CEG - Mon December 28, 2020
Vaughn Construction Builds New TxDOT Headquarters
Crews from Vaughn Construction, along with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), have begun construction on its new $300 million headquarters in southeast Austin. The new headquarters will serve the construction and transportation industries in addition to Texas-based businesses and individuals....
TxDOT - Tue December 01, 2020
Officials Hold Virtual Meetings for Highway Improvements
Texas officials recently met — virtually — at public hearings to discuss highway improvements throughout the state. Potential fixes and solutions were brought to the table for some of the area's most troublesome roads....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 01, 2020
Longview Bridge & Road Crews Overcome Floodplain on U.S. 69
Longview Bridge & Road Ltd. (LBR) is building a new 690-ft.-long overpass bridge (two lanes in each direction) on U.S. 69 spanning FM 346 in the city of Tyler to improve traffic flow in the largest municipality in northeast Texas....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed November 18, 2020
Austin Bridge & Road Battles Record Rain on U.S. 82
Austin Bridge & Road LP (ABR) has overcome serious challenges to push forward on the Texas Department of Transportation's highway widening project that covers 20 mi. of highway in Fannin County in order to complete the $71.5 million project in July 2021....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 21, 2020
RK Hall Relies on Cat Equipment for U.S. 82 Job
RK Hall LLC started work on the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) $14.2 million project to expand and improve U.S. 82 in Red River County in September 2019 and despite rains which had impacted the construction last winter, the general contractor is hopeful to meet the anticipated delivery date of September 2021....
TxDOT - Tue October 06, 2020
Amarillo's Newest District Engineer
TxDOT has promoted Blair Johnson to Amarillo district engineer, effective Sept. 1, 2020. In his role as district engineer, Johnson will oversee the planning, designing, construction, operation and maintenance of 9,394 mi....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue September 08, 2020
Flatiron Works to Rebuild I-820 East Loop in Fort Worth
Construction of the $177 million, I-820 East Loop project in the Greater Fort Worth Area has made significant progress since the project broke ground in late July 2018 as part of the state's Texas Clear Lanes initiative to alleviate traffic congestion in a heavily traveled part of the Dallas-Fort Worth roadway system....
TxDOT - Tue September 08, 2020
Border West Expressway Wins Regional Achievement Award
The Border West Expressway (BWE) has been recognized for improving transportation in the El Paso area. The $640 million, 7.4-mi. roadway that runs along the U.S.-Mexico border and completes a loop around El Paso is one of 11 transportation projects that earned regional recognition as part of America's Transportation Awards....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 26, 2020
Rebuilding I-35 in New Braunfels
As part of the Texas Department of Transportation's I-35 Comal County Operational Improvements project in the San Antonio area, Bridges and Roads LLC is covering the portion from FM 2252 to Schwab Road in the city of New Braunfels....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue August 11, 2020
The Final Flyover: Crews Wrapping Up 290/130 Project
The partnership of Webber LLC, the Texas Department of Transportation and the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority has made considerable progress on the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority 290/130 Flyovers Project in east Austin, as the second of three flyover bridges under construction, at the 290 Toll/SH130 intersection, opened to traffic on July 11....
