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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

Roadbuilding

TxDOT teams up with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to protect ocelots

In an attempt to help protect ocelots that frequent the Laguna Atascosa Wildlife Refuge, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is joining with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to build 12 corridors beneath two roads where many of the endangered cats have been killed by traffic. KSAT abc 12 reports that the $8 million project in Cameron County is […]

November 22, 2016

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 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

Roadbuilding

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

Roadbuilding

UTA engineer assessing use of lasers to measure microtexture of aggregates in asphalt and concrete mixtures

Roger Walker, a professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), is working with the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) at Texas A&M to assess whether scanning lasers can accurately measure the microtexture of aggregates used in asphalt and concrete mixtures, according to a news release from UTA. The two-year, […]

May 20, 2016

Roadbuilding

Texas A&M Transportation Institute seeks new director

The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), which provides research support to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), other agencies and private industry, is seeking nominations for a new director. Duties of the director include: Governance of TTI Philanthropy/fundraising experience Establishment of vision, mission and strategic direction of TTI Interaction with state and federal legislative branches […]

April 18, 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

Roadbuilding

Texas lawmakers take a hard look at toll roads

Lawmakers in the state of Texas are taking a long, hard look at toll roads, and there has been a push to do away with them altogether. Many are beginning to question whether toll roads are actually being built to ease congestion, which was the original plan, or whether they are just being built to […]

April 8, 2016

Roadbuilding

Texas launches campaign to urge Spring Breakers not to drink and drive

There were more than 45o alcohol-related crashes involving young people during Spring Break 2015 in Texas, with 16 deaths and 43 serious injuries. But the state’s Department of Transportation is hoping to change that this year. TxDOT is running a “Plan While You Can” campaign during the peak Spring Break period of March 1-19. In addition to […]

March 8, 2016