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TxDOT, GEICO launch Safe Phone Zones with WiFi at rest areas, travel info centers

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has launched Safe Phone Zones providing free WiFi at Safety Rest Areas and Travel Information Centers across the state. The Safe Phone Zones are sponsored by GEICO and are part of the agency’s Sponsor Acknowledgement Program, which is a trade-off program used to fund driver benefits in exchange for […]

December 26, 2016

Roadbuilding

TxDOT begins testing dump truck running on compressed natural gas

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is testing a dump truck that runs on compressed natural gas (CNG). “This pilot truck will help us find out how natural gas performs in a heavy hard-working vehicle,” the agency says. TxDOT says the advantages of CNG include being a clean-burning fuel and typically offers a quieter vehicle […]

November 25, 2016

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TxDOT promotes ‘Don’t mess with Texas’ 30th anniversary coin

As part of its effort to mark the 30th anniversary of the popular “Don’t mess with Texas” campaign aimed at reducing roadside litter, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is promoting a commemorative coin that features the slogan. “‘Don’t mess with Texas’ has been a point of Texas pride for three decades and we couldn’t […]

November 24, 2016

Roadbuilding

Texas DOT plans $311.2 million in road projects for Tyler area

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) estimates that $311.2 million will be available for Tyler-area road projects through the year 2040, the Tyler Morning Telegraph reports. This is a 184.4 percent increase over the $109.4 million previously projected, thanks to voters approving two measures to put more money into the state’s transportation system. On Thursday, the Tyler […]

October 18, 2016

Roadbuilding

Texas DOT installing smart work zone system on I-35 near Austin

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is installing a smart work zone system on a section of Interstate 35 near Austin included in the Mobility35 project. The system, set to start today, will provide real-time details to motorists of highway construction impacts on travel. TxDOT says the system includes side-scanning microwave radar used to measure […]

September 30, 2016

Roadbuilding

Ground broken on Corpus Christi’s U.S. 181 Harbor Bridge Replacement Project

Officials recently held a groundbreaking ceremony to symbolically begin the U.S. 181 Harbor Bridge Replacement Project in Corpus Christi, Texas, a project that will be the longest precast concrete cable-stayed span in the U.S. once completed. The project is estimated to be finished in 2021, cost $930 million and will feature six lanes with shoulders. […]

August 11, 2016

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WASHTO recognizes 7 state DOTs for excellence in transportation projects

The Western Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (WASHTO) has awarded seven state departments of transportation honors for top transportation projects as regional winners for the America’s Transportation Awards. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the AAA motor club and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce sponsor the program, which honors the best […]

July 4, 2016

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TxDOT moving forward with I-35 improvements in Austin via Mobility35 program

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) announced it is making progress with its Mobility35 Program for improving Interstate 35 in Austin, a program launched in 2011 in a partnership with the city of Austin, the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization and other agencies. The plan, which will range in costs from $4.3 to $4.6 billion, […]

June 24, 2016

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NCPPP announces 2016 National Public-Private Partnership Awards

The National Council for Public-Private Partnerships (NCPPP) has announced six winners of its 2016 National Public-Private Partnership Awards to be presented June 28 during the P3Connect 2016 conference in Chicago. Winning projects and the public and private partners by category include: Excellence in Individual Leadership Award John G. Picerne, founder and CEO, Corvias Group Infrastructure […]

June 14, 2016

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Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas create I-10 Corridor Coalition

A voluntary Interstate 10 Corridor Coalition, created by heads of the Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas departments of transportation, has been created to support and foster innovation development along the interstate that travels through the four states. “The efficient flow of commerce in Arizona drives our state’s economic vitality,” says Arizona DOT Director Halikowski, […]

June 13, 2016

Roadbuilding

‘Don’t mess with Texas’ campaign marks 30 years

The Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) is celebrating 30 years of its “Don’t Mess with Texas” campaign aimed at reducing roadside litter. “ ‘Don’t mess with Texas’ is more than an iconic slogan, it’s an appeal to our Texas pride to keep our great state beautiful and litter-free,” says Texas Transportation Commissioner Jeff Austin III. […]

April 12, 2016

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Texas DOT set to lower truck tolls to help reduce congestion

The Texas Transportation Commission has approved a measure that would reduce truck tolls in certain areas in an effort to move trucks off of higher volume roadways to ease congestion. The thinking is that trucks have been opting for certain roads in an effort to avoid paying tolls, and thereby exacerbating congestion issues on other […]

April 5, 2016