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Badly timed traffic lights waste fuel, pollute air Published: Mon, May 28, 2012 In response to Charles Rouse (Your Views, May 23): I moved from Tulsa to Oklahoma City a year ago and was shocked by how bad the timing of traffic lights is here. Although the two-lane streets in Tulsa are challenging, at least most of the traffic lights seem to be timed very well. Only on rare occasions in certain... Read More
Public budget hearing is set for Norman City Council's consideration Published: Tue, May 22, 2012 A public hearing on a proposed budget for the 2013 fiscal year is on the Norman City Council's agenda Tuesday. Read More
University of Oklahoma students learn skills needed to work in developing regions Updated: Mon, May 14, 2012 A new University of Oklahoma summer intersession course seeks to prepare students to work in developing regions. The class starts essentially from square one — most of the students haven't handled power tools. Many haven't even hammered nails. Read More
Huge fish spurs call to 're-reverse' Chicago River Published: Thu, Aug 18, 2011 A voracious fish that biologists are desperate to keep out of Lake Michigan has spurred serious talk of undertaking another engineering feat almost as bold as the original: reversing the river again to restore its flow into Lake Michigan. Read More
Pinson - Dee Updated: Wed, May 5, 2010 Bill and Teresa Pinson are happy to announce the approaching marriage of their daughter, Jessica Marie, to Troy Gene Dee, the son of Bruce and Tina Dee of Golden, Oklahoma. Jessica is currently pursuing her Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition at the University of Central Oklahoma. Troy is a graduate of... Read More
Gulf Coast officials ask Congress for money Updated: Mon, Sep 22, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Gulf Coast officials asked lawmakers on Tuesday for fast federal money for hurricane recovery and a minimum of bureaucratic red tape. Texas is looking at $11.4 billion in damages from Ike, including $16 million in damages to Houston, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst said. Devastation in... Read More
Oklahoma troops to combat illegal immigration Updated: Fri, Jul 7, 2006 More than 300 Oklahoma National Guard troops will be sent to the U.S.-Mexico border to combat illegal immigration over the next three months, Gov. Brad Henry said Friday. The first troops -- 20 members of the 138th Civil Engineering Squadron of the Oklahoma Air National Guard in Tulsa -- will leave starting... Read More
La. Faces Battle Against Mother Nature Updated: Fri, Jun 16, 2006 NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Last year's hurricanes showed that nearly every part of Louisiana's long, circuitous and sinking coast is vulnerable to catastrophic flooding similar to what happened here. Engineers are already working on the earthen levees and floodgates around New Orleans, but officials say there is... Read More
Council approves northside lift station Updated: Thu, Jun 15, 2006 NORMAN - After months -- some say years -- of controversy, the city council has approved construction of a new lift station to solve sewer problems on the north side. In a 5-4 vote Tuesday, the council approved spending $8.9 million to build a lift station on city-owned land at 12th Avenue NE and Franklin Road. The... Read More
Work to begin on Muskogee mortar plant Updated: Wed, Jun 14, 2006 MUSKOGEE - Central Mortar and Grout LLC will begin construction today on a $12 million plant that eventually will employ as many as 30 workers, officials said Tuesday. The company, at Hancock and 43rd Street East, will use local design, engineering and construction firms. The plant is expected to be complete in... Read More
Concrete canoes to compete at OSU Updated: Sun, Jun 11, 2006 STILLWATER - When it comes to canoe-building, concrete is not the first material that comes to mind -- for most people. But it's the main ingredient in a heavy competition among top college engineering students. Teams from across the country will gather in Stillwater this week to race concrete canoes and hope they... Read More
Altus man elected health board president Updated: Sun, Jun 11, 2006 Ron Osterhout, a civil engineer from Altus, is the new president of the nine-member Oklahoma Board of Health. Elected last week as board vice president was Barry L. Smith of Mounds, and Dr. Jenny Alexopulos of Tulsa was elected secretary-treasurer. Read More
First Source Real Estate adds sales associates Updated: Sat, Jun 3, 2006 First Source Real Estate Inc., 12020 N Pennsylvania Ave., has added two residential real estate sales associates. Matthew Swift, an Arkansan, graduated from the University of Arkansas in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering with a minor in general business. Lisa Franklin, a Tulsa native, has lived in... Read More
Raise homes 3 feet,, FEMA tells La. Updated: Thu, Apr 13, 2006 NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A few residents guessed correctly when they figured their moldy, mud-stained homes might have to be lifted off the ground to qualify for flood insurance or federal rebuilding aid in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Federal Emergency Management Agency guidelines released Wednesday are... Read More
Development board approves building Updated: Thu, Apr 13, 2006 Construction could begin within 90 days on project EDMOND A new mixed-use building won the unanimous reapproval of the Central Edmond Urban Development Board in their bi-monthly meeting Tuesday. The 13,000-square-foot, two story building will be built between Hideaway Pizza and Neighbors' Parkway Cleaners at... Read More
Midwest City considers flood plans Updated: Tue, Apr 11, 2006 MIDWEST CITY - The city council tonight will consider spending more than $2 million toward ongoing flood control efforts. City Engineer Derek Jackson said the three projects to be considered are part of a long-term plan to make tributaries and creeks easier to maintain and prevent flooding in nearby residential... Read More
Shawnee sues to recoup nearly $5 million in losses Updated: Thu, Mar 23, 2006 SHAWNEE - The city of Shawnee has filed a lawsuit in an attempt to recoup as much as $5 million spent on failed improvements to its water treatment plant. The lawsuit filed this week in Pottawatomie County District Court is against Holloway, Updike and Bellen Inc. of Muskogee, the firm that designed Shawnee's new... Read More
La. Team to Study Dutch Flood Controls Updated: Sun, Jan 8, 2006 NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu is leading a delegation to the Netherlands on Monday to study the flood control systems protecting a nation much farther below sea-level than New Orleans. The Netherlands' ambassador invited Landrieu after Hurricane Katrina broke floodgates and levees, flooding... Read More
Launching the new Crosstown Updated: Tue, Nov 15, 2005 Oklahomans soon will begin seeing construction along the route of the new Interstate 40 Crosstown Expressway in Oklahoma City -- the state's largest transportation project. Officials gathered Monday (shown at right) to break ground on the first construction project on the new highway -- three bridges over the... Read More
Engineers want to rebuild, but in stages Updated: Sun, Sep 11, 2005 While Americans watch the worst of New Orleans unfold on television and in newspapers, some experts insist that the great jazz city can be rebuilt, better than before. But cleaning up this mess likely will take years, with a new city slowly emerging in phases and wetlands replacing flood-prone areas. Homes may... Read More
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