Texas Department of Transportation - Tue May 22, 2018
U.S. 62 Driving Lane Project Will Rehabilitate 23 Miles
A $9.6 million Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) project that will make improvements to eastbound U.S. 62/180 in Gaines County was scheduled to begin April 2. Rehabilitation work will focus on the eastbound driving lane and consist of road surface and base repairs, and an asphalt pavement overlay....
Jennifer Rupp – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 24, 2018
TxDOT Crews Go 'Nocturnal' With Other Creatures of the Night for $28M I-35 Project
The Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT), in cooperation with the city of Round Rock and Williamson County, broke ground in July 2017 on a $28.1 million improvements project designed to enhance safety and mobility along Interstate 35 between U.S....
Thu April 05, 2018
Performance Truck Relocates Victoria, Texas, Store to Larger, Newly-Renovated Kenworth Facility
Performance Truck has moved its full-service Kenworth location in Victoria, Texas, to a newly renovated building that is more than double the size of the dealership's previous store. The new Kenworth facility is about 2 miles north of its former location, and is near a major part of the Texas Department of Transportation's planned upgrade of U.S....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed March 28, 2018
Crews Rebuild 90 Miles of South Orient Rail Line
In Texas, anticipation is growing as construction crews rebuild 90 miles of track on the South Orient Rail Line. Funded through the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) National Highway Freight Network, the projects include a $5.4 million rehabilitation of 53.4 miles of track in Irion and Reagan counties, and a $4.1 million rehabilitation of 37.4 miles of track in Crane and Upton counties....
Tue March 27, 2018
Aransas County Completes Debris Mitigation Goals
On February 14, 2018, the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) and the Texas A&M Forest Service (TFS) officially completed their vegetative debris mitigation mission in Aransas County. As a result of completing these objectives, TEEX and TFS personnel and equipment will demobilized from Aransas County back to home units on Feb....
Tue March 27, 2018
AGC of Texas Receives Award
The AGC of Texas was awarded for organizing a hurricane relief fund for the maintenance crews of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). As a result, the group was named the AGC in the Community Award Chapter Winner by the charitable arm of the Associated General Contractors of America, AGC Charities Inc....
Tue March 27, 2018
TxDOT Project Under Way
On March 13, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) joined Caldwell County Precinct 2 Commissioner Eddie Moses and Luling City Manager Mark Mayo, along with other local officials and engineers, as they celebrated the beginning of construction on the U.S....
Chuck Harvey - Tue March 27, 2018
Phase 1 of San Antonio Project Sets Record
The first phase of construction is under way on a challenging project to turn an 8-mi. stretch of U.S. 281 in San Antonio from an often-congested highway to a speedier expressway. Crews will widen and build numerous improvements along the section that runs north and south through a fast-growing part of the city....
Tue February 27, 2018
Michael Baker International Wins $6.1M Contract on Major Dallas Freeway
Michael Baker International, an engineering, planning and consulting services firm, announced that it was recently awarded a $6.1 million contract by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to provide Construction Engineering and Inspection (CEI) services for the Lowest Stemmons Freeway project....
Tue January 30, 2018
Road Crew Uncovers Tunnel Near Mexico Border in Texas
EL PASO, Texas (AP) The United States Border Patrol said a road construction crew has uncovered an abandoned tunnel in Texas, just north of the border with Mexico. Agent Oscar Cervantes said the tunnel was discovered on Jan....
