Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 25, 2021
Bridge Construction On I-35 Critical to Texas' Livelihood
Construction crews from the Dan Williams Company are well on their way to completing a crucial project that will largely benefit Texas and surrounding areas. The project — overseen by the Texas Department of Transportation — involves replacing the existing two-way bridge at I-35 and Ronald Reagan Boulevard (Theon Road) with two new one-way east and westbound bridges....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue August 10, 2021
How Women Can Make Their Mark, Thrive in Construction
Day by day and step by step, women are taking their place in the construction industry. Whether it is at the crew level, management level, or engineering and design, the construction sector could use more women in these roles....
TxDOT - Tue August 10, 2021
Crews Rebuild Interstate 20, Midkff Road Interchange
A project to reconfigure the intersection of Interstate 20 and Midkiff Road is under way as construction crews are making steady progress on the job. James Construction Group LLC of Baton Rouge, La., won the Midkiff overpass project with a low bid of approximately $36.3 million....
TxDOT - Tue August 10, 2021
RK Hall, TxDOT Win NAPA 'Quality in Construction' Award
Contractor RK Hall and TxDOT's Amarillo District and have been awarded the Quality in Construction Award by the National Asphalt Pavement Association. The award is for the I-40/U.S. 60 hot mix overlay project in Potter County, a 4.5-mi....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue August 10, 2021
Bridges and Roads LLC Building Roundabout in Round Rock
Construction crews from Bridges and Roads LLC are making considerable progress on the $27.4 million RM 620 Roundabout project (I-35 to Deep Wood Drive) in the city of Round Rock (Williamson County). The project began on March 11, 2020, and the general contractor expects to deliver the final product at the end of 2022....
CEG - Wed July 28, 2021
Fluor Corporation, Balfour Beatty Break Ground On $674M Project Near Austin
With the turn of shovels, crews from Fluor Corporation, Balfour Beatty and officials from the Texas Department of Transportation recently held a ground breaking ceremony to commence construction on the $674 million Oak Hill Parkway project, located in Travis County, Texas, in the area of south Austin....
TxDOT - Tue July 13, 2021
TxDOT Names Hendrickson Deputy Executive Director
The Texas Department of Transportation recently announced the selection of Brandye Hendrickson as the department's new deputy executive director. She is filling the position vacated by Marc Williams, who became TxDOT executive director on June 1....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed June 30, 2021
Grand Parkway Infrastructure Links Segments On Massive Texas Highway Job
Grand Parkway Infrastructure LLC began construction of a $1.2 billion project that will build Segments H, I-1 and I-2 of the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) SH 99 Grand Parkway project, in an area northeast of the city of Houston in Harris, Montgomery, Liberty, and Chambers counties....
TXDOT - Mon June 14, 2021
Transportation Commission Names New Executive Director
The Texas Transportation Commission has selected Marc Williams as the Texas Department of Transportation's new executive director. Williams, who has served as the agency's deputy executive since 2016, began his new role on June 1, 2021....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue May 18, 2021
Madden Contracting Relies On Roadtec for U.S. 79 Super 2 Project
Madden Contracting Company LLC (MCC) is months away from delivering the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) $14.4 million U.S. 79 Super 2 Project that is upgrading shoulders and driveways, as well as installing drainage structures from northeast of Loop 256 to the Anderson/Cherokee County line....
