Wed October 11, 2017
Ritchie Bros. Features Equipment, Trucks at Fort Worth Sale
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers held a two-day auction at its site in Fort Worth, Texas, selling more than 3,800 equipment items and trucks for more than $52 million. More than 4,900 people from 55 countries registered to bid in the unreserved public auction on Sept....
Wed October 11, 2017
Historic San Juan River Bridge to Be Decommissioned
SHIPROCK, NM (AP) An historic bridge that spans the San Juan River in northwestern New Mexico is slated to be decommissioned now that it has been deemed structurally deficient. The New Mexico Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration held a meeting on Sept....
Wed October 11, 2017
Alex Lyon and Son Welcomes Buyers to Fort Worth Facility
Bidders gathered at Alex Lyon and Son's Fort Worth, Texas, facility on Hicks Field Road for the company's Sept. 26 auction. The sale offered rental fleet equipment from several national rental fleets....
Wed October 11, 2017
Colorado, Idaho Projects Win ATA's 'Best in Nation'
A multimodal project in Colorado that installed advanced technology to speed emergency responses and added new travel options including a commuter bikeway — along with a project in Idaho that removed the last of 18 dangerous intersections — were honored as the top winners in the 2017 America's Transportation Awards competition....
Lori Tobias - Wed October 11, 2017
Honolulu Airport Receives $2.7B Makeover, New Name
Hawaii's largest and most active airport was recently given a new name — an apt change, perhaps, to go along with the $2.7 billion modernization project that also will undoubtedly give it a new look....
Angela Askey - Tue October 10, 2017
New Construction Technology Programs Begin in October
Central Arizona College (CAC) began offering new Industrial Construction and Concrete Construction Certificate courses on Oct. 6, 2017. The classes for industrial construction, concrete construction, heavy equipment operator, structural welding and pipefitting are being offered on Fridays and Saturdays through the completion of the fall semester....
Peter Corbett - Tue October 10, 2017
Project Offers Rare Look at What Lies Beneath Hwy. Surface
A project under way on Interstate 40 just west of Williams offers a rare opportunity to see what lies beneath at least some of the seemingly endless miles of roadway in the state highway system. Rather than milling off the top layer of pavement and installing a new surface, work occurring in eastbound lanes between mileposts 156 and 161 is rebuilding the roadway from the ground up....
Tue October 10, 2017
Moving Chuckwallas Part of South Mountain Freeway Plans
On several hot summer mornings, biologists dressed in hiking gear searched crannies along ridges in the southwest corner of the South Mountain Park/Preserve. Their mission: finding and then relocating the elusive chuckwalla....
Lori Tobias - Tue October 10, 2017
Demolition Under Way on Iconic Phoenix Trotting Park
Demolition work on a stadium that has been part of the Phoenix, Ariz., landscape for more than 50 years is nearly complete. Major demolition of the concrete structure began on Sept. 27 and it will take a few months to remove the 20,000 tons of rubble....
Tue October 10, 2017
Gov. Abbott Announces Commission to Rebuild Texas
The worst of storms has brought out the best of humanity. The outpouring of support from individuals, businesses and nonprofit organizations for Texans devastated by Hurricane Harvey has been overwhelming....
