Highways. today - Tue May 18, 2021
TxDOT Awards $81M to Ferrovial for I-35 Reconstruction
Ferrovial, via its United States construction subsidiary Webber, was awarded the reconstruction contract for a portion of I-35 in San Marcos, Texas. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) selected the company to carry out the contract valued at approximately $81 million....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 05, 2021
Pegasus Link Constructors Leads $1.7B Project
Construction of the $1.7 billion 11-mi. 635 East Project that is reconstructing and widening I-635 from U.S. 75 to I-30, including the I-635/I-30 interchange, began in spring 2020. Pegasus Link Constructors (PLC) was awarded the contract from the Texas Department of Transportation in May 2019, which has the joint-venture of Fluor Enterprises Inc....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 20, 2021
Longview Bridge and Road Reconstructs Texarkana Highway
Longview Bridge and Road is reconstructing 6 mi. of I-30 from the Arkansas State Line to Kings Highway in the city of Texarkana [Bowie County], replacing the four-lane [two lanes in each direction separated by a median] asphalt highway with six concrete lanes to handle an increase in traffic that is impacting the area....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 07, 2021
Officials Approve Billions of Construction Dollars for Projects
Like the rest of the country, the COVID-19 pandemic hit Texas hard, but despite this medical emergency, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) currently has more than $24 billion worth of highway, bridge and infrastructure construction projects under way – the largest in the state's history....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue March 23, 2021
TxDOT Praises Contractors for Emergency Response
The snowstorms and cold weather that gripped Texas in February was not easy for the state, but the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), along with contractors and subcontractors, worked overtime to keep the roads safe and protect motorists....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed March 10, 2021
Crews Demolish I-45 Bridge in Four Days; Upgrades to Continue
The demolition of the Holland Road bridge over the six mainlanes of IH-45 Gulf Freeway in Galveston County, Texas, part of the I-45 expansion project between FM 517 to FM 1764, took four days to complete....
TxDOT - Tue February 23, 2021
Construction Crews Demo I-45's Holland Road Bridge
Progress on the I-45 expansion project between FM 517 to FM 1764 in Galveston County continued with the demolition of the Holland Road bridge over the mainlanes of I-45. As part of the project, the existing I-45/Holland Road intersection will be converted so that Holland Road will go under the mainlanes of I-45....
Road and Bridges - Tue February 23, 2021
WSP USA Will Undertake Dallas I-30 Highway Project
The Texas DOT (TxDOT) has selected WSP USA to provide road design services for the I-30 Dallas Canyon Interchange project and the planning of highway improvements in the Odessa District's Permian Basin....
Robby Chakler – CEG SENIOR EDITOR - Tue February 23, 2021
Unprecedented Snowstorm Temporarily Shuts Down Lone Star State
The unprecedented snowstorm that saw dangerous amounts of snow and ice blanket the Texas area brought everything to a screeching halt. That included portions of the more than $24 billion worth of construction projects in the Lone Star State, which is a record-breaking dollar amount for current projects across the state at one time, according to the Texas Department of Transportation....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed February 10, 2021
Joint Venture Takes on Texas Harbor Bridge Project
Crews from the joint venture of Flatiron/Dragados LLC (FDLLC) are working hard to complete the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) design-build, $802.9 million U.S. 181 Harbor Bridge Project (HBP) in Corpus Christi....
