Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue October 08, 2019
Widening of I-10 in Beaumont
Crews are putting in long hours on a marathon project that will widen 22 mi. of I-10 near Beaumont, Texas. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is overseeing the more than $270-million effort, which, due to size, is divided into segments....
AASHTO Journal - Wed September 25, 2019
Texas OKs $77B Transportation Plan, Strategy
The five-member Texas Transportation Commission approved the $77 billion 2020 Unified Transportation Program (UTP) submitted by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) on Aug. 29; a 326-page plan that will guide the agency's transportation strategy over the next decade....
TxDOT - Tue September 10, 2019
Texas Transportation Commission Clears the Way for Major I-35 Improvements in Travis County
The Texas Transportation Commission approved the 2020 Unified Transportation Program (UTP), which includes funding for the I-35 Capital Express North and South projects. The Capital Express program is made up of three, stand-alone projects — North, Central, and South....
TxDOT - Tue September 10, 2019
Last Major Phase of U.S. 290 Program Begins
The last major phase of the U.S. 290 Program continues as crews work to complete the new SH 6/FM 1960 bridge. As part of this project, the current SH 6 bridge over Hempstead Road and the railroad tracks will be demolished....
TxDOT - Tue September 10, 2019
U.S. 82 Expands by 17.8 mi. in Red River County
Texas Department of Transportation officials announced that work to expand and improve U.S. 82 in Red River County is slated to begin. Contractor RK Hall LLC was granted 367 working days, weather permitting, to complete this project valued at more than $14.2 million....
TxDOT - Tue September 10, 2019
Construction Slated for $86.1 Million Project for SL 224/U.S. 59 Project in Nacogdoches County
Work is scheduled to begin on the $86.1 million construction project on SL 224/U.S. 59 that is designed to construct a four-lane direct connector from SH 7 West to 1.2 mi. south of Spradley Street. The work will include grading, subgrade treatments, concrete paving, asphalt, bridge structures including bridge pilings, utilities, illumination, signage and pavement markings....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Tue September 10, 2019
Rapid Growth in North Texas Leads to Added Lanes on I-20
Spurred by fast growth in northern Texas, crews are adding frontage lanes to I-20 in Grand Prairie, Texas. The new lanes will be wider frontage roads. Cost of the project is set at $54 million. The project includes construction of new frontage roads and ramps, reconstruction and reconfiguration of the intersections at Robinson Road and Carrier Parkway, reconstruction and reconfiguration of a section of Westchase Drive south of I-20, construction of U-turns at Carrier Parkway and Belt Line Road and construction of sidewalks along I-20 frontage roads and a section of Robinson Road and Carrier Parkway....
TxDOT - Tue August 13, 2019
TxDOT Breaks Ground on Innovative Intersection Project
Another diverging diamond intersection (DDI) is coming to Travis County, following a groundbreaking ceremony on July 24 for the I-35 at Parmer Lane project. The Texas Department of Transportation was joined by Texas Transportation Commission Chairman J....
TxDOT - Tue August 13, 2019
Commission Approves $101M for Lufkin District Projects
Texas Transportation Commissioners approved more than $779.3 million in construction projects statewide, and included more than $101.5 million in new construction projects for the nine-county Lufkin District....
TxDOT - Tue August 13, 2019
TxDOT to Replace Portion of Interchange With Concrete
A section of the U.S. 59 and SH 149 interchange south of Carthage will receive new concrete pavement and an upgrade in traffic control and lighting during the coming year according to plans approved in July by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)....
