Texas Department of Transportation

Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue January 26, 2021

Crews Rebuild I-410: Southwest Improvement Project

Phase 1 of the I-410 Southwest improvement project in San Antonio, being constructed by Williams Brothers Construction Co. Inc. (WBC), began in fall 2019 and is expected to be delivered by 2022, with the direct connectors to be ready in 2021....

Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed January 13, 2021

Houston's $1.3B Project Nears Completion

The reconstruction of U.S. 290 in Houston (My 290), a $1.3 billion project, recently attained substantial completion and is providing immediate relief for commuters and commercial drivers in this growing metropolitan region....

TxDOT - Mon December 28, 2020

Construction On Quinlan Bypass Will Begin in 2021

TxDOT officials announced that construction on the Quinlan Bypass in Hunt County is slated to begin in early January 2021. The contractor, RPM Construction, was granted 384 working days, weather permitting, to complete this project valued at more than $14 million....

TxDOT - Mon December 28, 2020

Webber Completes MoPac Project, Santa Cuts Ribbon

TxDOT celebrated the completion of the MoPac Intersections project with Santa Claus cutting the ribbon during a live virtual ceremony. In addition to Santa, TxDOT officials were joined by State Sen. Sarah Eckhardt, State Rep....

CEG - Mon December 28, 2020

Vaughn Construction Builds New TxDOT Headquarters

Crews from Vaughn Construction, along with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), have begun construction on its new $300 million headquarters in southeast Austin. The new headquarters will serve the construction and transportation industries in addition to Texas-based businesses and individuals....

TxDOT - Tue December 01, 2020

Officials Hold Virtual Meetings for Highway Improvements

Texas officials recently met — virtually — at public hearings to discuss highway improvements throughout the state. Potential fixes and solutions were brought to the table for some of the area's most troublesome roads....

Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 01, 2020

Longview Bridge & Road Crews Overcome Floodplain on U.S. 69

Longview Bridge & Road Ltd. (LBR) is building a new 690-ft.-long overpass bridge (two lanes in each direction) on U.S. 69 spanning FM 346 in the city of Tyler to improve traffic flow in the largest municipality in northeast Texas....

Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed November 18, 2020

Austin Bridge & Road Battles Record Rain on U.S. 82

Austin Bridge & Road LP (ABR) has overcome serious challenges to push forward on the Texas Department of Transportation's highway widening project that covers 20 mi. of highway in Fannin County in order to complete the $71.5 million project in July 2021....

Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 21, 2020

RK Hall Relies on Cat Equipment for U.S. 82 Job

RK Hall LLC started work on the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) $14.2 million project to expand and improve U.S. 82 in Red River County in September 2019 and despite rains which had impacted the construction last winter, the general contractor is hopeful to meet the anticipated delivery date of September 2021....

TxDOT - Tue October 06, 2020

Amarillo's Newest District Engineer

TxDOT has promoted Blair Johnson to Amarillo district engineer, effective Sept. 1, 2020. In his role as district engineer, Johnson will oversee the planning, designing, construction, operation and maintenance of 9,394 mi....