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Roadbuilding
Texas expands free roadside assistance for motorists
More drivers are now eligible for free roadside assistance in Texas. The state’s Highway Emergency Response Operator, or HERO, program was expanded in December to Interstate 35 from Georgetown to Kyle and on U.S. 183 from Lakeline Mall Drive to U.S. 290. The service will be further expanded in January with patrols on SH 71 […]
December 27, 2017
Roadbuilding
Houston bridge over I-10 damaged when 5 semis hit steel beam
Interstate 10 East near downtown Houston was down to two lanes early Wednesday morning, Dec. 13, 2017, after five tractor-trailer rigs hit the Houston Ave. bridge overnight, The Houston Chronicle reports. Houston Police Department (HPD) Lt. Larry Crowson told the news agency that the problem began around 1 a.m. when an 18-wheeler towing a backhoe […]
December 21, 2017
Roadbuilding
Texas DOT releases list of state’s most congested roads
The Texas Department of Transportation has announced its list of the state’s most congested roads. The West Loop Freeway from Katy Freeway to Southwest Freeway in Harris County again tops the list. The No. 2 spot is again held by IH 35 in Travis County from U.S. 290 North to Ben White Boulevard. Last year’s […]
December 14, 2017
Roadbuilding
TxDOT breaks ground on I-69/I-610 West Loop Interchange
On November 28 the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) held a groundbreaking ceremony for reconstruction of the I-69/I-610 West Loop Interchange project, The Houston Chronicle reports. In attendance were Texas Transportation Chairman J. Bruce Bugg, Jr.; U.S. Congressman John Culberson; Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner; State Rep. Sarah Davis; TxDOT Houston District Engineer Quincy Allen; and other […]
December 7, 2017
Roadbuilding
Texas hits deadly milestone in traffic fatalities
On November 7, the Texas Department of Transportation marked a milestone it hopes won’t be repeated. In the past 17 years, 59,000 people have died in crashes on the state’s roads. TxDOT hopes its new social media campaign, #EndTheStreakTX, will spread the word and make drivers more aware of the dangers of unsafe driving practices. […]
November 15, 2017
Roadbuilding
Expanded LBJ Expressway in Dallas to include more toll lanes
More toll lanes could be coming to a future expanded Interstate 635 in Dallas, Texas. Work on expanding 11 miles of the LBJ Expressway to five lanes in each direction would begin in 2019, according to NBC DFW. The $1.8 billion project would include two managed toll lanes in each direction for the entire stretch, […]
November 9, 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
Will repairs make singing bridge in Abilene change its tune?
Residents of Abilene, Texas, are concerned that repairs to a city bridge will stop the singing. The work began in September to widen and rehab the Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge, which residents call the “singing bridge.” News station KTXS 12 explains that the “singing” is caused when tires ride over the bridge’s tining, which […]
November 1, 2017
Roadbuilding
Construction crews goof up new San Antonio bridge
A recently built bridge over New Braunfels Avenue in San Antonio, Texas, has caused many drivers to do a double take. The span replaces an old bridge that had been damaged and later demolished. The new bridge, however, has an aesthetic problem. Several of the arched windows on the bridge rail are crooked. The Texas […]
October 30, 2017
Roadbuilding
How crews fixed a Houston tollway’s massive sinkhole in Harvey’s wake
Joe Harper had just hit the road to work September 7 when his mobile phone went off at 6:30 a.m. The Harris County Toll Road Authority wanted to know if he could immediately mobilize enough workers and equipment to fix a giant sinkhole at the Sam Houston Tollway in Houston. Tropical Storm Harvey’s rains had […]
October 17, 2017
Roadbuilding
Mobile dams used to open flooded roads in Texas after Harvey
The Texas Department of Transportation has high praise for technology it used to stem road flooding from Hurricane Harvey. TxDOT says the AquaDam, a mobile dam that can be installed to block up to 30 inches of floodwater, kept some flood victims from being cut off from aid. The mobile dam is basically a large […]
October 12, 2017
Business
Subcontractors of all experience levels needed for work in Irma, Harvey disaster areas
Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have left a wake of demolished homes and strewn debris, and also high demand for subcontractors who can load, haul and dump large amounts of material. Pay rates for subcontractors are also starting to rise, sometimes leading to bidding wars between local governments as communities become more desperate for relief. That […]
September 26, 2017
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