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A Century of Building Texas: AGC of Texas Celebrates 100 Years with Centennial Gala

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For a century, the Associated General Contractors of Texas (AGC of Texas) has stood as a cornerstone of the state's construction industry, laying the foundation for Texas' growth. This year, the organization marked its 100th anniversary with a gala, celebrating a legacy of leadership, advocacy, and commitment to its members. …

Great Hills Constructors Will Relieve Congestion Along US 183 With $612M Mobility Project

Great Hills Constructors Will Relieve Congestion Along US 183 With $612M Mobility Project

The $612 million 183 North Mobility Project upgrades one of the most congested roadways in Texas to provide a more …

by: Debra Wood

Insights from Skanska Women in Nontraditional Industry Roles

Insights from Skanska Women in Nontraditional Industry Roles

With more than 300,000 construction jobs left unfilled, women are not a highly tapped resource. In fact, the U.S. Department …

LBX Link Belt Excavators

Your local Link Belt dealer
Central Texas Equipment
Nueces Power Equipment

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EL PASO - STATE LET CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT, EL PASO CO, WIDEN ROAD - ADD LANES; TX
PARMER - STATE LET CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT, PARMER CO, OVERLAY; TX
ROBERTSON - STATE LET CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT, ROBERTSON CO, REHABILITATE EXISTING ROADWAY; TX
COLLIN - STATE LET CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT, COLLIN CO, REHABILITATE EXISTING ROADWAY; TX
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State Project Awards: TX
POTTER - LOCAL LET MAINTENANCE CONTRACT, POTTER CO, RAISED PAVEMENT MARKERS
329,294
TRP INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES, LLC; TX
RANDALL - LOCAL LET MAINTENANCE CONTRACT, RANDALL CO, LIME
72,000
TOUCHSTONE RESOURCES, LLC; TX
NACOGDOCHES - LOCAL LET MAINTENANCE CONTRACT, NACOGDOCHES CO, MOWING HIGHWAY RIGHT OF WAY
281,450
DOUBLE S TRACTOR SERVICES, LLC; TX
ANGELINA - LOCAL LET MAINTENANCE CONTRACT, ANGELINA CO, SPECIALTY MARKINGS
195,528
THE CONFIDENCE GROUP, INC; TX
GRAY - LOCAL LET MAINTENANCE CONTRACT, GRAY CO, METAL BEAM GUARD FENCE REPAIR
494,769
BK FIELD OPERATIONS LLC; All Awards Here

Paula Fitzpatrick

Fitzpatrick Leads Expansion for WSP in Texas and Louisiana

HOUSTON, TX — As Texas and Louisiana continue rapid expansion, Paula Fitzpatrick brings experience to her new role as U.S. …

Michael Swick

H. J. Russell & Company Promotes Swick to Senior Vice President of its Construction Group

ATLANTA, GA — H. J. Russell & Company (Russell) announces the promotion of Michael Swick from Vice President of Operations …

Barnhart Acquires Two New Branches in American Southwest

EL PASO, TX — Barnhart Crane and Rigging Co. has acquired the assets and operations of two Crane Service Inc. …

ROMCO Expands Territory in Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma

MIDLAND, TX — ROMCO Equipment, a Volvo CE dealer serving large portions of Texas and southern New Mexico, has …

From left to right: Brian Roach, Digital Construction Sales Manager, CIS Subscriptions, Construction Sector, Trimble Inc.; Dennis Cox, Director of Smart Construction, Kirby-Smith Machinery, Inc.; Brett Rutland, Technology Alliance Manager, North America, Trimble Inc.

Kirby-Smith Machinery Becomes First Trimble Technology Outlet in US

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — Trimble announces Kirby-Smith Machinery, Inc. as the first Trimble Technology Outlet based in the United States. …

From left to right: Aldo Madrid, PE, TxDOT El Paso District Director of Construction; Zilthai Soto, PE, TxDOT El Paso Bridge Section Supervisor; Dan Williams, Dan Williams Company; Jesse Grado, Dan Williams Company; Christopher Horacek, TxDOT Construction Inspector; Francisco Marez, PE, Assistant East Area Engineer; and Tomas Trevino, TxDOT El Paso District Engineer

TxDOT El Paso Bridge Project Recognized for Construction Collaboration

ROUND ROCK, TX — The Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) El Paso District received the We Build Texas award …

Yanmar

Your local Yanmar dealer
CLM Equipment Co
WPI

Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport Opens First Phase …

Skanska and City of San Antonio Open Civic …

Houston Public Works Reaches Key Milestone in 72-inch …

McCarthy Completes Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital

STV Celebrates Opening of First Major Flyover Ramp …

Garver Welcomes Venier as New National Private Sector …

Roman Buckner

McGough Announces Leadership Promotions to Support Growth in …

Suffolk Hires McKee as COO in Dallas to …

Park Joins LAN Transportation Group as Bridge Team …

Cole Succeeds Stueckler as President of Linbeck

Sterling Announces Appointment of Ballschmiede as Interim CFO, …

Fluor Selected for State Highway 6 Project in …

Northeast Transmission Line Receives National Recognition Award from …

Granite Announces $80M Infrastructure Project in Forney, Texas

USACE Awards $404M Design-Build Contract for Port Arthur …

TWDB Approves Financial Assistance Totaling Over $75M for …

Astec Asphalt Equipment

Your local Astec dealer
Closner Equipment Co Inc

Flintco Earns Consecutive National Pinnacle Safety Award

STV Vice President Ploch Joins COMTO Austin Chapter …

Walnut Bend Roadway Reconstruction Project Receives 2024 ASHE-Houston …

Zetterstrom Named Distinguished Member of the Year by …

American Society of Civil Engineers Announces Texas Infrastructure …

Michael Beaver

TxDOT District Engineer Retires After 30 Years

TWDB Approves Financial Assistance Totaling $52.78M for Water …

TxDOT Atlanta District Receives Texas Bluebonnet Safety Award

First Phase of New Borderland Expressway Opens to …

Federal Transit Administration Announces $268M to Support Rapid …

Burns & McDonnell Opens Construction Academy to Train …

Halff Celebrates 75 Years in Texas and Across …

Bechtel Provides Essential Tools to Sabine Pass and …

American Constructors Raises Over $100K for Boys & …

Rosendin Amps Up Workforce With 700 New Jobs …

Lon Jennings

SitePro Rentals Appoints Jennings as New President

Sunstate Expands in Houston With New Conroe Branch

Compact Construction Equipment LLC, Adds a New Location …

Irving, Texas-Based Equipment Dealer Vermeer Texas-Louisiana Announces Key …

Build Expo USA Announces Largest Dallas and Houston …

Houston Mayor Unveils Vision for the Convention District …

FC Dallas Partners With Moss Construction on Toyota …

Skanska Celebrates Topping Out Milestone at Rice University’s …

Skanska Celebrates Opening of New Facility at Texas …

Turner Joint Venture Reaches Milestone on $185M Texas …

AJ Rental Dallas Joins Sunstate Equipment, Expanding Service …

Halff Expands North Texas Footprint With New Dallas …

Manhard Consulting Opens New San Antonio and Lubbock …

Halff Relocating Richardson-Based Office with New Space in …

Gray Expands Reach with Dallas Office

El Paso Water Breaks Ground on Nation’s First …

MYCON Breaks Ground on Mesquite 80 Logistics Center …

Lake Ralph Hall Pipeline Nearing Completion

Circular Services Breaks Ground on $61M North Texas …

Water for Texas 2025 Brings State Leaders and …

Stephen Irving

Contractor or Employee: Understanding the Fine Line in …

Are Pay-if-Paid Clauses Really Enforceable?

SITECH

Your local Trimble Construction Division dealer
SITECH Tejas
SITECH SE Texas

Other Top Stories

Two large cranes work together to place beams for the new westbound U.S. 290 mainlane bridges between Patton Ranch Road and William Cannon Drive. Oak Hill Parkway crews recently shifted traffic in this area to the frontage roads, so crews have space to work in the middle, connecting new portions of U.S. 290 to the existing freeway further east.

TxDOT Reaches Halfway Mark on Oak Hill Parkway Project, Transforming an Essential Austin Intersection

In southwest Austin, Texas, the Oak Hill Parkway Project has passed the halfway mark in its construction and is on …

The I-2/I-69C Interchange is undergoing a full reconstruction, with completion anticipated in early 2025.

TxDOT’s I-2/I-69C Interchange Expansion to Improve Traffic Flow for Local and Cross Border Traffic in Rio Grande Valley

One of the main ports of entry for goods crossing from Mexico into America is in Pharr, Texas, part of …

Skanska team members teach high school students about the construction industry during the Day of Discovery.

Building the Future: The Importance of Filling Texas’ Construction Career Pipeline

While there are signs of a softening labor market, there continues to be a marked skills gap and labor shortage …

Members of the Vermeer Texas-Louisiana Selma team hosted a visit from students in the industrial tech program from a local San Antonio school district.

From Recruitment to Retention: How Vermeer Texas-Louisiana is Building the Next Generation of Skilled Workers

The construction industry is taking a hit from the workforce shortage, but Vermeer Texas-Louisiana is taking action — both through …

2025 Texas Construction Industry Forecast: All Signs Point to Continuing Vitality for the Texas Construction Industry

The last decade has seen Texas boom, leaping from the 12th largest state economy in the nation to the second. …

Highlights from Texas CECON 2024: A Conference to Raise the Grade of the Civil Engineering Industry

In Frisco, Texas, almost 700 members of the civil engineering community gathered to celebrate the future of the industry at …

Finn

Your local Finn Corporation dealer
Romco Equipment Co

The University of Massachusetts Amherst is redeveloping student housing through a public-private partnership. (Photo courtesy of Rist-Frost-Shumway Engineering)

Quickbase surveyed more than 400 construction industry professionals and decision makers.

Rob McKenna, Vice President and Senior Account Manager, Summit Funding Group

JCB’s new factory in San Antonio, Texas, will increase the company’s U.S. production capacity for telehandlers and other equipment.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. *Includes nonresidential building, nonresidential STC, and heavy and civil engineering. **Includes residential building and residential STC. (Graphic courtesy of ABC)

Industry standards call for concrete pump trucks to be set up on supporting materials that distribute the load of the outriggers, as in this example using DICA’s FiberTech multipad system.

G-Crete adopted volumetric mixers to solve concrete supply issues and take on larger projects.

Around the Country

The Big Dig strategically reconnected Boston’s historic neighborhoods, such as the North End and its harborside wharfs, with key destinations like the downtown business district and Faneuil Hall Marketplace. By enhancing connectivity, it transformed amenities like Columbus Waterfront Park, Long Wharf, and the New England Aquarium into more accessible and valuable urban assets. This demonstrates the importance of planning highway caps or lids with a clear strategy to enhance connections, rather than pursuing them as standalone projects.

The 210-foot-long, 174-foot-wide Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing spans 10 lanes of freeway west of Liberty Canyon Road. (Photo courtesy of Caltrans)

A four-span, three-tower, 2,900-foot-long, cable-stayed bridge is being constructed upstream from the existing 81-year-old Chester Bridge.

In July 2024, crews work on the SR1 northbound bridge over Neshaminy Creek. (Photo courtesy of JMT)

The third and final phase of the I-10/Pecue Lane Interchange project began in spring 2023 and is estimated to be finished in spring 2026.

Crews pour concrete for a sidewalk as part of the Low Battery Seawall Repair project. (Photo courtesy of Gulf Stream Construction)

Two bridges are being replaced on Georgia Highway 25 over the Savannah and Middle Rivers in Chatham County.

Secretary and Project Manager Steve Olsen operates the Toro Dingo TX-1300, a walk-behind, compact utility loader, at the Seney National Wildlife Refuge job site.

Pictured here is the U.S. Route 65 bridge before phase 1 was completed.

JMC Construction’s Caterpillar 323 Excavator feeds demolition debris to a Sandvik QJ341 Mobile Jaw Crusher at a mixed-use redevelopment underway by Optimum Construction in Danvers, Massachusetts.

Two projects are concurrently taking place on I-84 in Southcentral Idaho, with completion expected in fall 2026.

The I-70 Picadilly Interchange Project will facilitate north-south connectivity on Picadilly Road and provide critical local access to I-70.

The 8-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 18 will have two eastbound and two westbound lanes with a raised median.

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