Gaston College Civil Engineering Technology

05/14/2026

Gaston College Graduation 2026

05/05/2026

1st time trip to water treatment plant. Thanks Two Rivers!!

03/21/2026

Mexico has officially launched one of its most ambitious infrastructure projects in decades — the Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.

The project connects the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, creating a new trade route across southern Mexico.

Cargo ships arriving at the Port of Salina Cruz (Oaxaca) can unload containers that are then transported by modern rail across the country to the Port of Coatzacoalcos (Veracruz) on the Gulf side — and vice versa.

The corridor runs across the narrowest part of Mexico, allowing goods to move between oceans faster without having to travel thousands of miles through the Panama Canal.

But the project is much bigger than a railway.

Mexico is also building:
• Modernized ports
• Industrial parks and factories
• Highways and logistics hubs
• New economic zones to attract global investment

The goal is to turn southern Mexico into a major global logistics hub while bringing jobs and economic growth to states like Oaxaca, Veracruz, Tabasco, and Chiapas.

While it won’t replace the Panama Canal, experts say the corridor could become a powerful alternative trade route for companies moving goods between Asia, North America, and the Atlantic.

For Mexico, it marks the beginning of a new era of infrastructure, trade, and economic development.

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03/21/2026

Let's get deep for a moment. Before construction could begin at Hoover Dam, crews had to reach solid foundation rock beneath the Colorado River. In the upstream cutoff trench, excavation went 139 feet below the river’s low‑water surface. Across the rest of the site, excavation depths averaged 110 to 130 feet.

These massive cuts into the canyon floor created the stable base needed to support Hoover Dam’s immense weight and long-term strength.

03/12/2026

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03/09/2026

Sandcone test day 2026!

03/07/2026

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