Road & Bridge

Parker County Celebrates Road Project   Parker County officially opened the first segment of the Ric Williamson Memorial Highway (RWMH), the largest of the 35 projects comprising the Parker County Transportation Bond Program approved by voters in 2008. The county celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Jan. 27. The RWMH will be completed in five sections … [Read more...] about Roads & Bridges

What Commissioners Courts Need to Know             Every January following an election year county officials are invited to attend the LBJ School of Public Affairs Seminar for Newly Elected County Judges and Commissioners in Austin. This 20-hour “crash course” on county government immerses attendees into … [Read more...] about Purchasing Primer

Traffic sign retroreflectivity has become a matter of growing interest for local jurisdictions, largely due to the establishment of specific required levels by federal and state guidelines (via the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices [MUTCD]). This article updates the information presented in Issue 2, 2011, TEEX Lone Star Roads and the May 2011 issue of County … [Read more...] about Traffic Sign Retroreflectivity – What’s Next?

Curve Advisory Sign Measures   Counties administer thousands of miles of secondary rural roadways that present curves of every conceivable layout, from very sharp to very gradual.  When a curve can only be comfortably traversed at a lower speed than typically traveled on the roadway segments approaching the curve, it is very important to provide advanced … [Read more...] about Roads & Bridges

Asphalt Zipper The Solution to Rising Road Repair Costs and Shrinking Budgets   In today’s economic environment, Texas county commissioners are facing some very serious challenges when it comes to providing their taxpayers with safe, smooth roads. Not only are actual budgets declining in terms of absolute dollars, but categories within the budgets are not stable, … [Read more...] about Road Spotlight