Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue March 05, 2024
Zachry Approaching Finish of Austin Highway Project
Zachry Corporation is months away from completing construction of the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) SH 71 East Corridor project in Greater Austin that is improving road safety and improving traffic flow....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed February 21, 2024
Texas' $1.5B Project Meeting Benchmarks
Construction for the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) $1.5 billion I-35 Northeast Expansion Central Project (NEX) is moving forward as crews from Alamo NEX Construction LLC — a joint venture between Ferrovial Construction and Webber LLC — continue to meet benchmarks....
Kirby-Smith Machinery - Tue February 06, 2024
KSM Promotes Graves as Waco Sales, Operations Manager
Kirby-Smith Machinery Inc. (KSM) has announced the hiring of Richard Graves as its new sales and operations manager in Waco. In his new role, Graves will lead the sales efforts of KSM's rapidly growing Waco branch as well as day-to-day oversight of its rental, parts and service departments....
TxDOT - Tue February 06, 2024
Road in Historic Town Has Been Paved Once in Century
A quiet stretch of roadway running through Limestone County has served as an important corridor for a historic Texas town for nearly a century. And it's only been paved once. State Loop 442 in Tehuacana is one of the oldest state roads in Texas that still has its original pavement....
CEG - Tue February 06, 2024
Crews Perform Work to Open Long-Term Closure On I-610 in Texas
According to the Texas Department of Transportation, the long-term closure of the project at I-610 and Cambridge Street is going to be lifted on Feb. 19. Williams Brothers Construction Co. Inc. continues to make strides on the TxDOT Interstate 610/Cambridge project in the south-central area of Houston, a $117 million Texas Clear Lanes initiative that is reconstructing mainlanes, frontage roads and adding a freeway overpass with eight direct connect tie-ins at I-610/SH 288....
University of Texas Rio Grand Valley - Tue February 06, 2024
Univ. of Texas Rio Grande Valley Completes New Golf Center
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) golf student-athletes got their first look inside the new Vaqueros Golf Center at Champion Lakes Golf Course recently, celebrating the completion of the nearly $3 million facility....
US Dept. of Labor - Tue February 06, 2024
U.S. Dept. of Labor Seeks Input From Texas Construction Industry On Wages
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division is asking the building construction industry of Texas to participate in a survey to help the agency establish prevailing wage rates, as required under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts for wages paid to workers on federally funded and federally assisted construction projects....
Sen. Cruz - Tue February 06, 2024
Lawmakers Push for Expedited Bridge Permitting Process
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar recently led a bipartisan coalition of federal lawmakers representing Texas communities in sending a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging him to quickly implement a key provision they included in the recently enacted 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that advances several international bridge projects in Texas....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed January 24, 2024
Webber Unclogs Notorious Texas Bottleneck
Construction of the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) $39 million FM 110 North project will wrap up later this month with a ribbon cutting ceremony for the initiative that created a loop around the city of San Marcos, providing a much needed alternative to I-35....
TxDOT - Tue January 09, 2024
Infrastructure Upgrades On Highways Save Texans $3B
Commuters across Texas reaped time and cost savings valued at more than $3 billion, thanks to transportation improvements and pandemic-related trends that made their drives quicker than just a few years ago, according to a new report from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI)....
