Tag: Texas Transportation Commission

Roadbuilding

TxDOT district sets monthly record with $100M in road projects

The Amarillo District of the TxDOT recorded its highest amount of monthly road contracts in the month of January. Check out the details here on Equipment World.

February 8, 2019

Roadbuilding

No new tolls planned for Texas in revised transportation plan

Critics of tolls in Texas have been heard. The Texas Transportation Commission has decided to remove all new toll projects from its 10-year, $70 billion construction plan, The Associated Press reports. That includes removing additional express lanes planned for Interstate 35 through Central Texas, according to AP. The commission had previously proposed adding up to […]

December 21, 2017

Roadbuilding

TxDOT to seek contractors for $500 million US 183 expansion

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) announced that the state Transportation Commission has given the approval for TxDOT to find qualified contractors for the $500 million expansion of a 9-mile segment of US 183 in north Austin. The contract will consist of two separate projects to add managed lanes and general-purpose lanes. “This expansion is […]

November 2, 2017

Roadbuilding

TxDOT selects Pegasus Link Constructors for $565 million Southern Gateway project

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has named Pegasus Link Constructors as the design-build contractor for the $565 million Southern Gateway project that will widen and reconstruct 11 miles of Interstate 35 south of downtown Dallas. Construction is set to begin as early as the end of this year and is expected to be complete […]

May 8, 2017

Roadbuilding

TxDOT launches Phase 2 of truck toll discount to relieve traffic congestion

The Texas Department of Transportation has initiated Phase Two of its truck toll discount program aimed at reducing traffic congestion in the Austin area. The Texas Transportation Commission approved two phases of the program to reduce truck tolls in certain areas in an effort to move trucks off of higher volume roadways to ease congestion. […]

November 4, 2016

Roadbuilding

Texas DOT’s $70 billion transportation program approved

The Texas Transportation Commission has approved the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) 2017 Unified Transportation Program (UTP) that includes $70.19 billion in projects over a 10-year period. The 2017 UTP is more than double the previous plan that included roughly $33 billion in projects. “The Unified Transportation Program reflects TxDOT’s commitment to planning for and […]

August 29, 2016

Roadbuilding

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

Roadbuilding

Texas DOT announces $1.3 billion plan for projects to improve traffic congestion

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has released a $1.3 billion plan for accelerated transportation project completion aimed at improving traffic congestion across the state. The Texas Transportation Commission (TTC) will need to approve the strategy. “The major metro areas of Texas – Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio – represent more than […]

February 1, 2016

Roadbuilding

Texas Transportation Commission approves 34 projects worth $520 million

The Texas Transportation Commission (TTC) has approved 34 projects valued at more than $520 million for the December round of projects as part of the states Proposition 1. The November round included nine projects valued at $437 million. The TTC has now approved 165 of the planned 200 projects to be funded by Proposition 1. […]

January 4, 2016

Roadbuilding

Texas Transportation Commission approves $437 million in projects for November Prop 1 funding

The Texas Transportation Commission (TTC) has approved nine transportation projects valued at $436.84 million for the November round of Proposition 1-funding projects. The October round included three projects valued at $45 million. The TTC has now approved 131 of the planned 200 projects to be funded by Proposition 1. This round includes the following highway projects, […]

November 23, 2015

Roadbuilding

Texas approves $45 million for October Proposition 1 projects

The Texas Transportation Commission (TTC) has approved three projects totaling roughly $45 million as part of the October round of the state’s Proposition 1 transportation funding program. The September round included 22 projects valued at roughly $304 million. The TTC has now approved final contract awards on 122 of the planned 200 projects. Proposition 1, approved […]

November 1, 2015

Roadbuilding

September Texas Prop 1 project approvals valued at $88.9 million for projects in 5 counties

The Texas Transportation Commission has approved projects in five counties valued at $88.9 million as part of the seventh round of the state’s Proposition 1 transportation funding program. Proposition 1 is providing funds for more than 800 miles of highway rehabilitation, including 500 miles of new highway lanes; 114 replaced, widened or rehabilitated bridges; and […]

September 28, 2015