Texas Department of Transportation

Sun December 11, 2016

USDOT Awards $285M Loan for 35Express Project from Dallas to Denton

The Texas Department of Transportation has received a $285 million federal loan to help finance the reconstruction and expansion of one of the most congested highways in the state. The U.S. Department of Transportation announced the award of a Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan to finance a section of I-35E known as the 35Express project from Denton to Dallas....

Sun December 11, 2016

TxDOT Preparing for Winter: Maintenance Sections Ordering Supplies, Checking Equipment

TxDOT is gearing up to protect the traveling public and roadways for the upcoming winter. The Childress District's 13-county maintenance sections are busy testing winter weather roadway equipment, such as snow plows, material spreaders, safety lighting and other necessary equipment, and are ready if and when inclement weather occurs....

Fri September 16, 2016

AASHTO Names Project Finalists for 2016 Awards

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, AAA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, announced the finalists in the 2016 America's Transportation Awards competition. Twelve projects from 10 state departments of transportation are competing for the national Grand Prize and the People's Choice Award....