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Despite Harvey’s Texas exit, over 400 roads still flooded in the state

Harvey has left Texas, but more than 400 roads covering a large portion of southeastern Texas remain closed due to flooding, the Texas Department of Transportation reported August 31. The number of closed roads is down from August 30 when more than 500 roads were reported as flooded. The affected area extends north from Corpus […]

August 31, 2017

Roadbuilding

Over 500 roads in Texas face flooding conditions from Harvey

More than 500 roads covering a large portion of southeastern Texas are closed due to flooding from Tropical Storm Harvey, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. The affected area extends north from Corpus Christi along the coast up to Port Arthur and extends west through and beyond Houston. Harvey initially made landfall Friday as […]

August 29, 2017

Roadbuilding

Design-Build Institute gives National Award of Merit to 4 transportation projects

The Design-Build Institute has awarded four transportation projects with its annual National Award of Merit. The projects will go on to compete for the Project of the Year, which will be announced at the group’s annual meeting in November. The four projects include: Dallas Horseshoe Design-Build Cost: $723 million Design-builder: Pegasus Link Constructors General Contractor: Pegasus Link […]

July 18, 2017

Roadbuilding

Five states honored in western regional America’s Transportation Awards competition

Five states representing eight projects received honors for top transportation projects as western regional winners for the America’s Transportation Awards. The awards were presented during the Western Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials annual meeting. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the AAA motor club and the U.S. Chamber of […]

June 30, 2017

Roadbuilding

TxDOT gets permit to build new international bridge

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has announced that it received a Presidential Permit that authorizes the construction of an international bridge between Presidio, Texas and Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico, Big Country homepage.com reports. The permit allows crews to build a new two-lane second bridge structure next to the existing two-lane bridge. The permitting process was assisted by […]

June 8, 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

Texas DOT reports increase in work zone fatalities

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) reports that, in 2016, there were 25,713 work zone crashes in Texas, which resulted in 181 fatalities—an increase of 27 percent. Of those fatalities, 174 (96 percent) were motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists. “People often think work zone crashes result in the deaths of roadside workers, but statistics show the vast majority of these fatalities […]

April 11, 2017

Roadbuilding

Texas DOT celebrates 100 years with employee event, travelling truck exhibit

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) officially marked 100 years of service April 4 with an employee event at its downtown Austin headquarters, along with the appearance of a travelling exhibit featuring a refurbished 1918 Liberty Truck that’s being used as time capsule of the department’s history. “We are extremely grateful for the century of […]

April 10, 2017

Roadbuilding

Work begins on new Harbor Bridge in Corpus Christi

The last week of March marked the beginning of work on the $809.2 million Harbor Bridge replacement project, which is part of U.S. Highway 181 that will connect downtown Corpus Christi, Texas, with North Beach, My San Antonio reports. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) planned to replace the bridge because it was unsafe and had […]

April 5, 2017

Roadbuilding

Texas DOT marks 100 years of service with traveling exhibit

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is celebrating 100 years of service with multiple events across the state in addition to a traveling exhibit that will “highlight the agency’s ongoing mission of connecting Texans.” As part of the centennial celebration, TxDOT will have a refurbished 1918 Liberty Truck travel across the state serving as a […]

February 9, 2017

Roadbuilding

TxDOT, Texas A&M to partner on automated vehicle research

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) are planning to partner on testing connected and automated vehicle (CV/AV) technologies on the state highway system. The two entities signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) detailing guidelines “that would allow TTI to test lab-proven technologies in a real-world environment.” The MOU […]

January 9, 2017

Roadbuilding

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