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Roadbuilding

Following increase of alcohol related deaths last holiday season, TxDOT urging drivers to ‘Plan While You Can’

The Texas Department of Transportation wants to make sure that a reindeer is the only thing grandma has to worry about while walking home on Christmas Eve. TxDOT is trying to deter drunk driving during the holiday season with the “Plan While You Can” campaign to urge those enjoying the holidays with a drink to plan […]

December 8, 2015

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

Roadway Safety Foundation, FHWA honor 10 innovative programs with National Roadway Safety Awards

The Roadway Safety Foundation (RSF) and the Federal Highway Administration have recognized 10 innovative highway safety projects and program across the U.S. with National Roadway Safety Awards. The awards honor programs that aim to reduce highway fatalities and injuries through “innovation in operations, planning, and design improvements.” The award winners are evaluated on effectiveness, innovation […]

November 16, 2015

Roadbuilding

Texas DOT starts campaign to end nearly 5,500-day streak of road deaths

As of Nov. 7, at least one person had died on Texas roads for 5,478 days straight. That’s at least one death every single day for 15 years and a total of 51,832 road fatalities. The Texas Department of Transportation is beginning a campaign with the hopes of ending that fatal streak. TxDOT recently launched the #EndTheStreakTX […]

November 10, 2015

Roadbuilding

Texas DOT worker honored for attempting to save man’s life

A Texas Department of Transportation worker was honored by the agency last month for his effort to save a man’s life. According to TxDOT, construction inspector Kevin Urbancyzk was heading to a bridge construction site in April when he saw a car that was just barely puled over to the side of the road. Urbancyzk saw […]

November 3, 2015

Roadbuilding

Texas DOT worker awarded for saving life of man stuck in his truck during flood

A Texas Department of Transportation worker was honored with the department’s Extra Mile Award recently for his heroics on the job when he halted work to save the life of a man during record floods earlier this year. May 21 was already an abnormal day for maintenance officer Craig Hosts, according to a report from News […]

October 28, 2015

Roadbuilding

Jacobs Engineering to provide construction inspection services on U.S. 75 project in Texas

Jacobs Engineering Group was recently awarded a contract from the Texas Department of Transportation to do construction engineering inspections for the U.S. 75/Interchange Improvements Project in Collin County. According to Jacobs, the company will provide TxDOT with construction, engineering and inspection services for the interchange improvements from the President George Bush Turnpike to Park Boulevard. […]

October 14, 2015

Roadbuilding

Texas DOT bridge worker dangles from nearly 200 feet before being rescued in Houston

A Texas Department of Transportation subcontractor had to be rescued after he fell while working under the Houston Slip Channel Bridge and was left dangling below. According to KPRC in Houston, Rex Godsey was doing maintenance work when he slipped and fell October 7. Still attached to his safety harness, he dangled 175 feet above the Houston […]

October 12, 2015

Roadbuilding

Texas DOT director Joe Weber to retire at end of the year

Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Executive Director Joe Weber announced this week that he would retire from his post at the end of the calendar year. He did not cite a specific reason for his retirement. “The opportunity to lead and serve at your side over the past 18 months has been a true highlight […]

October 9, 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

Roadbuilding

LBJ Express highway in Dallas, largest Texas P3, opens to public 3 months ahead of schedule

The largest public-private partnership (P3) in Texas, the approximately $2.6 billion LBJ Express highway reconstruction project, has opened to the public three months ahead of schedule. The project began in 2011 and involved reconstruction off all the main and expanded frontage lanes of Interstate 635 in the north Dallas region, stretching from Luna Road to […]

September 14, 2015

Roadbuilding

August Texas Proposition 1 project approvals total $304 million for 22 projects

The Texas Transportation Commission has approved 22 projects valued at roughly $304 million as part of the sixth round of the state’s Proposition 1 transportation funding program. This brings the total number of projects approved to 115 out of the 200 planned. The fifth round included 17 projects at a value of $401.5 million. Proposition […]

September 3, 2015