Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue August 10, 2021
Bridges and Roads LLC Building Roundabout in Round Rock
Construction crews from Bridges and Roads LLC are making considerable progress on the $27.4 million RM 620 Roundabout project (I-35 to Deep Wood Drive) in the city of Round Rock (Williamson County). The project began on March 11, 2020, and the general contractor expects to deliver the final product at the end of 2022....
CEG - Wed July 28, 2021
Fluor Corporation, Balfour Beatty Break Ground On $674M Project Near Austin
With the turn of shovels, crews from Fluor Corporation, Balfour Beatty and officials from the Texas Department of Transportation recently held a ground breaking ceremony to commence construction on the $674 million Oak Hill Parkway project, located in Travis County, Texas, in the area of south Austin....
TxDOT - Tue July 13, 2021
TxDOT Names Hendrickson Deputy Executive Director
The Texas Department of Transportation recently announced the selection of Brandye Hendrickson as the department's new deputy executive director. She is filling the position vacated by Marc Williams, who became TxDOT executive director on June 1....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed June 30, 2021
Grand Parkway Infrastructure Links Segments On Massive Texas Highway Job
Grand Parkway Infrastructure LLC began construction of a $1.2 billion project that will build Segments H, I-1 and I-2 of the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) SH 99 Grand Parkway project, in an area northeast of the city of Houston in Harris, Montgomery, Liberty, and Chambers counties....
TXDOT - Mon June 14, 2021
Transportation Commission Names New Executive Director
The Texas Transportation Commission has selected Marc Williams as the Texas Department of Transportation's new executive director. Williams, who has served as the agency's deputy executive since 2016, began his new role on June 1, 2021....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue May 18, 2021
Madden Contracting Relies On Roadtec for U.S. 79 Super 2 Project
Madden Contracting Company LLC (MCC) is months away from delivering the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) $14.4 million U.S. 79 Super 2 Project that is upgrading shoulders and driveways, as well as installing drainage structures from northeast of Loop 256 to the Anderson/Cherokee County line....
Highways. today - Tue May 18, 2021
TxDOT Awards $81M to Ferrovial for I-35 Reconstruction
Ferrovial, via its United States construction subsidiary Webber, was awarded the reconstruction contract for a portion of I-35 in San Marcos, Texas. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) selected the company to carry out the contract valued at approximately $81 million....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 05, 2021
Pegasus Link Constructors Leads $1.7B Project
Construction of the $1.7 billion 11-mi. 635 East Project that is reconstructing and widening I-635 from U.S. 75 to I-30, including the I-635/I-30 interchange, began in spring 2020. Pegasus Link Constructors (PLC) was awarded the contract from the Texas Department of Transportation in May 2019, which has the joint-venture of Fluor Enterprises Inc....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 20, 2021
Longview Bridge and Road Reconstructs Texarkana Highway
Longview Bridge and Road is reconstructing 6 mi. of I-30 from the Arkansas State Line to Kings Highway in the city of Texarkana [Bowie County], replacing the four-lane [two lanes in each direction separated by a median] asphalt highway with six concrete lanes to handle an increase in traffic that is impacting the area....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 07, 2021
Officials Approve Billions of Construction Dollars for Projects
Like the rest of the country, the COVID-19 pandemic hit Texas hard, but despite this medical emergency, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) currently has more than $24 billion worth of highway, bridge and infrastructure construction projects under way – the largest in the state's history....
