light Rail line that opened in 2007— is slated to open for business in the first quarter of 2019....
David Warren - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed October 25, 2017
Texas Lawmakers Eliminate Some Toll Roads
DALLAS (AP) Texas officials have recently moved to scrap tolls on several highways for the first time in 40 years, bucking a national trend toward more tolls on mostly urban roadways to shift the costs of transportation to those who use the roads....
Chuck Harvey - Wed October 25, 2017
$85M GSA Project Upgrades New Mexico Port of Entry
Crews will construct larger, more modern inspection and operational facilities as part of an $85 million upgrade under way at the land port of entry in Columbus, N.M. The new buildings will be built north of the existing 14.72-acre site, allowing the existing facility to continue its operation as construction is in progress....
