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Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue February 13, 2018

ODOT Devises Plan to Keep Rock, Mud Slides at Bay

Engineers with Oregon's Department of Transportation have come up with a new fix for a pesky problem that has plagued a much-traveled highway since the 1950s. The recent problems on U.S. 20 — a highway 2.5 mi....

Wed January 31, 2018

HDOT Holds Groundbreaking on $448M Kapalama Container Terminal Project

The Kapalama Container Terminal (KCT), the centerpiece of the Harbor Modernization Plan, is maintaining the shipping logistics necessary to sustain Hawaii. More than 80 percent of all goods consumed by Hawaii residents and its visitors are imported to the islands, and of that, more than 98.6 percent flows through the Port Hawaii commercial harbor system....

Scott Sonner - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed January 31, 2018

Apple Breaks Ground on Reno Project

RENO, Nev. (AP) Apple CEO Tim Cook joined Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval and Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve at a groundbreaking ceremony for a new $4 million warehouse in downtown Reno on Jan. 17 as the company announced plans to invest $350 billion in the United States economy over the next five years....

Cindy Riley - Wed January 31, 2018

San Pedro Creek Transforms Into $125M Park

As they work to transform San Pedro Creek from a neglected drainage ditch into a natural creek habitat and world-class linear park, construction crews in San Antonio, Texas, are ultimately preserving the creek's legacy as an integral part of the city's history....

Tue January 30, 2018

Ex-Inmates May Help State Weather Labor Shortage

SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) An Arizona county on the U.S.-Mexico border is hoping former inmates can help with a labor shortage amid a federal immigration crackdown. The Arizona Republican reported Cochise County developer Rick Coffman said developers have complained that the labor shortage is slowing down production and hurting home sales....

Tue January 30, 2018

ADOT's Commercial Truck Course Increases Safety

Drivers in Mexico who have completed innovative safety instruction offered by the Arizona Department of Transportation are proving far less likely to be flagged for safety violations when their vehicles arrive at international ports of entry....

Tue January 30, 2018

Employee Innovation Helps ADOT Reopen Freeways Faster

After asphalt lanes get a rejuvenating seal designed to reduce cracking and extend the life of pavement, an innovation by Arizona Department of Transportation employees allows crews to reopen freeways faster....

Tue January 30, 2018

Museum Displays Old Plank Road Between Yuma, San Diego

Arizonans think nothing of a quick weekend drive from Phoenix to San Diego's beaches in about six hours. But a century ago, that trip could take the better part of two days across primitive roads and nearly impassable sand dunes....

Chuck Harvey - Tue January 30, 2018

Phase 2 Construction Moves Forward on Tucson's Grant Road

Calling Grant Road just another road in Tucson, Ariz., would be a gross understatement. Crews are widening the much-used thoroughfare — referred to as an urban arterial road — from four to six lanes....

Tue January 30, 2018

RDO Equipment Co. Becomes New Wirtgen Dealer for State of Arizona

RDO Equipment Co. announces the company has become a Wirtgen dealer in the state of Arizona. Effective immediately, Arizona joins RDO Equipment Co.'s existing Wirtgen territory that includes North Dakota and South Dakota....