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Texas DOT announces $1.3 billion plan for projects to improve traffic congestion
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has released a $1.3 billion plan for accelerated transportation project completion aimed at improving traffic congestion across the state. The Texas Transportation Commission (TTC) will need to approve the strategy. “The major metro areas of Texas – Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio – represent more than […]
February 1, 2016
Roadbuilding
James Bass named new Texas DOT executive director
The Texas Transportation Commission has named James Bass as the new executive director of the Texas Department of Transportation, replacing Joe Weber who retires at the end of the year. Bass has been TxDOT’s chief financial offer for 10 years and will start his new position Jan. 1. In his 30 years with the agency, […]
December 18, 2015
Roadbuilding
U.S. 183 expansion in Austin gets $282 million TIFIA loan from USDOT
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has given the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority a $282 million loan through the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) to construct additional lanes to U.S. Highway 183 near Austin, Texas. The lanes will be added to an eight-mile section “to help relieve congestion” as an alternate route to […]
December 9, 2015
Roadbuilding
Texas approves $45 million for October Proposition 1 projects
The Texas Transportation Commission (TTC) has approved three projects totaling roughly $45 million as part of the October round of the state’s Proposition 1 transportation funding program. The September round included 22 projects valued at roughly $304 million. The TTC has now approved final contract awards on 122 of the planned 200 projects. Proposition 1, approved […]
November 1, 2015
Roadbuilding
Texas approves $168 million in Proposition 1 road projects
The Texas Transportation Commission (TTC) has approved roughly $168 million for 23 Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) road projects as part of the state’s Proposition 1 funding program. Last year Texas voters approved Proposition 1, a program that has $1.74 billion available for transportation projects in 2015. In late March, the TTC approved nine projects […]
May 5, 2015
Roadbuilding
Report highlights top 100 Texas highway improvements needed
In a new report, The Road Improvement Program (TRIP) has identified the top 100 highway improvements needed in Texas for continual economic growth and improvement of quality of life for residents. The report, “Texas’ Most Critical Highway Projects to Support Economic Growth and Quality of Life,” points out the direct correlation of the building, expanding modernization […]
April 16, 2015
Roadbuilding
Texas Senate will vote on using portion of vehicle taxes for highway funding
The Texas Senate Transportation Committee approved a bill that would dedicate a portion of motor vehicle taxes to road and bridge construction and maintenance. Senate Bill 5, one of two bills addressing the issue, will most likely come up for a vote next week, according to the state. Previously, these taxes have been used to “plug holes in […]
February 26, 2015
Roadbuilding
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 state’s 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 […]
February 9, 2015
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 […]
August 30, 2013
Roadbuilding
Texas Two-Step: D.C. reauthorization first, then Austin
As we begin to close in on the fall 2014 date for the reauthorization of federal surface transportation legislation in Washington, keep in mind that states have to do their own transportation legislation. And like D.C. politicians, Austin politicians face the continuing dilemma of not having enough money coming down the pike. Take Texas for […]
July 30, 2013
Roadbuilding
Texas Senate, House propose differing transportation funding plans
The Texas Senate and House have radically different ideas about how to raise funds for highway spending, the Austin American-Statesman reported. The Texas Senate on Thursday passed Senate Joint Resolution 1 (SJR1), which proposes earmarking a portion of the severance taxes collected from the state’s oil and gas industry to fund transportation. The proposed constitutional […]
July 12, 2013
Roadbuilding
Driving Texas. Cautiously
OK so this example is from Texas and won’t match your situation at all. But the inner working of the  transportation system in your state may not be so different. So when TRIP reports that deficient roads are costing Texas motorists $23 billion a year via traffic crashes, congestion related delays and costs, and additional […]
October 3, 2012
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