Texas Department of Transportation

Two major highway projects are now moving ahead in Texas. One project is for the Grand Parkway around Houston, the other is for the construction of three bridges at an interchange on US 290. Grand Parkway Infrastructure is to construct a stretch of the Highway 99 Grand Parkway, which will run around Houston. In all the project for the 295km gyratory highway is costing US$1.28 billion. The package of works was awarded by the Texas Department of Transportation and involves building extra toll lanes as well a

Consultancy firm Michael Baker International has a US$4 million contract from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to provide safer road links and bridges along the southern gateway corridor into Dallas. This project is due for completion in 2021. It will provide a long-term transportation and operational improvement effort to boost safety, cut congestion and while address roadway deficiencies and system linkage for the critical I-35E and US 67 artery.

Michael Baker International has been awarded a US$6.1 million contract by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The contract is for Construction Engineering and Inspection (CEI) services for the Lowest Stemmons Freeway project. The Lowest Stemmons project, a 3.7km stretch of Interstate-35E (I-35E), runs from Interstate-30 to north of Oak Lawn Avenue in Dallas. The aim of the project is to reduce congestion, improve mobility and deliver more reliable travel times. The project is also the first for

Fluor Corporation is to handle a contract in Texas for the construction of the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) US 287 Project in Ellis County. The site is located to the south of Dallas and Fluor will book the undisclosed contract value in the first quarter of 2017. “This is a significant strategic milestone for Fluor and will not only help us firmly establish our position in the bid-build market, but also help us to expand our market offering beyond the traditional design-build and private

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) awarded a US$2.75 million contract for a study to develop the corridor along a stretch of Interstate 635 (I-635) in Dallas. The two-year contract is for schematic, environmental and traffic studies for the construction of access roads along the growing section of highway and was awarded to Michael Baker International. As part of the contract, the Michael Baker team will conduct a number of detailed studies in advance of TxDOT’s plans to add more than 53km of

A series of tolled highway projects are commencing in the US state of Texas. These projects are being coordinated with input from the Texas Department of Transportation. One project is worth US$330 million and involves adding tolled lanes to the existing State Highway 360. The second phase of this project would cost an additional $604 million and involve adding further tolled lanes, however funding has yet to be secured before it can progress further. Another project is for the construction of tolled lanes

The Texas Department of Transportation is poised to give the go-ahead to US$1.27 billion worth of freeway to start this year. Plans include extensions to Texas 249 and US 290 in order to give Waller County greater access to major freeways and tollways, according to media reports. The biggest project, which is expected to begin this summer, is the addition of toll lanes to Texas 288, costing $800 million. Work will also be carried out at interchanges between the 288 toll road, Loop 610 and the Sam Hous

A fleet of machines from Volvo Construction equipment is helping boost production at a quarry company in Texas. Family firm Conners Crushed Stone is using its Volvo CE fleet to help quarry and crush high-quality limestone at five quarries in Texas, USA. Although best known for its oil fields, the state’s natural resources also include extensive limestone deposits. Veins of limestone run throughout the state, from the heights of the state’s Big Bend Mountains all the way down to the Rio Grande on the bor

A bridge being built in Texas has collapsed, killing at least one person according to local news reports. The incident happened on Interstate 35 in the town of Salado, around 80km to the north of the city of Austin. Local news suggests that an oversized truck collided with part of the structure, causing the bridge to collapse. As the structure gave way large sections of the bridge fell onto other vehicles, resulting in at least one fatality as well as a number of injuries. The highway has been shut until th

A $1.2 billion highway project in North Central Texas was recognised as a prime example of innovative transportation financing at an event held by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). The 26th Annual Public Private Partnership (P3) Conference in US capital Washington was organised by ARTBA with its P3 Awards being presented in two categories, for entrepreneur of the year and project of the year. The former is given to at least one individual who has made an outstanding contributi