CEG - Tue February 06, 2024
Crews Perform Work to Open Long-Term Closure On I-610 in Texas
According to the Texas Department of Transportation, the long-term closure of the project at I-610 and Cambridge Street is going to be lifted on Feb. 19. Williams Brothers Construction Co. Inc. continues to make strides on the TxDOT Interstate 610/Cambridge project in the south-central area of Houston, a $117 million Texas Clear Lanes initiative that is reconstructing mainlanes, frontage roads and adding a freeway overpass with eight direct connect tie-ins at I-610/SH 288....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed January 24, 2024
Webber Unclogs Notorious Texas Bottleneck
Construction of the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) $39 million FM 110 North project will wrap up later this month with a ribbon cutting ceremony for the initiative that created a loop around the city of San Marcos, providing a much needed alternative to I-35....
TxDOT - Tue January 09, 2024
Infrastructure Upgrades On Highways Save Texans $3B
Commuters across Texas reaped time and cost savings valued at more than $3 billion, thanks to transportation improvements and pandemic-related trends that made their drives quicker than just a few years ago, according to a new report from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI)....
TxDOT - Tue January 09, 2024
TxDOT Participates in Parade
TxDOT employees helped kick off the holiday season in November by strutting with one of the coolest cats on the planet. A group of TxDOT employees in Houston helped carry the Garfield balloon in the 74th annual H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade to promote TxDOT's #EndTheStreak campaign....
TxDOT - Tue January 09, 2024
TxDOT's Atlanta District, Missouri Petroluem Win Seal Coat Top Honor
A Texas Department of Transportation project covering several counties in northeast Texas won top honors at the Texas Asphalt Pavement Association's annual meeting in San Antonio. TxDOT's Atlanta District, along with the contractor, Missouri Petroleum of Bullard, Texas, won the Region Four Dr....
TxDOT - Tue January 09, 2024
TxDOT Creates Task Force to Address Roundabout Needs
TxDOT is looking to build more roundabout intersections to increase safety on Texas roads. There are approximately 500 across the state and more are coming. Instead of traffic signals, roundabouts allow traffic to circulate (literally — counterclockwise) using only yield signs....
TxDOT - Tue January 09, 2024
TxDOT Designates Second South Padre Island Causeway Project as State Roadway
The second South Padre Island causeway project is moving forward in development as the Texas Transportation Commission added the future roadway, SH 104, to the state highway system. The designation opens additional funding sources to accelerate development and construction of the new bridge and roadway, to be built between FM 106 and Park Road 100 on South Padre Island....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed December 13, 2023
Williams Brothers Creating Connecting Points in Houston
Williams Brothers Construction Co. Inc. continues to make strides on the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) Interstate 610/Cambridge project in the south-central area of Houston, a $117 million Texas Clear Lanes initiative that is reconstructing mainlanes, frontage roads and adding a freeway overpass with eight direct connect tie-ins at I-610/SH 288....
TxDOT - Wed November 29, 2023
Texas Connector Ramp Closes as Construction Set to Start Up
As part of the ongoing Texas Clear Lanes project at I-610 /Cambridge Street, the Texas Department of Transportation will have a continuous closure at the north and southbound State Highway 288 connector ramp to I-610 South Loop eastbound until Feb....
TxDOT - Wed November 29, 2023
TxDOT Awards Extra Mile Honor to Pair of Employees
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) awarded the Extra Mile Awards at their annual Texas Transportation Short Course in College Station. The Extra Mile Award recognizes employees who have acted heroically to help a fellow Texan in need....
