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October 25 2020 Vol. IX • No. 22
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Inside
Demolition of Molson Coors Coming Soon...8
Paving Best Practices on Display at Speedway...18
Dallas-to-Houston Rail Comes Closer to Reality After receiving federal approval, Texas Central LLC expects to start construction of the high-speed rail connecting Dallas and Houston in 90 minutes in the first half of 2021. The project is expected to take up to six years and cost around $20 billion. The Federal Railroad Administration approved the plans in September, according to Texas Central Railroad. The Webuild Group and its U.S. subsidiary and joint-venture partner Lane Construction are a step closer to starting work on a highspeed railway after the publication of two federal decisions on the historic project that will bring a major boost to the economy and create thousands of jobs. Texas Central LLC awarded the designbuild contract for the early part of construction to Webuild and Lane in September 2019. Texas Central received the Rule of Particular Applicability (RPA) from the U.S.
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Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration that sets the safety requirements for the railway’s signal and trainset control, track rolling stock, operating rules and practices, system qualifications and maintenance. It also received the Record of Decision (RoD), completing the environmen-
tal review process and confirming the alignment that the railway will follow between Dallas and Houston. “This latest achievement, with these two decisions, brings us a step closer to the start of construction on the new railway,” said see RAIL page 46
RK Hall Relies on Cat Equipment for U.S. 82 Job Jeff Martin Auctioneers Announce Next Sale...52
RK Hall serves as the general contractor covering approximately 17.8 mi. of construction along U.S. 82 that includes expanding and widening the highway in Red River County.
See story on page 16.
Table of Contents................4 Paving Section..............18-29 Crawler Loaders, Dozers Section..........................30-37 Business Calendar ............48 Auction Section............51-55 Advertisers Index..............54