# Knife River receives permit to expand Honey Creek quarry in Texas

Knife River Corporation received a New Source Review permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to add a third crusher and wash screen, increase throughput, and extend operational hours at its Honey Creek quarry northwest of Austin, Texas. The company also plans to add a rail-loading facility in 2021 and additional production facilities fully operational in 2022.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-03-30
- Where: Honey Creek quarry, northwest of Austin, Texas, United States
- Starts operating: 2022
- Status: announced
- Products: construction aggregates, crushed stone, sand, gravel, asphalt, ready-mix concrete
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Knife River Corp.](https://endata.com/companies/31517.md)
- [MDU Resources](https://endata.com/companies/31516.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/knife-river-receives-permit-for-texas-quarry-operations-301258982.html), 2021-03-30: "This is exciting news for our Texas operations as they add capacity and rail transportation to Honey Creek."

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