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October 29 2017 Vol. IX • No. 22
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$85M GSA Project Upgrades N.M. Port of Entry
$1.58B Centr al Subway Nears Testing Phase...17
$400M Skyscraper Proposal for Downtown Denver...30
U.S. General Services Administration photo U.S. General Services Administration photo
The project includes construction of a new 48,415 sq.-ft. main building.
By Chuck Harvey CEG CORRESPONDENT
ICUEE’s Demo Expo Sets Attendance Recor ds...34
Table of Contents................4 California Section.........17-23 Crawler Loaders, Dozers, Undercarriages & Parts Section..........................41-49 Business Calendar.............54 Paving............................55-65 Auction Section ............68-71 Advertisers Index...............70
Crews will construct larger, more modern inspection and operational facilities as part of an $85 million upgrade under way at the land port of entry in Columbus, N.M. The new buildings
The new buildings will be built north of the existing 14.72-acre site, allowing the existing facility to continue its operation as construction is in progress.
will be built north of the existing 14.72-acre site, allowing the existing facility to continue its operation as construction is in progress. Work is on schedule and at budget, according to the U.S. General Services Administration, manager of the project. “GSA’s mission is to deliver the best value in
real estate to government and the American people,” said Jim Weller, GSA acting regional administrator. “Through the partnerships we’ve developed at the federal, state and local levels, the new Columbus Port of Entry will be a 21st century see GSA page 16
Texas Lawmakers Eliminate Some Toll Roads By David Warren ASSOCIATED PRESS
DALLAS (AP) Texas officials have recently moved to scrap tolls on several highways for the first time in 40 years, bucking a national trend toward more tolls on mostly urban roadways to shift the costs of transportation to those who use the roads. A regional authority voted to eliminate tolls on the Cesar
Chavez Border Highway in El Paso. On the same day, some 600 mi. away, the Dallas city council rejected plans to build a toll road along the Trinity River near downtown. The council’s action appears to be the death knell for a toll project that was debated for decades as a way to alleviate congestion along a network of aging, narrow highways. Meanwhile, in far South Texas tolls are no longer being collected
along the Camino Colombia highway near the border city of Laredo. Local lawmakers had argued commercial truckers and others were using alternate routes as a way to avoid the toll and that it was an impediment to the smooth flow of goods through the region. While a variety of factors played a part in the elimination of the Texas tolls — Dallas’ Trinity toll project in particular was beset
by environmental concerns and efforts to establish parkland along the river — state Rep. Joe Pickett said there’s an overarching connection. “The common theme is just toll fatigue,” said Pickett, an El Paso Democrat who sits on the House transportation committee. Prior to the recent spate of moves, the last time tolls were eliminated from a Texas roadway see TOLL page 12