Katherine Devlin – CEG Editorial Assistant - Wed May 08, 2019
JR Ramon Demolition, OilQuick Meet Deadline With Time to Spare
Phase I of TxDOT's Loop 1604 Bridge over Pat Booker Road replacement project was on a tight schedule. Plans call for the removal of the inside lanes of both north and southbound mainlanes of Loop 1604....
Associated Press - Wed April 24, 2019
Key New Mexico, Texas Oil Highways Receiving Upgrades
CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) A key highway in southeastern New Mexico and another West Texas are getting much-needed upgrades to accommodate the rise in traffic from the region's oil and gas boom. In New Mexico, the state's Department of Transportation is working to renovate U.S....
TxDOT - Tue April 23, 2019
State Asks Feds for Fair Share of Transportation Funding
Texas congressional leaders are urging fellow congressional lawmakers to address a longstanding inequity in the share of federal transportation funding Texans receive compared to what the state contributes in federal fuel taxes....
AASHTO Journal - Tue March 26, 2019
TxDOT Tests 'X-Ray Gun' to Measure Asphalt Quality
TTI's "X-Ray Gun," developed after two years' of research, quickly identifies the chemical composition of asphalt pavement materials, whatever their form — solid, liquid, etc. — and can also sometimes be used to determine the thickness and composition of layers and coatings....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue February 26, 2019
TxDOT Replaces State's Last Swing Bridge in $43M Project
At a cost of $43 million, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is replacing the FM 457 swing bridge in Sargent with a concrete corkscrew bridge that will span the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW)....
Texas DOT - Tue February 26, 2019
New Lanes to Be Constructed on U.S. 183 North From MoPac to RM 620
Additional capacity will be added to U.S. 183 North from MoPac to RM 620. The Texas Transportation Commission authorized the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (CTRMA) to fund and construct two tolled managed lanes in each direction in the median of U.S....
Texas DOT - Tue February 26, 2019
Records Set in January for Project Letting
When it comes to dollars and transportation, January 2019 was a record month for the Texas Department of Transportation's Amarillo District — letting four projects totaling $100 million. One of those projects is the first step in relocating State Loop (SL) 335 west to Helium Road, beginning with the construction of frontage roads from FM 2590 to Interstate 40 — known as Segment B-2 Phase 1....
Texas Department of Transportation - Tue January 29, 2019
TxDOT Projects in El Paso Ready to Wrap Up in 2019
2018 brought new additions to West El Paso, outlook shifts construction to Central, East El PasoDrivers in West El Paso may be tired of the orange barrels, but come 2019 much of that construction will be wrapping up and new projects will be under way in Central and East El Paso....
Texas Department of Transportation - Fri December 28, 2018
Leaders Meet Booming Growth With Funding, Construction
As the population and economy of Texas continue to boom, state transportation leaders have taken unprecedented steps to promote the great opportunities in Texas' future while meeting and addressing the challenges of congestion, roadway safety, connectivity and the preservation of existing roads....
Texas Department of Transportation - Fri December 28, 2018
TxDOT Breaks Ground on RM 2900 Replacement Bridge
The Texas Department of Transportation, along with state and local officials from Llano County, held a groundbreaking ceremony on Nov. 16 to celebrate the construction of the RM 2900 replacement bridge, which began just three weeks after raging floodwaters washed away the old one....
