Texas Department of Transportation - Tue October 09, 2018
TxDOT Kicks Off $36.7M SH 130 Widening Project
A heavily traveled portion of SH 130 will soon be widened to three lanes in each direction, following a groundbreaking in Pflugerville on Oct. 4. Elected officials from both the state and city of Pflugerville joined the Texas Department of Transportation for the kickoff event....
Texas Department of Transportation - Tue July 17, 2018
TxDOT Announces $82M in Grants for Rural Public Transportation Projects
The Texas Department of Transportation has announced $82 million in grants to fund public transportation providers in rural, small urban and large urban areas of Texas. Overall, these state and federal grants are designed to help pay for maintenance of vehicles and facilities; vehicle purchases and transit facility improvements; and regionally coordinated public transportation planning efforts....
Jennifer Rupp – CEG Correspondent - Tue July 17, 2018
Texans Can Expect Smooth Sailing Through Clear Lanes Initiative Project
I-35E in the Southern Gateway corridor of Dallas is the 17th most congested roadway segment in Texas, according to the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. An estimated 218,000 vehicles travel through the Southern Gateway corridor every day....
Emily Buenzle - Mon July 16, 2018
TxDOT Partners With Jensen Ackles to Prevent Distracted Driving
Supernatural star Jensen Ackles recently partnered with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to help prevent distracted driving. The Texas native is featured in a PSA for TxDOT's "Heads Up, Texas" campaign, where he discusses the dangers of driving distracted, as well as the state's new law, which states that it is now illegal to read, write or text while behind the wheel, The News Wheel reported....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed June 06, 2018
Bridge Repair in Texas After Harvey
Nearly nine months after Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the coast of Texas, prompting the largest disaster response ever recorded in Texas state history, work is at last under way to repair a bridge that suffered substantial damage in the storm....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Tue May 22, 2018
$76M I-20 at Ranger Hill Work Under Way
A $76 million I-20 at Ranger Hill reconstruction project will provide safer and swifter driving conditions on the 3-mi. stretch of highway in north-central Texas, about halfway between Abilene and Fort Worth....
Texas Department of Transportation - Tue May 22, 2018
U.S. 62 Driving Lane Project Will Rehabilitate 23 Miles
A $9.6 million Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) project that will make improvements to eastbound U.S. 62/180 in Gaines County was scheduled to begin April 2. Rehabilitation work will focus on the eastbound driving lane and consist of road surface and base repairs, and an asphalt pavement overlay....
Jennifer Rupp – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 24, 2018
TxDOT Crews Go 'Nocturnal' With Other Creatures of the Night for $28M I-35 Project
The Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT), in cooperation with the city of Round Rock and Williamson County, broke ground in July 2017 on a $28.1 million improvements project designed to enhance safety and mobility along Interstate 35 between U.S....
Thu April 05, 2018
Performance Truck Relocates Victoria, Texas, Store to Larger, Newly-Renovated Kenworth Facility
Performance Truck has moved its full-service Kenworth location in Victoria, Texas, to a newly renovated building that is more than double the size of the dealership's previous store. The new Kenworth facility is about 2 miles north of its former location, and is near a major part of the Texas Department of Transportation's planned upgrade of U.S....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed March 28, 2018
Crews Rebuild 90 Miles of South Orient Rail Line
In Texas, anticipation is growing as construction crews rebuild 90 miles of track on the South Orient Rail Line. Funded through the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) National Highway Freight Network, the projects include a $5.4 million rehabilitation of 53.4 miles of track in Irion and Reagan counties, and a $4.1 million rehabilitation of 37.4 miles of track in Crane and Upton counties....
