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By Chuck HarveyCEG CORRESPONDENT

Work has begun on the $200million Texas state Highway 365reconstruction project near Pharr,Texas, in the far southern part ofthe state.The new highway is expected to

improve traffic flow in the area and

encourage greater internationaltrade shipments coming across thenearby border with Mexico.Led by the Hidalgo County

Regional Mobility Authority incooperation with the TexasDepartment of Transportation, thefirst phase of the project has kickedoff with a project to improve a1.15-mi. (1.8 km) segment of U.S.

281 (Military Highway) and builda grade-separated interchange atthe intersection of U.S. 281 andfuture SH 365. An overpass will beconstructed at the site.Phase 1, also labeled “segment

3” on project maps, includes a con-nector to a proposed border safetyinspection facility.The U.S. 281 segment will be

widened from two to four lanes.That part of the project began inFebruary. Phase 2 is the SH 365 portion of

the project and includes segments1 and 2. It stretches 16.53 mi. (26.6km) from U.S. 281 near Spur 600west to FM 1016 (ConwayAvenue). It is a new toll highwayand will initially be developed as a

four-lane divided controlled accesstoll road divided by a grassy medi-an with rights of way reserved forfuture widening to six lanes.Construction start for segments

1 and 2 is set for October of thisyear. The SH 365 reconstructionproject is expected to be completedin June 2019.

Phase 1 of $200M SH 365 Reconstruction Project Begins

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Led by the Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority in cooperation with the TexasDepartment of Transportation, the first phase of the project has kicked off with a project toimprove a 1.15-mi. (1.8 km) segment of U.S. 281 (Military Highway) and build a grade-sepa-rated interchange at the intersection of U.S. 281 and future SH 365.

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TxDOT Warns Drivers to Pay Attention in Work ZonesTwo seconds. That’s how long Rodney

Matthews, former construction inspectorfor the Texas Department ofTransportation, had to react after he hearda crash and a driver drove through his workzone. Matthews was thrown 30 ft. (9 m) inthe air and sustained a concussion andsevere injuries, but was lucky to survive.Not everyone gets that second chance.

“Whether it was pure adrenaline or bythe grace of God, I survived,” saidMatthews, who now works as a TxDOTproject manager. “I was lucky. I’m heretoday sharing my story to remind everyoneto pay extra attention when drivingthrough work zones, because the conse-quences of not doing so can be deadly.”While these types of close calls are

becoming too familiar to TxDOT workers,statistics show more motorists die in workzones than workers. Work zone crashesincreased by 13 percent in Texas last yearand killed 138 people. As part of NationalWork Zone Awareness Week, TxDOTurged drivers to slow down, pay attentionand be extra cautious to save not only thelives of work zone workers, but their own

lives as well.“People often think work zone crashes

result in the deaths of roadside workers,but last year, 81 percent of these fatalitieswere motorists,” said James Bass, TxDOTexecutive director. “Work zones requirecomplete attention and strict adherence toposted traffic signs. For the sake of every-

The purpose of Phase 1 work is to enhance safety by separating over-weight truck traffic from passenger-only vehicles.

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Cooper Equipment Co. Joins Atlas Copco Dealer NetworkAtlas Copco welcomes Cooper

Equipment Co. of San Antonio,Texas, to its growing dealer net-work. The new dealer will sell, rentand service Atlas Copco Dynapacpavers as well as soil and asphaltrollers to meet customer demandfor road construction equipment incentral Texas.Cooper Equipment Co. also will

offer customer service and trainingfor its asphalt and road construc-tion equipment.“Cooper Equipment’s strong

focus and expertise on asphalt androad construction equipment willbe a great addition to our dealernetwork,” said Jerry Hackett, AtlasCopco’s road construction equip-ment regional sales manager. “Byadding Dynapac equipment to itslineup, Cooper Equipment Co. canexpand its ability to meet a largerange of asphalt contractors’ andseal coaters’ needs.”Cooper Equipment Co. is pre-

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because of Dynapac’s high-qualityand performance in their rollersand new pavers,” said GeorgeCooper, Cooper Equipment Co.president. “We value helping cus-tomers choose the best equipmentand options, and by addingDynapac, we can improve our cus-tomers’ equipment fleets and con-tinue building on our success in theroad construction market. We thinkour customers will like the mini-mal maintenance requirements andergonomic operator stations thatcome standard with Dynapac.”Atlas Copco designs its

Dynapac equipment with operatorcomfort and minimum mainte-nance in mind. Many of its soilrollers, for example, feature cross-mounted, fuel- efficient Tier IVFinal diesel engines, with little orno regeneration requirements.Atlas Copco places the cross-mounted engines perpendicular tothe frames, allowing users to easilyreach all the necessary componentson the engine and hydraulic pumps

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minimize possible neck strain fromleaning and twisting when trying toget a clear view of the machine andsurroundings, according to the man-ufacturer. High visibility is crucialfor safety of nearby workers and forpreventing worksite damage.

Cooper Equipment Co. plans toopen a second store inGeorgetown, Texas, this summer.

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Pace Picks Up, Anticipation for Houston’s Grand ParkwayBy Matthew Tresaugue and DugBegleyHOUSTON CHRONICLE

HOUSTON (AP) CountryBumpkins Cafe is where northwestHarris County’s rural past meets itssuburban future. It’s not unusual tosee BMW luxury sedans and JohnDeere tractors in the gravel parkinglot along Telge Road.The crowd comes for pulled

pork sandwiches and burgers cov-ered with brisket. But it’s also theproduct and proof of a rapidlychanging landscape, one in whichfarmland and grazing pastures aregiving way to subdivisions andstrip malls.The Houston Chronicle reported

the pace has picked up in anticipa-tion of the Grand Parkway, anouter beltway around greaterHouston. With a 24-mi. (38.6 km)stretch between U.S. 290 andInterstate 45 that opened recently,developers, home buyers, retailersand local officials see the area as anew frontier, a place for new hous-es on big lots just down the tollroad from big-city jobs.There’s no agreement on

whether the pattern of growth onthe suburban fringe is desirable ornot. But Delores McAdoo, whoseCountry Bumpkins Cafe is about ahalf-mile south of the new high-way and roughly 30 mi. (48.2 km)northwest of downtown Houston,said development was inevitable.Talk of building the Grand

Parkway began at about the timeMcAdoo and her husband boughttwo acres near the city of Tomballsome 40 years ago. Their house isbehind the seven-table restaurant,which the couple opened after sheretired from banking.“We came here because it was

still mostly country, and I hate tosee it go,” she said. “But the econ-omy is going to bust loose, and alot of people are going to benefit.”The Texas Department of

Transportation began the $1.1 bil-lion extension of the GrandParkway through northwest HarrisCounty and south MontgomeryCounty in July 2013. The remain-ing segment under construction —

a 14-mi. (22.5 km) stretch from I-45 to U.S. 59 — is on pace to openby the end of March.Once the work is done, people

will be able to drive the parkwayfor 71 mi. (114.3 km), from SugarLand to near Kingwood. And laterthis year, TxDOT is expected toselect a builder for the next seg-ments — 37 mi. (59.6 km) fromU.S. 59 in Montgomery County toInterstate 10 east of Baytown.Those promoting the outer belt-

way say it will improve mobilityaround the Houston region whileopening up land on the far subur-ban edge for development. Andindeed, when other legs of theroadway were completed, bulldoz-ers followed.The master-planned community

Bridgeland, for example, is plant-ing 21,000 homes on 11,400 acresof prairie south of U.S. 290.Nearby, FedEx Ground is con-structing its largest distributionwarehouse in Texas — a locationpicked because of its access tohighways.Memorial Hermann Cypress,

meanwhile, is investing $168 mil-lion on a new campus near theGrand Parkway and U.S. 290, alsoknown as the Northwest Freeway.Asked whether the project is risky,Scott Barbe, the hospital’s CEO,does not hesitate.“I think it’s a pretty sure bet,”

Barbe said. “There’s no questionwhen we build, we are comfortablewith the decision.”The confidence comes from

knowing that the project is ingreater Houston’s fastest-growingZIP code. That’s also why it’sbeing done in phases, starting withemergency care and medicaloffices and followed by a 160-bedhospital.There’s an immediate need,

Barbe said, but also an expectationof more growth. It’s a pattern thatthe Memorial Hermann HealthSystem predicted, correctly, whenit built a hospital where the GrandParkway crosses I-10.The pattern is repeating with the

newest leg. Most notably, ExxonMobil is settling into a sprawlingnew campus near where the Grand

Parkway meets I-45, just south ofThe Woodlands. A master-plannedcommunity called SpringwoodsVillage is sprouting around the oilgiant’s hub. The project, once fin-ished, is to have 5,000 homes, aswell as office buildings, hotels,stores and medical facilities on1,800 acres.From there, the Grand Parkway

cuts a path through HarrisCounty’s northernmost suburbs,which are known for their leapfrogsprawl — rows of look-alike hous-

es and fast-food joints besideindustrial buildings and openfields. The road has developerslooking to fill in those gaps, suchas along Gosling Road, a formerlyoverlooked strip that now offers“wooded estates” and “lake lots,”starting in the $700,000s.To the west, a scrubby field

where the Grand Parkway meetsTexas 249, also known as theTomball Parkway, is set to becomea large shopping center anchoredby Sam’s Club, a grocery store andsporting goods retailer.Additional growth also means

more cars and trucks using outdat-ed county roads to get to the park-way. Officials expect to use someof the money from the $700 mil-lion bond measure approved byHarris County voters in Novemberto improve those roads.The Grand Parkway “is opening

up what was known historically asthe Far Northwest,” said JimGaines, an economist at TexasA&M University’s Real EstateCenter. “It has been rural and

sparsely developed. Over the nextcouple of decades, it will build up.”The transformation will be most

striking west of Texas 249, wherecattle ranches, organic farms andother agricultural ventures coverthe landscape.Some families already have sold

acreage held for generations todevelopers. Others are thinkingabout doing the same.The Hillegeist family, which has

owned about 250 acres near TelgeRoad for 175 years, is among those

thinking of selling its land. Cattlegraze on the property, but it's nowpossible to hear trucks rumblingdown the road and to see the lightsof the parkway at night.“It’s changing, and I’m a little

torn,” said Bruce Hillegeist, presi-dent of the Greater Tomball AreaChamber of Commerce. “It’s theloss of a life I’m used to. Evenbefore the Grand Parkway opens,you can see the potential.”He doesn’t need to look far to

see it. Between the family houseand the Grand Parkway, a new sub-division is under development withcustom homes on large woodedlots, riding trails and an equestriancenter. Prices range from the$700,000s to the millions.With the opening of the new leg,

it’s likely that ground will be bro-ken on as many as six large hous-ing developments along the park-way — all more than 500 acres insize — in the next 18 months, saidJim Jenkins, vice president of mas-ter-planned communities for thehome builder Toll Brothers.

“You always want to be on theroadway that fits the size of yourproject,” he said.Tomball’s population is project-

ed to soar in the next 15 years, per-haps even to double. The century-old farm town has some 11,000residents and about 350,000 peopleliving in a 10-mi. (16 km) radius.With homes come stores, and

enough homes and stores drawoffices.“Tomball has history in farming

and cattle, and that’s pretty muchgone,” Hillegeist said. “Our workis to make Tomball a place ofchoice.”Tomball is the rare Houston sub-

urb with a true Main Street, a tree-lined strip with shops that localfolks own. The city hosts a farmersmarket on Saturdays and crowns anew Miss Tomball everyNovember.For 70 years, the city prohibited

the sale of hard liquor within itsoriginal eight-block boundarywithout a club license. Votersrepealed the law in 2014, allowingthe historic district to compete “ona level playing field” with thechain restaurants in the newer partsof town.It’s the “hometown feel” that the

city needs to keep as it grows, saidMcAdoo, who tries to promote theclose-knit feeling within her smalldining room at the CountryBumpkins Cafe, where customersoften chat between tables as coun-try music plays on the radio.At the same time, the develop-

ment rush has McAdoo thinkingabout growing her business. She islooking into extending the restau-rant’s hours and days of operation,adding seating and parking andopening a steak house on the prop-erty.That’s because some 1,200

houses are expected to be builtbetween Telge and Texas 249,south of the parkway — in herfront yard, essentially.For more information visit

http://www.houstonchronicle.com.(This story also can be found

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“We came here because it was still mostlycountry, and I hate to see it go. But theeconomy is going to bust loose, and a lotof people are going to benefit.”

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LEWISVILLE, Texas (AP) Expertsare conducting a safety modificationstudy on a Dallas-area dam whererepairs continue following a 160-ft. (49m) landslide that raised concerns aboutmore soil slipping.The Denton Record-Chronicle

reported that U.S. Army Corps ofEngineers officials are concernedabout future risks at Lewisville LakeDam. Col. Calvin C. Hudson II, theFort Worth district commander, saidthat the Corps will begin a project foraddressing dam issues once the studyis completed. It’s expected to getunderway in July 2018.

“We really accelerated that becausewe [weren’t] supposed to start until2020,” he said.Hudson said that a $6.4 million proj-

ect to repair the 161-ft. landslide alongthe upside stream is on schedule to becompleted by late spring. The projectbegan in January after the slide wasdiscovered last June following heavyrain and flooding.Record rainfall last summer caused

about $30 million in damage andclosed some parks and recreation areasat Corps-managed lakes.“We are focusing on our remedia-

tion of those areas right now so that we

can re-open those and get them backand turn them back over to the publicso that they can enjoy them as theywere designed to do,” Hudson said.Corps officials will host a joint press

conference with Republican U.S. Rep.Michael Burgess next week to discussin-depth details about the study’s statusand progress.For more information, visit

http://www.dentonrc.com.(This story also can be found on

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Gehl Welcomes Texas State Rentalsto the Gehl Dealer Network Gov. Greg Abbott announced that the Swiss dermatology

company Galderma will be expanding its current NorthAmerican headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas, to supportresearch, development and training. Galderma’s expansionwill include the addition of a 100,000 sq. ft. (9,290 sq m)facility, a $22 million capital investment and the creation of342 new jobs. A Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) grant offer of$2.052 million has been extended to Galderma.“The Lone Star State’s promise of a low-tax, low-regula-

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Galderma Facts• Galderma currently has 300 employees at its 170,000

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Closner Equipment Co. is based in San Antonio, Texas,with branches in Austin, Texas, and Ft. Worth, Texas. Thecompany is authorized to sell and support the followingbrands of construction equipment: Roadtec; GOMACO;Atlas Copco/Dynapac; LeeBoy; Rosco; Mauldin; Lincoln,Superior; and Putzmeister America.

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Houston’s Economy Carries On DespiteOil Downturn, Adds Construction JobsBy Juan A. Lozano ASSOCIATED PRESS

HOUSTON (AP) Amanda Salazarwatched for a year as colleagues at theHouston-based oil rig manufacturerwhere she worked lost jobs, victims ofthe latest oil bust. She realized it wastime for a change before she too got apink slip.

So Salazar left her job as a softwaretrainer with National Oilwell Varco fora similar position at a hospital. Even ifthe oil market turned around immedi-ately, she reasoned, it might take 18months before the industry picked upagain.

“And that’s a long time to be sittingat work wondering if you’re going toget laid off,” she said.

For generations, anyone who livedin Houston long enough was sure tofeel the pain of an oil bust. But 21stcentury Houston isn’t like its oil-dependent predecessor. The city nowhas a more diversified economy, plushelp from a wave of construction at itspetrochemical plants. Even as the priceof oil has plummeted, Houston has car-ried on, maintaining a jobless rate of4.7 percent in February, slightly betterthan the national average.

“Houston in the broadest sense isgoing to do fine. It’s the individual sto-ries and the individual companies thatare going to hurt and suffer,” saidPatrick Jankowski, regional economistfor the Greater Houston Partnership, alocal business group.

For the 38-year-old Salazar, hermove proved prescient. Her old depart-ment was eliminated on March 11, thesame day she started at MemorialHermann Sugar Land Hospital. Thedownturn resulted in about 50,000 lay-offs last year of Houston-area oil andgas workers.

Oil is still vitally important here. Themost recent boom helped create100,000 jobs annually for severalyears. Many of the largest energy com-panies, including ConocoPhillips andShell Oil Co., are headquartered inHouston and have gleaming buildingsin the Energy Corridor, a 10-mi. (16km) stretch along Interstate 10 that’shome to oil companies as well as ener-gy-related engineering and industrialfirms.

But the corridor is now dotted with“for lease” signs. Energy companies

are dumping empty office space intothe sublease market, which has grownto more than 8 million sq. ft. (743,224sq m). Another 8 million sq. ft. of newoffice space that developers have underconstruction is set to be built this year.These were projects that were alreadyin the pipeline before oil prices startedto tumble.

The oil downturn has hit manyHouston-based oil companies hard,including: ConocoPhillips, whichreported in February that it lost $3.45billion for the fourth quarter of 2015,and Marathon Oil Corp., which report-ed a loss of $2.2 billion for 2015

At Carmelo’s Italian Restaurant inthe corridor, owner Carmelo Mauro hasbeen forced to cut staff hours and makesure meal portions are exact because offalling revenue.

“People are not going out or they arewatching what they are spending orsome don’t have a job,” he said.

The layoffs aren’t over. Another21,000 job losses in the oil and gas sec-tors are projected for this year, accord-ing to the Greater Houston Partnership.

Other problems loom, including aprojected city budget shortfall of atleast $140 million and a slumping com-mercial real estate market.

Still, the area’s petrochemical plantsare in the midst of a $50 billion con-struction boom fueled by low naturalgas prices. Cheap natural gas has madeit much less expensive to make prod-ucts such as plastics at those facilities.

At the same time, Houston hasexpanded well beyond oil. In the1980s, the city’s economy was 84 per-cent dependent on oil and energy for itsgross domestic product. That figure hasdropped to about 44 percent.

Health care, construction and educa-tion added more than 65,000 jobs in2015. February home sales were up 2.2percent compared with the same monthlast year. And a recent survey by theHouston West Chamber of Commerce— which includes the Energy Corridor— found most non-energy businesseswere optimistic about the economy.

The Memorial Hermann HealthSystem currently has about 3,000openings, many created by an expan-sion of facilities fueled by the city’spopulation growth. According to recentcensus figures, the Houston metro areahad the nation’s biggest populationgain between 2014 and 2015.

Hundreds of applicants to MemorialHermann have come from oil and gasworkers, said Tanya Cook, the healthsystem’s vice president of talent acqui-sition.

“What a lot of people don’t realize iswe have many of the same positionsthat you would find in any other indus-try, for instance in oil and gas,” shesaid. “We’ve got HR positions andwe’ve got finance positions and we’vegot IT positions.”

One of Memorial Hermann’s newhires is Billy Enochs, who spent about10 years in the oil industry, mostrecently as a consultant forConocoPhillips, before getting laid offin October.

Enochs, 43, who had prior experi-ence in health care, said the latestdownturn caught some people offguard, but “it’s a cyclical thing.”

“Anybody who’s been in Houstonany length of time understands that,” hesaid.

Shawn Baker, 45, was laid off lastyear from a job building power unitsfor offshore oil rigs. She had troublefinding a new job so she went into busi-ness for herself with an offbeat ideacalled “Tantrums,” a paid service thatlets customers take out their frustra-tions by smashing plates, televisionsand other objects in various rooms withsledgehammers, bats and pipes.

Her new business started off slowbut recently picked up, and Baker saidshe’s happy she took the plunge.

Despite the economic diversifica-tion, the oil downturn could still threat-en the city’s future, Bill Gilmer, direc-tor of the Institute for RegionalForecasting at the University ofHouston, told a February luncheon forthe Houston West Chamber ofCommerce.

If oil prices don’t rebound by the endof 2017, when the construction boom isexpected to wind down, it will be “badnews for Houston,” Gilmer said.

Mauro believes his restaurant, whichhas endured numerous oil downturnssince opening in 1981, will rebound,along with the city.

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County: FisherProject ID: RMC - 628898001Project: Replacing culverts and adding sets.Location: From 5 mi. south of FM 2744 to .6 mi. south ofFM 2744.Estimate: $109,476Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• BXB Group Incorporation — $142,380• SJ&J Construction LLC — $146,282• FNH Construction LLC — $150,531• Hodges and Son Construction Company Inc. —

$217,951• 3LW Management LLC — $238,993• Revegetation Services — $246,441

County: McMullenProject ID: BPM - 628693001Project: Bridge preventive maintenance.Location: From FM 624 to Nueces River relief bridges.Estimate: $214,690Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Trevway Inc. — $192,886• BXB Group Incorporation — $247,085• FNH Construction LLC — $281,280• Revegetation Services — $294,880• Hill Country Bridge Inc. — $333,542• Champion Infrastructure LLC — $357,140• SJ&J Construction LLC — $378,960

County: RockwallProject ID: PTF 2015(062)Project: Reconstruct interchange.Location: At FM 3549.Estimate: $29,801,494Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Sema Construction Inc. — $32,882,301• Webber LLC — $32,975,174• Austin Bridge & Road Services LP — $34,275,134• Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Inc. — $35,494,354• J.D. Abrams L.P. — $35,952,318• Mario Sinacola & Sons Excavating Inc. —

$37,251,091• Zachry Construction Corporation — $37,688,802

• OHL USA Inc. —$37,737,864

• Ed Bell ConstructionCompany — $38,884,939

County: MooreProject ID: STP 2016(683) Project:Overlay.Location: From the Dumas City limits to the HutchinsonCounty line.Estimate: $18,041,726Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• RK Hall LLC — $15,561,610• J. Lee Milligan Inc. — $16,160,542

County: ParmerProject ID:NH 2016(534) Project: Planing, cem trt bs, hot mix and striping.Location: From 5.6 mi. west of Friona to 10.83 mi. east ofFriona.Estimate: $17,683,172Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Kiewit Infrastructure South Company — $14,851,976• RK Hall LLC — $16,056,290• J. Lee Milligan Inc. — $16,157,417

• Duininck Inc. — $18,275,080

County: BastropProject ID: STP 2016(754)HESProject: Safety Improvements.Location: SH 95 north to SL 109.Estimate: $1,728,265Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Austin Traffic Signal Construction Company Inc. —$2,027,917

• FNH Construction LLC — $2,313,839• The Levy Company L.P. — $2,340,154

County: ShermanProject ID:NH 2016(682)Project:Overlay.

Location: From Stratford City limits to the OklahomaState line.Estimate: $8,560,068Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Highway Contractors Inc. — $7,825,684• J. Lee Milligan Inc. — $8,090,966• Kiewit Infrastructure South Company — $8,156,421• RK Hall LLC — $8,472,133

County: BosqueProject ID:NH 2016(745) Project:Underseal/levelup/overlay.Location: From the Hamilton County line to CR 2139.Estimate: $7,542,250Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Big Creek Construction Ltd. — $5,936,805• Knife River Corporation - South — $7,187,778• Apac-Texas Inc. — $8,045,071• Northeastern Pavers Inc. — $8,070,065

County: ComalProject ID: BR 2016(871) Project: Seal coat, pfc overlay and pavement markings onmainlanes.Location: From FM 306 to Hays/Comal County line.Estimate: $7,927,242Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Ramming Paving Company — $5,557,723• Dean Word Company Ltd. — $5,686,451• Angel Brothers Holdings Corporation — $5,825,192• Hunter Industries Ltd. — $6,025,895• Clark Construction of Texas Inc. — $8,974,183

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Close Calls Spark Push FromTxDOT for Driver Attentionone working in and traveling through workzones, we urge drivers to be extremely care-ful and responsible so everyone can arrivehome safely to their loved ones.”With the state’s population continuing to

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or slow down when approaching workcrews, emergency vehicles or tow trucksstopped on the roadside or shoulder withflashing blue or amber lights.During National Work Zone Awareness

Week, TxDOT’s message signs along statehighways and roadways reminded drivers touse caution in work zones. Traffic fines inwork zones double when workers are pres-ent and can cost up to $2,000.

Also, TxDOT shared video testimonialson its Facebook and Twitter pages fromworkers who had close calls while workingon their job sites. TxDOT also shared photosand bios of TxDOT workers on its socialmedia pages with the hashtags #NWZAWand #BeSafeDriveSmart to introduce themto Texans on a more personal level.For more information, visit TxDOT.gov.(This story also can be found on

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Toro recently announced the expansion ofa trusted equipment dealer, C&O EquipmentCo. The dealer’s new location will offerToro’s full line of products including direc-tional drills, ride-on trenchers, concrete andmasonry equipment, compact utility equip-ment, walk-behind trenchers and Toro gen-uine parts.C&O Equipment Co. was founded in

1998 by Lance Clayton and has been servingthe Greater Dallas/Fort Worth area. In 2000,C&O established its first physical location inKeller, Texas, selling and renting a variety ofproducts. Since that time, C&O has relocat-ed to Alvarado, Texas, and has just recentlyopened its newest location in Houston.“Our customers rely on us to provide

quality equipment and service, and we’relooking forward to being the premiereprovider of trusted Toro equipment in theHouston area,” said Jody Clayton, presidentof C&O Equipment and son of founderLance Clayton. “Simply put, our partnershipwith Toro allows us to provide the bestequipment solutions for our customers.”C&O strives to offer quality and afford-

able specialty construction equipment to avariety of customers. Much like Toro, C&O

Equipment Co. values hard work, trustedrelationships and reliable equipment. Withits new location in Houston, C&O is able to

serve a broader customer base with a num-ber of Toro products.“We want to congratulate C&O

Equipment on the expansion of their organi-zation,” said Butch Greeninger, director ofsales of The Toro Co. “The growth of theirbusiness is in part, a direct result of their ded-ication to their customers. We’re pleased tobe part of the C&O story.”

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C&O’s new location will offer Toro’s full line of products including directional drills,ride-on trenchers, concrete and masonry equipment, compact utility equipment,walk-behind trenchers and Toro genuine parts.

“Simply put, our partnership with Toro allows us to provide the best equipment solutions for our customers.”

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Official: Paying Off Texas TollRoads Debt Would Cost $38BAUSTIN, Texas (AP) A Texas

Department of Transportation official saidthe state would need $38 billion to pay offdebt linked to dozens of toll roads and makethe highways free to drivers.Executive director James Bass updated a

Texas House panel in Austin. The 2015Legislature ordered TxDOT to report on thestatus of Texas toll roads. A final report isdue in September.Bass told House Transportation

Committee members that TxDOT and vari-ous local authorities have more than 50 tollroads and toll bridges, in place or under con-struction. The debt adds up to more than $21billion.Bass said paying off the principal over

time, under current financing schedules withsome of those payments coming as far out as2053, would take $38 billion.Bass said much of the debt carries finan-

cial penalties for early payment of the prin-cipal. If a lump sum could pay those off, he

said, getting an exact figure will take moretime. But the agency’s rough estimate is $30billion.But, Bass said, that doesn’t include five

other toll projects that are operated or arebeing built with long-term leases. Those toll-ways, which include the southern 40 mi. (64km) of Texas 130 from Mustang Ridge toSeguin, have an additional $9.8 billion indebt.Bass said that adding all of that up, the

department is looking at a total of $40 billionto buy a mostly toll-less Texas.This doesn’t include the state’s several

international bridges over the Rio Grande,which often carry tolls. Joe Pickett, D-ElPaso, said he doesn’t have a problem withleaving those off the list.For more information, visit

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been done including utility reloca-tion. Also right of way property isstill being acquired for Phase II ofthe SH 365 project.Hidalgo County Regional

Mobility Authority, project manag-er, selected Foremost Paving Inc.of Elsa, Texas, as contractor forPhase 1 work. The accepted bidwas $19.4 million.A contractor for Phase 2 has not

yet been selected. A contract isexpected to be awarded in Augustof this year.Heavy equipment to be used

includes cranes, pavers, bulldoz-ers, scrapers, haulers, concreterollers and backhoes.Subcontractors for the first

phase include, GO UndergroundLLC of Harlingen, Texas; D&STexas Icon Construction LLC ofAustin; Austin Traffic SignalConstruction Co. Inc. ofPflugerville, Texas; and HighwayBarricades & Services LLC ofCorpus Christi, Texas.Between 15 and 25 workers are

on the job each day during Phase 1.

Phase 1 to Enhance SafetyThe purpose of Phase 1 work is

to enhance safety by separatingoverweight truck traffic from pas-senger-only vehicles. Improvementsinclude new pavement, signage,cross culverts and lighting.The new bridge at U.S. 281 and

San Juan Road — the future start-ing point of SH 365 — will pro-vide a safer connection for south-bound trucks moving onto U.S.281. “And when the toll road (SH365) is built it will filter some traf-fic northbound instead of alongU.S. 281 and local roads in thenearby communities,” said RamonNavarro, construction engineer ofHidalgo County Regional MobilityAuthority.Besides building SH 365, Phase

2 of the project includes construc-tion of a dozen SH 365 bridges:FM 484 and Shary Road; MainFloodway Channel Bridge watercrossing; SP 115 and 23rd Street;SH 336 and 10th Street; Pharr/SanJuan Irrigation Canal; McCollRoad (underpass); FM 2061 andJackson Road; U.S. 281 and SouthCage Boulevard; I Road, FM 3072and Easter Dicker Road; drainagechannel south of Las Milpas Roadwater crossing; Anaya Road; andHi Line Road.

Project RequirementsThe project will require large

amounts of concrete and asphalt.In Phase 1, workers will pour

8,210 cu. yds. (6,277 cu m) of con-tinuously-reinforced concretepavement. They will apply 31,580cu. yds. (24,145 cu m) of asphalt.In Phase 2, they will pour

275,320 cu. yds. (210,497 cu m) ofcontinuously-reinforced concretepavement and apply 22,150 cu.yds. (16,935 cu m) of asphalt.

Community ImpactImpacts on the surrounding

community are expected to beminor.

“We shall be maintaining exist-ing conditions, one lane in eachdirection at all times,” Navarro said.

Encouraging InternationalTrade

Improved roadway and bridgeswill encourage international trade.“On a national basis, most of our

gross international trade crossesout of Mexico into the U.S. via ourborder bridges,” Navarro said. He cited large shipments of avo-

cados coming across the border forSuper Bowl Sunday as an exam-ple.Navarro said future facilities to

be built as part of the project willexpedite deliveries, provide fresherproduct and reduce supply costs. “Locally, increased trade means

more local service jobs at shippingand manufacturing plants,”Navarro added.That will hopefully lead to con-

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• Go from Bucket toBreaker in 5 Seconds


At Bane Machinery, we offer Liebherr machines that are custom-engineered to perform effi ciently. And we stand behind them with full service. Count on us for original parts, factory-trained technicians, and an extensive inventory of machines for your toughest jobs. We can also service your equipment to OEM standards in the shop or the fi eld. We haven’t compromised on anything; why should you?

True Power.

www.banemachinery.com

DALLAS2449 Manana Dr.Dallas, TX 75220 Ph: (214) 734-2361

FORT WORTH10505 North FreewayFort Worth, TX 76177 Ph: (817) 847-5894

TYLER3402 N. NE Loop 323 Tyler, TX 75712 Ph: (903) 597-6641

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