Wed July 19, 2017
Honnen Equipment Announces New Hitachi Authorized Western Locations
Honnen Equipment, one of the largest John Deere construction equipment dealerships in the Western United States recently acquired the contract for Hitachi excavators and haul trucks for its locations in Denver, Durango and Grand Junction, Colo....
Wed July 19, 2017
Denver Plans Will Enhance Mobility
Mayor Michael B. Hancock announced a reorganization of Denver Public Works to elevate and better address the city's growing transportation and mobility needs. The restructuring will serve as a precursor to the proposed new cabinet-level Department of Transportation and Mobility....
Wed July 19, 2017
Electric Car Maker Scraps Plans for $1B Nevada Plant
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) An electric car maker deserted its plan to construct a $1 billion manufacturing plant in southern Nevada, in a move experts said could spell trouble for the company and the broader niche electric automobile businesses....
Wed July 19, 2017
AASHTO Names Western Winners in 10th Annual Contest
State department of transportation projects that restored essential highways following devastating landslides and improved safety for motorists and wildlife are among the winners in the western regional America's Transportation Awards competition....
Wed July 19, 2017
CDOT Trains Local Talent for Central I-70 Project
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), Mayor Michael B. Hancock, Speaker Crisanta Duran, members of Denver City Council, city officials, Gary Community Investments (GCI), Community College of Denver (CCD), Emily Griffith Technical College and construction training providers gathered to celebrate the opening of a new Neighborhood Career Training and Resource Center in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood....
Chuck Harvey - Wed July 19, 2017
$15M HQ Rising for Oklahoma Dept. of Wildlife
Work is under way on a $15 million project to provide a new and roomier 38,403-sq.-ft. headquarters building for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation in Oklahoma City. Crews also will construct a 7,825-sq.-ft....
Wed July 19, 2017
Nevada DOT Injects Stabilizer Beneath Sunken Highway
When a section of highway began to sink as the soil weakened beneath it, the Nevada Department of Transportation had to inject an underground stabilizing agent before it could repair the road surface. The agency recently completed repairs to U.S....
Wed July 19, 2017
As Temperatures Rise, Roadway May Be Affected
As temperatures rise and stay above 85 degrees, concrete pavement can either break or buckle. Recently, the Colorado Department of Transportation maintenance crews have had to conduct emergency repair work on CO 83 between Belleview and Stroh Road to clean-up broken concrete, gut the damaged section of roadway out and lay asphalt pavement as a temporary repair....
Matt Volz - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed July 19, 2017
Judge Blocks Montana Dam Again Over Threat to Fish
HELENA, MONT. (AP) A judge blocked construction of a $59 million irrigation dam because of the potential threat to an ancient fish species in Montana's Yellowstone River just three months after he lifted a previous injunction on the project....
Tue July 18, 2017
UTSA Breaks Ground on $95M Science, Engineering Building
The University of Texas at San Antonio broke ground on June 9, on its $95 million science and engineering building (SEB), the largest construction project in university history. The 153,000-sq. ft. building, which is slated to open in 2020, will provide laboratory, classroom and collaborative space for UTSA's academic and research programs in brain health, chemical engineering, biology and chemistry....
