Cynthia Vaquera – TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - Tue June 24, 2025
TxDOT's Petrographic Lab Puts Concrete Under Microscope
When we drive on Texas roads, the last thing we think about is what our tires are rolling on. But behind every mile of every road, science is at work. At the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) Materials and Tests division lab, even the smallest detail is studied to get you safely to your destination....
Shannon McIntire, Texas Department of Transportation - Tue June 24, 2025
Can You Dig It? Archeologists Uncover Megafauna Bones
Stunning discoveries sometimes lie just below the surface. A recent archeological excavation in the Lubbock area unearthed some colossal creatures. And the discoveries are just beginning. "During the environmental review for Loop 88, TxDOT contracted an archeological survey," said Chris Ringstaff, project planner of the Texas Department of Transportation's environmental affairs division....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Fri May 23, 2025
TxDOT's $243.7M SH 178 Project Debuts Near El Paso
The Sundt Construction Co. began construction of the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) $243.7 million State Highway 178 (Artcraft Road) project on April 7 — work that covers a bit more than 3 mi....
Texas Department of Transportation - Fri May 23, 2025
TxDOT Announces U.S. 90 West Project in San Antonio
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) announced that construction on the $500 million U.S. Highway 90 West Expansion Project on the west side of San Antonio is set to begin in late 2025, according to heresantonio.com....
Balfour Beatty - Fri May 23, 2025
Balfour Beatty Secures $889M TxDOT Interstate 30 Contract
Balfour Beatty announced on April 24, 2025, that it was awarded a $889 million contract by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to reconstruct part of Interstate 30 through Dallas. Balfour Beatty will reconstruct a 2.3-mi....
Orion Construction - Tue April 29, 2025
Orion Construction Rebuilding Lake Waco Twin Bridges
Waco's twin bridges are receiving a $114 million makeover, according to kcentv.com. "These bridges are old. They're over 60 years old so, ultimately, it's a safety project" said Jake Smith, spokesperson of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Waco District....
Fluor Corporation - Tue April 29, 2025
Fluor Wins Contract for SH 6 Project Near College Station
Fluor Corp. announced on March 31, 2025, that its infrastructure business was awarded the construction contract for the State Highway 6 (SH 6) project in College Station, Texas, by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 15, 2025
$407M I-10 Lifting Project Starts in Houston
Webber LLC began the first phase of the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) $407 million I-10 White Oak Bayou project on Houston's West Side on Jan. 6, 2025. The goal is to lift a freeway segment above a 100-year floodplain along the White Oak Bayou, improving safety and mobility....
Texas Department of Transportation - Mon March 31, 2025
Three-Day Forum Takes Stock of Texas Transportation
Following a record year for infrastructure investment, TxDOT leadership recently told a regional gathering of employees, contractors and other transportation partners the agency is meeting the increasing demand for safety, delivery and innovation as the Texas population continues to grow like no other....
Keri White - CEG Correspondent - Tue March 04, 2025
First Segment of New Expressway Opens in El Paso
The El Paso Department of Transportation announced the opening of Spur 320, the first phase of the Borderland Expressway, an 11-mi. planned route in northeast El Paso that stretches to the Texas/New Mexico state line....
