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Texas DOT saves nearly $1 billion over next decade through historic bond deal
The Texas Department of Transportation recently announced that it had achieved the largest savings on a single bond deal in the stateâs history through a $1.68 billion refinancing that priced Jan. 21. The bond issue refinanced almost all of the outstanding debt for the Central Texas Turnpike System (CTTS), first issued in 2002. The deal [âŚ]
February 9, 2015
Roadbuilding
Rollover accident caused from surprise gravel road
Although the road in the picture looks like a gravel road, itâs definitely not supposed to be. According to reports, a belly dump truck littered a massive amount of sand and gravel on Frontage Road in San Angelo, Texas, which caused a rollover accident. The driver of a Chevrolet sedan was driving home at [âŚ]
November 20, 2014
Roadbuilding
Eyeless spider forces TxDOT back to the drawing board
Two years ago the Texas Department of Transportation was forced to halt highway construction project when an endangered, eyeless spider habitat was found at the site. Now TxDOT finally has a solution⌠The original plan was to build an underpass connecting Loop 1604 and Texas 151 on the Northwest Side. But constructing this would have required [âŚ]
November 4, 2014
Roadbuilding
Taking control of congestion on Tomball Parkway
State Highway 249, also known as the Tomball Parkway, is one of the primary freeways serving the city of Tomball in Harris County, Texas. Running north and south, it is located in Commissioner R. Jack Cagleâs Precinct 4. The six-lane highway (three in each direction) is used by thousands of Texans to commute to work [âŚ]
October 9, 2014
Roadbuilding
Texas HOV lanes could bring in transportation funds from single-passenger cars
Transportation infrastructure in Texas could get a boost in revenue from single-passenger cars in certain high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has proposed creating a partial toll in the HOV lanes on U.S. 75 from LBJ Freeway to McDermott Drive, WFAA reports. The plan would allow single riders on that portion [âŚ]
June 25, 2014
Roadbuilding
TxDOT uses Vine videos to urge teens to buckle up
When I was a teen driver, I always remembered to buckle my seatbelt. Thatâs not because I was necessarily the best kid in the world. I just knew that I would experience the full wrath of my mother (who had eyes all over our small town) if I was caught disobeying traffic laws. But not [âŚ]
February 18, 2014
Roadbuilding
TxDOT, transportation leaders unveil $800 million highway funding plan
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) on Wednesday joined the Alamo Regional Mobility Authority, VIA Metropolitan Transit, city of San Antonio and Bexar County leaders in unveiling a plan to allocate more than $800 million for San Antonio highways. The funds will be used to expand Interstate 10, U.S. Highway 281 and Loop 1604 in [âŚ]
January 8, 2014
Roadbuilding
Truck hits, damages three bridge beams with an excavator
Oopsâhe did it again, and again and again. A driver carrying an oversize load hit three bridges on Texasâ Interstate 20 at the Crain Avenue overpass after a 34-year-old man from Sonora, Texas, hit them with an oversized load, the Odessa American reports. According to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and in a criminal complaint filed [âŚ]
September 27, 2013
Roadbuilding
ARTBA-TDF recognizes safety programs, campaigns, technologies in âRoadway Work Zone Safety Awareness Awardsâ
The American Road & Transportation Builders Associationâs Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) presented eight public and private sector organizations with awards for their commitment to promoting safety during the associationâs 15th annual âRoadway Work Zone Safety Awareness Awardsâ on September 9 at ARTBAâs National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The competition recognizes programs, campaigns and technologies that [âŚ]
September 10, 2013
Roadbuilding
TxDOT makes significant changes to road maintenance transfer plan
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) announced this week that it has decided to make changes to its proposal that would have transfered maintenance of nearly 1,900 miles of state highways to 59 cities. According to WacoTrib.com, the agency is making the controversial turnback program voluntary. It plans to offer financial incentives to cities that [âŚ]
August 30, 2013
Roadbuilding
Texas, Youâre Going the Wrong Way!
Normally, when a gravel road starts seeing a lot of traffic, it earns enough street cred to be upgraded to asphalt. But Texas has this process a little backward. Instead of repairing an asphalt road in parts of South and West Texas, the state decided to revert it into a gravel road. The 80 miles [âŚ]
August 23, 2013
Roadbuilding
TxDOT delays gravel road plan
The Texas Department of Transportation has put on hold a plan to convert some rural asphalt roads to gravel, according to a report from The San Antonio Express-News. Senator Carlos Uresti (D-Texas) said Tuesday that TxDOT officials decided on a 60-day delay in some of the planned conversions after state lawmakers raised concerns about the [âŚ]
August 22, 2013
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