Tue November 07, 2017
TxDOT Clears Hurricane Debris
As of mid-October, the Texas Department of Transportation has collected more than 10 million cu. ft. of debris — or the equivalent of about 186 football fields — in the four districts most impacted by Hurricane Harvey since landfall Aug....
Tue November 07, 2017
TxDOT's New $8.1B Plan Addresses I-35 Congestion
Since 2011, TxDOT has been developing solutions for I-35 that not only enhance mobility but reflect what is important to the community. At the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce Regional Growth Summit, TxDOT was joined by state Sen....
Ben Wear - Tue October 31, 2017
State's Highway Overhaul to Involve More Tolls, Double-Decker Roads
Texas officials are doubling down — way down — on their plans to add toll lanes to Interstate 35 through Austin. A couple of years after pitching the idea of adding one toll lane in each direction, highway officials are now talking about adding two lanes with MoPac-style variable tolls to each side of I-35 from Round Rock to Buda and channeling those lanes well below ground level through much of Central Austin....
David Warren - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed October 25, 2017
Texas Lawmakers Eliminate Some Toll Roads
DALLAS (AP) Texas officials have recently moved to scrap tolls on several highways for the first time in 40 years, bucking a national trend toward more tolls on mostly urban roadways to shift the costs of transportation to those who use the roads....
Tue October 10, 2017
Gov. Abbott Announces Commission to Rebuild Texas
The worst of storms has brought out the best of humanity. The outpouring of support from individuals, businesses and nonprofit organizations for Texans devastated by Hurricane Harvey has been overwhelming....
Katherine Devlin – CEG Editorial Assistant - Tue September 12, 2017
Don't Mess With Texas — Clean Up in The Lone Star State
Twenty-seven trillion gallons of water fell on Texas and Louisiana. Twenty-seven trillion. Over six days. Even before Hurricane Harvey slammed into Texas, preparations were made by transportation authorities to deal with the aftermath of the storm....
Tue September 05, 2017
Harvey Update: USDOT Continues to Provide Assistance to Texas, Louisiana
The Department of Transportation and all operating agencies continue to work closely with officials in Texas as well as FEMA and Department of Homeland Security to assess the destruction caused by Hurricane Harvey as they begin to move from rescue to the recovery process....
Tue August 15, 2017
TXDOT Announces Open Positions, Job Fair
The Texas Department of Transportation is hosting a career fair Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 200 E. Riverside Drive in Austin to help fill open positions in numerous fields within the agency....
Tue August 15, 2017
Granite Wins $855M Grand Parkway Project Contract
Granite Construction Incorporated announced that Grand Parkway Infrastructure LLC comprised of Granite Construction Company, Ferrovial Agroman U.S. Corp. and Webber LLC has been awarded the SH-99 Grand Parkway design-build contract for segments H, I-1, and I-2 by the Texas Department of Transportation....
Tue August 15, 2017
Federal Court Rules in Favor of Mobility Authority, TxDOT
The U.S. District Court in Austin issued a ruling in favor of the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (Mobility Authority) and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) on a lawsuit attempting to prevent the agencies from advancing three key mobility improvement projects in south Austin....
