TxDOT - Tue January 24, 2023
Officials Advance Houston's Multi-Billion-Dollar I-45 Project
After almost two years of discussion and negotiation, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has announced that it has reached common ground with city of Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County officials, which will help advance the I-45 North Houston Highway Improvement Project (NHHIP)....
Yoder & Frey - Mon January 16, 2023
Yoder & Frey Launches Houston Auction Site
Yoder & Frey, founders of the Kissimmee Winter Auction for heavy construction and agricultural equipment, makes ready for 2023 with the launch of a new auction site in Houston. On Dec. 15, Yoder & Frey went live with its new Houston site, hosting its first sale, cutting the ribbon at the new purpose-built auction facility....
Tesmec - Wed December 28, 2022
Tesmec Trencher Makes Its Global Impact Around World
As the saying goes, when the going gets tough … the tough get going. This is the reason why customers have been choosing Tesmec Trencher for their jobs in the hardest rock, not just in the United States, but globally....
Gov. Greg Abbott - Tue December 27, 2022
Largest Green Hydrogen Facility Coming to Lone Star State
Gov. Greg Abbott recently celebrated the announcement of Air Products and The AES Corporation's (AES) new mega-scale green hydrogen facility in Wilbarger County. The project is anticipated to create more than 1,300 construction jobs, 115 permanent operations jobs and 200 transportation and distribution jobs....
Kenworth - Wed December 28, 2022
Texas Native Wins National Trucking Excellence Award
A distinguished veteran with nearly 16 years in the U.S. Army received the annual "Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence" award during a special ceremony held recently at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C....
TxDOT - Tue December 27, 2022
Multiple Construction Jobs Under Way in Odessa District
A $36.6 million project to add passing lanes and to rehabilitate approximately 10 mi. of Highway 302 in Loving County is under way. The project stretches from the just west of FM 1933 in Mentone to just east of Purple Cattle Guard Road....
TxDOT - Tue December 27, 2022
Texas Clear Lanes Initiative Reaches Pre-Pandemic Level
COVID-19's effects on Texas traffic levels lingered throughout 2021, with delays on the state's most congested roadways growing but still below pre-pandemic gridlock conditions, according to a new study performed by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI)....
TxDOT - Tue December 27, 2022
TxDOT Invests $250M for New Transportation Alternatives
As Texas strives to reduce the rising number of pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities, TxDOT is making available approximately $250 million for its 2023 Transportation Alternatives Call for Projects. The federal funding will go towards sidewalks, bike lanes, shared-use paths and other projects to enhance walking and biking transportation across the state....
Associated Press - Tue December 27, 2022
Officials Support $9 Billion Houston Highway Project
HOUSTON (AP) A more than $9 billion highway widening project that is being proposed in the Houston area has the support of local officials after many of their concerns were addressed. The proposed construction project would take 10 years to complete and remake 24 mi....
Fort Worth Business - Tue December 27, 2022
Three Contractors Will Make Convention Center Upgrades
Three North Texas construction firms have been chosen to lead the long-awaited expansion of the Fort Worth Convention Center. The firms were chosen based on their extensive past experience and deep ties to the region, according to Fort Worth city officials....
