Texas & Louisiana's 2014 Owner of the Year: TxDOT
Overachiever: Work on the $2.5-billion North Tarrant Express, which upgrades I-820 and SH Texas 121/183 in Tarrant County, is slated to be complete by the end of the year, six months ahead of schedule.
Photo courtesy of the Texas Dept. of Transportation
Support System: Construction of the 7th Street Bridge Arch Structure included moving the arch out of the mold and setting it upright.
Photo by Michael Amador/TxDOT
Belt Loop: The $320-million Segment E of the Grand Parkway project between Cypress and Katy was completed in late 2013. The next sections of the planned 185-mile loop around Houston are slated to open in 2015.
Photo courtesy of the Texas Dept. of Transportation
Connector: The $1.1-billion DFW Connector that overhauled state highways 114 and 121 north of DFW Airport was completed in 2013.
Photo courtesy of the Texas Dept. of Transportation
For TxDOT, such long-term contracts, common with P3s, are another incentive to build effective ties with contractors and developers. That, in turn, is an investment that may well pay off beyond the borders of the Lone Star State.
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