Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 10, 2018
Texas Bridge Features Unique V-Pier Foundation
Construction crews in Fort Worth, Texas, are creating the foundation for what will be a unique, pedestrian-oriented urban waterfront district. Three V-pier bridges positioned along the realigned Trinity River are currently being built, at a cost of $66 million....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Tue October 09, 2018
TxDOT Replaces Six Bridges on I-40 Near Amarillo
The need for today's highways to handle taller and heavier trucks has necessitated major new bridge projects in the Amarillo, Texas, area including a $50.4-million Texas Department of Transportation project to replace six bridges along a 4.26-mi....
Texas Department of Transportation - Tue October 09, 2018
'Stay in the Loop' — TxDOT Launches Website for 360 Project
Changes are coming to one of the state's most congested roadways. Design work is about to begin on the Loop 360 corridor and TxDOT is launching a new website, www.loop360project.com, to keep drivers, homeowners and businesses in the loop as the projects move forward....
Texas Department of Transportation - Tue October 09, 2018
TxDOT Aims to Make Work Zones Safer on Hwy. 285
To tackle road improvements faster and to provide a safer work environment for work zone workers, the TxDOT Odessa District is asking trucks with wide loads to travel U.S. Highway 285 between Pecos and the New Mexico state line at specific times....
Texas Department of Transportation - Tue October 09, 2018
TxDOT Kicks Off $36.7M SH 130 Widening Project
A heavily traveled portion of SH 130 will soon be widened to three lanes in each direction, following a groundbreaking in Pflugerville on Oct. 4. Elected officials from both the state and city of Pflugerville joined the Texas Department of Transportation for the kickoff event....
Texas Department of Transportation - Tue July 17, 2018
TxDOT Announces $82M in Grants for Rural Public Transportation Projects
The Texas Department of Transportation has announced $82 million in grants to fund public transportation providers in rural, small urban and large urban areas of Texas. Overall, these state and federal grants are designed to help pay for maintenance of vehicles and facilities; vehicle purchases and transit facility improvements; and regionally coordinated public transportation planning efforts....
Jennifer Rupp – CEG Correspondent - Tue July 17, 2018
Texans Can Expect Smooth Sailing Through Clear Lanes Initiative Project
I-35E in the Southern Gateway corridor of Dallas is the 17th most congested roadway segment in Texas, according to the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. An estimated 218,000 vehicles travel through the Southern Gateway corridor every day....
Emily Buenzle - Mon July 16, 2018
TxDOT Partners With Jensen Ackles to Prevent Distracted Driving
Supernatural star Jensen Ackles recently partnered with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to help prevent distracted driving. The Texas native is featured in a PSA for TxDOT's "Heads Up, Texas" campaign, where he discusses the dangers of driving distracted, as well as the state's new law, which states that it is now illegal to read, write or text while behind the wheel, The News Wheel reported....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed June 06, 2018
Bridge Repair in Texas After Harvey
Nearly nine months after Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the coast of Texas, prompting the largest disaster response ever recorded in Texas state history, work is at last under way to repair a bridge that suffered substantial damage in the storm....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Tue May 22, 2018
$76M I-20 at Ranger Hill Work Under Way
A $76 million I-20 at Ranger Hill reconstruction project will provide safer and swifter driving conditions on the 3-mi. stretch of highway in north-central Texas, about halfway between Abilene and Fort Worth....
