Related Links: Funding for Austin�s Manor Expressway Speeds Project Ahead Transportation Commission Selects Private Firm for Agency Review Fort Worth Street Widening, Improvement Project Under Way Bridge Beams Go Up in Woodall Rodgers Extension Project in Dallas Stimulus Projects Started on Longview Roads The Texas Department of Transportation temporarily closed the southwest and southeast U.S. 75 frontage road ramps to and from Parker Road for almost a week recently to divert traffic onto the newly completed eastbound Parker Road bridge. The work is part of a $20-million construction project to convert the U.S. 75 and Parker Road interchange from a
Related Links: DART Light Rail Scheduled to Land at DFW Airport in 2013 DHS Grant Jump Starts Houston Ship Channel Security District TCEQ Increases High and Significant-Hazard Dam Inspections The Port Commission of The Port of Houston Authority awarded a contract for an electrical installation and approved the advertisement and receipt of proposals for the purchase of deregulated electric power portwide including renewable energy. Commissioners awarded a construction contract to Houston-based Dashiell LLC, for 138kV substation expansion at Bayport Container Terminal for $2.2 million. The 138kV substation is an electrical installation that transforms high voltage from CenterPoint to a lower
Related Links: Congress Promotes Green-Building Practices with Financial Incentives Adolfson & Peterson Marks Safety Milestone, Earns ABC Award Corrpro Houston Crew Earns Safety Excellence Award Former Austin District Engineer Hired by Williamson County TCEQ Names M.D. Anderson New Clean Texas Member Tellepsen Launches New Brand to Mark Anniversary Mike Kress, VP With The Bayou Companies in Houston, Dies Jesse Rider of Tyler was appointed by Texas Gov. Rick Perry to the Industrialized Building Code Council for a term that will expire on Feb. 1, 2010. The council oversees the inspection of industrialized housing and buildings to ensure that state standards
Related Links: Funding for Austin�s Manor Expressway Speeds Project Ahead Transportation Commission Selects Private Firm for Agency Review Fort Worth Street Widening, Improvement Project Under Way Bridge Beams Go Up in Woodall Rodgers Extension Project in Dallas Plano�s Eastbound Parker Road Bridge at U.S. 75 Completed Stimulus Projects Started on Longview Roads Wichita Falls Flyover North to West Ramp Opened $88-Million IH-35 Project in Waco Moves with Bridge Demolition Odessa�s New $24-Million JBS Interchange Opens TxDOT Implements Safe Routes to School Program in West Texas Construction Contract Let for Segment 3A of Toll 49 in Tyler Work Continues on Laredo�s
The Texas Department of Transportation’s Tyler office let the construction contract for Segment 3A of Toll 49 to Longview Bridge and Road Ltd. for $37.9 million, $15 million less than TxDOT anticipated during planning. Related Links: Funding for Austin�s Manor Expressway Speeds Project Ahead Transportation Commission Selects Private Firm for Agency Review Fort Worth Street Widening, Improvement Project Under Way Bridge Beams Go Up in Woodall Rodgers Extension Project in Dallas Plano�s Eastbound Parker Road Bridge at U.S. 75 Completed Stimulus Projects Started on Longview Roads Wichita Falls Flyover North to West Ramp Opened $88-Million IH-35 Project in Waco Moves
Related Links: Funding for Austin�s Manor Expressway Speeds Project Ahead Transportation Commission Selects Private Firm for Agency Review Fort Worth Street Widening, Improvement Project Under Way Bridge Beams Go Up in Woodall Rodgers Extension Project in Dallas Plano�s Eastbound Parker Road Bridge at U.S. 75 Completed Roadwork recently began in the Longview area and should be finished by the end of fall. The projects include: U.S. 259 (Eastman Road) between IH-20 and U.S. 80 (Marshall Avenue), U.S. 80 between the Spur 63/SH 31 split, and the Harrison County Line. The projects were made possible by funding from the American Recovery
Related Links: DART Light Rail Scheduled to Land at DFW Airport in 2013 DHS Grant Jump Starts Houston Ship Channel Security District Port of Houston Awards Electrical Contract, Approves Green Energy Due to increased funding from the state legislature and recent rules modifications, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is making efforts toward inspecting all of the state’s 1,735 high and significant-hazard dams. So far this year, a total of 550 high- and significant-hazard dams have been inspected. In 2008, 316 dams were inspected, while 293 dams were inspected in 2007. Current legislative funding has allowed for hiring an additional
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Related Links: Congress Promotes Green-Building Practices with Financial Incentives Adolfson & Peterson Marks Safety Milestone, Earns ABC Award Rider Appointed to Industrialized Building Code Council Corrpro Houston Crew Earns Safety Excellence Award Former Austin District Engineer Hired by Williamson County TCEQ Names M.D. Anderson New Clean Texas Member Mike Kress, VP With The Bayou Companies in Houston, Dies Fourth-generation Houston commercial and industrial builder Tellepsen celebrates its centennial anniversary this year with the launch of a new brand: A Cornerstone of the Community. The brand is designed to reflect the company’s continued support of building industry and local community. The
As part of a planned 300,000-sq-ft, four-building complex for the Colleges of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the Texas A&M University System broke ground in early summeron its $62.4-million Agriculture Headquarters Building and Visitors Center on its main campus in College Station. A rendering shows new dormitory facilities for the University of Houston. The facility is being built by Hardin Construction and was designed by HADP Architecture . Related Links: Corgan Converts Natatorium Into Culinary Arts Building UH Freshman Housing Facility Construction Under Way Dallas Cowboys Break Ground on Mega-Merchandise HQ El Paso Boasts Building Activity Frenzy Hanson Installs Modular Bridge