Texas Department of Transportation - Fri December 28, 2018
USDOT Awards TxDOT $50M for Road Improvements in Permian Basin
The Texas Department of Transportation was awarded $50 million in federal grants to pay for critical improvements needed to address safety and connectivity in the booming Permian Basin. Through its Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation grants, the U.S....
Port of Brownsville - Tue December 04, 2018
Port of Brownsville Receives $1.5M Grant for Intermodal Connectivity
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has awarded the Port of Brownsville a $1.5 million Rider 45 grant to enhance the port's intermodal connectivity, further facilitating domestic and international trade in the Rio Grande Valley....
Texas Department of Transportation - Tue December 04, 2018
Rural Counties Preparing for Winter Weather
Maintenance crews in the TxDOT El Paso District rural offices are readying resources for the upcoming winter season. Unlike maintenance crews in many parts of the state, crews in the District's five rural counties (Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, and Presidio) have to treat roadways in a vast area of far West Texas....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Tue November 06, 2018
TxDOT's $815M Drive288 Adds Toll Lanes, Interchanges in Harris County
Texas Department of Transportation is heading an $815 million project to construct toll lanes and expansive new interchanges to a 10.3-mi. section of SH 288 south of Houston in Harris County. The cost figure is for design and construction of the project....
Texas Department of Transportation - Fri November 02, 2018
TxDOT Urges Drivers to 'End the Streak' of Daily Deaths
Not all anniversaries are happy and Nov. 7 is one of the saddest of all. Since Nov. 7, 2000, at least one person has died on Texas roadways every single day. In an effort to end this deadly 18-year milestone, the Texas Department of Transportation, through its #EndTheStreakTX campaign, reminds drivers it's a shared responsibility among roadway users and engineers to keep our roads safe....
Eileen Houlihan, senior writer/editor, ARTBA - Tue October 30, 2018
State DOT Makes Major Commitment to Safety Certification Program
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has made a major commitment toward improving safety in and around the state's roadway construction work zones. The agency is the first in the nation to help hundreds of its employees earn the "Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals" (SCTPP) credential endorsed by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 10, 2018
Texas Bridge Features Unique V-Pier Foundation
Construction crews in Fort Worth, Texas, are creating the foundation for what will be a unique, pedestrian-oriented urban waterfront district. Three V-pier bridges positioned along the realigned Trinity River are currently being built, at a cost of $66 million....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Tue October 09, 2018
TxDOT Replaces Six Bridges on I-40 Near Amarillo
The need for today's highways to handle taller and heavier trucks has necessitated major new bridge projects in the Amarillo, Texas, area including a $50.4-million Texas Department of Transportation project to replace six bridges along a 4.26-mi....
Texas Department of Transportation - Tue October 09, 2018
'Stay in the Loop' — TxDOT Launches Website for 360 Project
Changes are coming to one of the state's most congested roadways. Design work is about to begin on the Loop 360 corridor and TxDOT is launching a new website, www.loop360project.com, to keep drivers, homeowners and businesses in the loop as the projects move forward....
Texas Department of Transportation - Tue October 09, 2018
TxDOT Aims to Make Work Zones Safer on Hwy. 285
To tackle road improvements faster and to provide a safer work environment for work zone workers, the TxDOT Odessa District is asking trucks with wide loads to travel U.S. Highway 285 between Pecos and the New Mexico state line at specific times....
