Tag: TxDOT
Plan Sheets + Red Lines – August 2019
In Dallas, a Court Case
In June, a case involving a very big engineering firm was moved from state court in Dallas County to US...
TxDOT Builds a Rare Diverging Diamond
Explosive Growth in Austin Triggers Novel Traffic Solution
By Bob Austin, P.E.
The MoPac Expressway intersections at Slaughter Lane and La Crosse Avenue in southwest Austin...
A Shoulder to Drive On
Dallas-Fort Worth Highways Demand Innovative Solutions to Alleviate Congestion.
By Nancy Mitchell, P.E.
State Highway 121 is a major highway that runs from southwest to northeast...
Atkins to provide alternative delivery procurement services to TxDOT
Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, was awarded a statewide procurement engineering contract to assist the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) with alternative delivery procurement needs throughout the state.
Michael Baker to provide testing and inspection services for Dallas southern gateway corridor
Michael Baker International was awarded a $4 million contract by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to provide safer roadways and bridges along the southern gateway corridor for commuting into downtown Dallas.
Prestressed concrete could create stronger bridges with longer spans
The state of Texas has more bridges than any other state in the nation, with more than 50,000 total. Maintaining structurally sound, shorter- and longer-span bridges was the driving force in two collaborative projects recently completed by Texas A&M University professor Mary Beth Hueste and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).
Collecting roadway geometric data
A researcher at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) has come up with an automated way of determining how well ditches found along Texas...
TxDOT moves forward with $500 million highway expansion in Austin
The Texas Transportation Commission gave the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) approval to begin looking for qualified contractors to tackle a $500 million expansion on US 183 in north Austin.
TxDOT celebrates 100 years of service to Texas
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) turned 100 years old on April 4.
