The state highway agency and consultant Stantec unearthed historic discoveries at a Denton County project that once was the site of a former slave's blacksmith shop.
Texas DOT and the Flatiron/Dragados joint venture announced that they have settled last concerns over the proposed design of jointed pier segments that stalled the nearly $1-billion project last July.
The Texas Dept. of Transportation will spend a record $85 billion on highway construction over the next ten years under the state’s 2023 Unified Transportation Plan.
The team replacing the FM 457 Swing Bridge over the Gulf Intercoastal Waterway faced hurdles ranging from active vessel traffic to erratic weather to limited space for heavy lifts. Daily troubleshooting helped push the $41.2-million, 27-month project forward.
Despite the difficulties of keeping work going amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Texas Dept. of Transportation (TxDOT) has more than $24 billion worth of projects under construction at the moment—the largest amount in its history.
The joint venture will complete engineering work on the new $930-million U.S. Route 181/Harbor Bridge in Texas, taking over from original engineer-of-record FIGG.
More than six months after design work was halted on its signature cable-stayed main spans, construction of the new Harbor Bridge in Corpus Christi, Texas, has pressed ahead, even as uncertainties shroud its ultimate cost and completion schedule.
