Road & Bridge

The Trans Texas Corridor (TTC) has brought into sharp focus the difficult challenge Texas faces with respect to its transportation infrastructure. On the one hand, aggressive population growth coupled with the increase in commercial traffic related to international trade has rendered what was once the finest system of highways in the nation obsolete. And this comes at a time … [Read more...] about Trans Texas Corridor

Bell County Commissioner Tim Brown, Polk County Judge John Thompson, and Tarrant County Commissioner Glen Whitley have been appointed to the Trans-Texas Corridor (TTC) citizen’s advisory committee. The Texas Transportation Commission selected the 23-member committee from a pool of 251 applicants. The TTC is a proposed multi-use, statewide network of transportation … [Read more...] about County Officials to Serve on Trans-Texas Corridor Advisory Committee

On the surface, roadways seem understandably impersonal. Whether they are gravel or concrete, their finite function is to transport people and goods. But against the backdrop of county government, roads and the issues they bring to the commissioners court are often personal and anything but simple. Consider the history between the commissioner and the road. Before … [Read more...] about Street Smart

Ellis County Commissioner Larry Jones was looking for more cost-effective methods to construct roads with greater strength and longer service life. A lifelong resident of Ellis County, Jones had seen the problem getting worse as more people moved in and, consequently, his roads were carrying traffic loads well beyond what they were designed to do. He also knew his … [Read more...] about Ellis County Works to Strengthen Roadbed