Not since President Eisenhower began the Interstate highway system more than 50 years ago and Texans embarked on the farm-to-market and ranch-to market road systems in 1949 have Texans been so focused on our roads. In fact, for generations Texas has enjoyed one of the finest road systems in the world. But with our state's population exploding, our transportation … [Read more...] about We Must Work Together to Keep Texas Moving
Road & Bridge
TPWA Short Course Highlights Lime Stabilization Process
More than 150 participants convened in Waco to learn about the various approaches available to cities and counties when reconstructing and rehabilitating deteriorated pavements. This year's Texas Public Works Association "short course," conducted Feb. 10-13, featured Richard Martinez from the city of San Antonio Streets Department and Larry Peirce of the Lime Association of … [Read more...] about TPWA Short Course Highlights Lime Stabilization Process
Dam Rehabilitation Projects Support County Infrastructure
Supporters of a flood control program that began in the 1940s envisioned protecting agricultural lands and rural infrastructure. A series of floodwater-retarding structures built in North Central Texas during the last 50 years have done just that. Over the years, nearly 2,000 floodwater-retarding structures were built in Texas, many of them north of the Dallas/Fort Worth … [Read more...] about Dam Rehabilitation Projects Support County Infrastructure
TxDOT Releases List of State
After a review of state and federal regulations governing the release of infrastructure data, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) recently released a list of the state's 2,024 structurally deficient bridges. TxDOT's decision was reached after examining rules that strictly limit the release of bridge information collected for federal reports and additional homeland … [Read more...] about TxDOT Releases List of State
Increased Cost of Construction, Maintenance Appear Permanent
In a report released Sept. 26, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of Inspector General concluded that the recent growth of highway construction and maintenance costs "reflect structural, not transitory, economic changes," thereby significantly reducing the purchasing power of current highway funding well into the foreseeable future. This is an issue Texas is … [Read more...] about Increased Cost of Construction, Maintenance Appear Permanent