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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 …

Hamm

Your local Wirtgen America dealer
Kirby Smith Machinery
Nueces Power Equipment

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State Project: TX
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
- 2025-026 Seeling Drainage Phase 4; Full Bid Calendar Here

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State Project Awards: TX
COLLIN - LOCAL LET MAINTENANCE CONTRACT, COLLIN CO, HOT MIX
567,000
AUSTIN ASPHALT, INC.; TX
KAUFMAN - LOCAL LET MAINTENANCE CONTRACT, KAUFMAN CO, REFLECTIVE PAVEMENT MARKINGS (LONG LINE)
410,092
STRIPE-A-ZONE, LLC; TX
KAUFMAN - LOCAL LET MAINTENANCE CONTRACT, KAUFMAN CO, PAVEMENT MARKINGS
640,310
TRAFFIC HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE, LLC; TX
TRAVIS - LOCAL LET MAINTENANCE CONTRACT, TRAVIS CO, MOWING HIGHWAY RIGHT OF WAY
90,407
SKYLINE CONSTRUCTION PAVING & STRIPING; TX
WILLIAMSON - LOCAL LET MAINTENANCE CONTRACT, WILLIAMSON CO, MOWING HIGHWAY RIGHT OF WAY
286,825
SKYLINE CONSTRUCTION PAVING & STRIPING; All Awards Here

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 …

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. …

Compact Construction Equipment LLC, Adds a New Location in Corsicana

CORSICANA, TX — Compact Construction Equipment LLC, the authorized Bobcat dealer in south, central, and west Texas opened the …

Lon Jennings

SitePro Rentals Appoints Jennings as New President

LEWISVILLE, TX — SitePro Rentals, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sammons Industrial, announces the appointment of Lon Jennings as …

El Paso Water Breaks Ground on Nation’s First Direct-to-Distribution Water Reuse Facility

EL PASO, TX — El Paso Water (EPWater), joined by local, state, and federal leaders, broke ground on the Pure …

Flintco Earns Consecutive National Pinnacle Safety Award

TULSA, OK — Flintco has been recognized for its commitment to safety, receiving the 2024 Pinnacle National Safety Excellence Award …

Finn

Your local Finn Corporation dealer
Romco Equipment Co

Wayne Swafford (Photo courtesy of LAN)

Swafford Named New Chief Development Officer at LAN

Circular Services Breaks Ground on $61M North Texas …

Houston Mayor Unveils Vision for the Convention District …

Lake Ralph Hall Pipeline Nearing Completion

Skanska Celebrates Topping Out Milestone at Rice University’s …

Gilbreath Takes the Helm as LAN’s New President

Michael Beaver

TxDOT District Engineer Retires After 30 Years

MYCON Hires Hellmich as Director of Preconstruction

Sundt Welcomes McCain as Project Director

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

STV Vice President Ploch Joins COMTO Austin Chapter …

FC Dallas Partners With Moss Construction on Toyota …

TWDB Approves Financial Assistance Totaling $52.78M for Water …

San Pedro Creek Improvements Project Reaches Major Milestone

MYCON Breaks Ground on Mesquite 80 Logistics Center …

Museum Honored with Precast Concrete Craftsmanship Award

Cementech

Your local Cementech dealer
Sierra Machinery
Romco Equipment Co

From left to right: Ricky Gonzalez, Kuo & Associates; Mark Woodward, PE, CFM, Senior Project Manager at LAN; Shenelle Graves, LGPP, R/W-NAC, Right of Way Project Manager; Robin Li, PE, ENV SP, Senior Project Manager at LAN; Sharon Valiante, Regional Business Manager; and Jack Drake, Senior Advisor at LAN. (Photo courtesy of LAN)

Walnut Bend Roadway Reconstruction Project Receives 2024 ASHE-Houston …

HNTB’s Kroeker Named Texas Society of Professional Engineers’ …

Zetterstrom Named Distinguished Member of the Year by …

American Society of Civil Engineers Announces Texas Infrastructure …

Northeast Transmission Line Receives ACEC Texas 2025 Engineering …

First Phase of New Borderland Expressway Opens to …

TxDOT Atlanta District Receives Texas Bluebonnet Safety Award

Federal Transit Administration Announces $268M to Support Rapid …

Galveston District Celebrates Brazos Island Harbor Channel Improvement …

TxDOT Begins Construction to Raise a Portion of …

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 …

Build Expo USA Announces Largest Dallas and Houston …

AJ Rental Dallas Joins Sunstate Equipment, Expanding Service …

SitePro Rentals Grows Footprint in South Texas, Transitions …

KOBELCO Construction Machinery USA Unveils 'The Ranch'

Aarsvold Joins Takeuchi-US as Southwest Region Product Manager

Skanska Celebrates Opening of New Facility at Texas …

Robins & Morton Continues Work on Permian Basin …

Turner Joint Venture Reaches Milestone on $185M Texas …

San Antonio International Airport Breaks Ground on New …

Archer Western-Led Joint Venture Breaks Ground on DFW …

Omar Mendiola

Manhard Consulting Opens New San Antonio and Lubbock …

Halff Expands North Texas Footprint With New Dallas …

Halff Relocating Richardson-Based Office with New Space in …

Gray Expands Reach with Dallas Office

GMW JCB Adds Thunder Creek Fuel & Service …

Adolfson & Peterson Construction Breaks Ground on KDFW, …

Water for Texas 2025 Brings State Leaders and …

Skanska Breaks Ground on New UTSA Basketball and …

Adolfson & Peterson Tops Out New Data Center …

TxDOT Breaks Ground on I-35 Capital Express Central …

Stephen Irving

Contractor or Employee: Understanding the Fine Line in …

Are Pay-if-Paid Clauses Really Enforceable?

Sennebogen LLC

Your local Sennebogen LLC dealer
ASCO Equipment
WPI

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 …

Volvo Roadbuilder

Your local Volvo Construction Equipment dealer
Sierra Machinery
Romco Equipment Co

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.

Incorporating modular techniques drives construction efficiency, safety, and cost savings.

This year’s auction raised over $10,000 for the IEDA Foundation’s technician scholarship fund.

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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