Eddie Pells and Michael R. Blood - Tue May 09, 2017
NFL Stadium Under Construction Could be Future Olympic Site
Leaders in Los Angeles will guide their International Olympic Committee guests from the Hollywood Hills to Santa Monica Beach to a construction site that will someday be a $2.6 billion NFL stadium that can also host soccer games....
Mon May 08, 2017
Arrivé Construction Begins in Downtown Seattle
Construction has begun on the 41-story tower previously known as the Potala Tower on 2116 4th in downtown Seattle. The revitalized name and marketing campaign is a joint venture between The Molasky Group + Binjiang Tower Corp....
Tue May 02, 2017
TxDOT Celebrates 100 Years of Service to Texans
The Texas Department of Transportation turned 100 years old on April 4, and celebrated with an employee event at its downtown Austin headquarters office located in the DeWitt Greer building at 125 E. 11th Street....
Tue May 02, 2017
Transmountain Announces Plans for Cinergy Center
Transmountain Partners announces plans for a new 90,000 sq. ft. entertainment complex to begin construction this summer with a target opening of May 2018. Cinergy Entertainment will boast 10 state-of-the-art auditoriums; 18 lanes of upscale bowling with sophisticated design and seating; two full-service bars; multiple escape rooms; a fully-loaded game floor with more than 110 interactive games; redemption store; premium dining options; a multi-level laser tag arena; Sky Walker with a zip line (a gravity-defying, black light overhead ropes course); and multiple event rooms....
Tue May 02, 2017
AASHTO Chooses TxDOT's Kenney as 2017 Transportation Mgmt. Fellowship
AASHTO announced that it has chosen three employees of state departments of transportation to work in the coming year at association headquarters in Washington, D.C., as winners of 2017 Transportation Management Fellowships....
Tue May 02, 2017
Work on Replacing I-19 Bridge Decks at Pima Mine Road Begins
The Arizona Department of Transportation will begin work to replace the Interstate 19 bridge decks over Pima Mine Road in the town of Sahuarita. The $4.5 million project, located approximately 15 mi. south of Tucson and partially on the Tohono O'odham Nation's San Xavier District, includes replacing the bridge decks on the northbound and southbound travel lanes and reconstructing roadway and bridge approaches....
Tue May 02, 2017
FAA Clears Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Expansion
When the federal government turned the former Williams Air Force Base over to the now Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority (PMGAA), it was an expansive 3,000-acre parcel largely removed from the major population centers of greater Phoenix....
Mon May 01, 2017
Construction Begins on $400M New Mexico, Texas Power Line
Xcel Energy has started construction on a 345-kilovolt transmission line between Texas and New Mexico to extend its electrical distribution system. Formal groundbreaking ceremonies were scheduled near Hobbs, N.M., on the $400 million project to eventually connect to a substation north of Abernathy, Texas....
Mon May 01, 2017
April Wrap-Up: Gov. Fallin Talks Transportation Issues
Highlights of the Oklahoma Transportation Commission's April 10 meeting included a visit from Gov. Mary Fallin to kick off the Oklahoma Department of Transportation's work zone safety campaign and discuss transportation issues....
Matt Volz - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon May 01, 2017
Montana Senate Panel Trims House Proposal to Increase State Fuel Tax
A Senate panel trimmed a proposed increase to the state's fuel tax previously passed by the Montana House to pay for road and bridge projects. The Senate Finance and Claims Committee approved raising the gas tax by 4-½ cents a gallon beginning this summer and gradually increasing it another 1-½ cents by mid-2022....
