Courtesy Raul Leal, Go slow and prepare to merge to open lane LAREDO, TX – Weather permitting on Sunday, January 5, 2014 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., a single lane closure of IH 35 southbound between Loop 20 and Shiloh Blvd. will be in effect to facilitate removal and replacement of an overhead dynamic

Courtesy TxDot,  AUSTIN, TX – Texas Transportation Commission Chairman Ted Houghton commented today on the departure of Texas Department of Transportation Executive Director Phil Wilson:  “Phil has directed a number of significant changes and improvements in operations at TxDOT during his two years as executive director. His leadership, strategic skills, business acumen and ability to

Increasingly crowded highways, aging infrastructure lead to more fatalities, crashes Courtesy TxDot,   AUSTIN, TX— Recognizing a growing traffic safety concern in the state’s energy-production areas, the Texas Transportation Commission awarded a $150 million contract to Austin-Angel, JV (Austin Bridge & Road and Angel Brothers) for much-needed road work resulting from the state’s oil and

Courtesy Raul Leal, Members of the Texas Department of Transportation Laredo District Employees Activity Committee presented a monetary donation in the amount of $955 to the South Texas Food Bank. Funds gifted to the food bank came from employees of eight Laredo District counties and activities year round that generated money for a charitable organization.

  Courtesy TxDot, Program will enable greater productivity and efficiency as savings will be put toward strategic priorities  TYLER, TX — The Texas Department of Transportation today was joined by members of the Texas Transportation Commission in Tyler to showcase Fleet Forward, a program designed to streamline the number of TxDOT vehicles and heavy equipment in

Courtesy Raul Leal,  LAREDO, TX – Weather permitting, SER Construction Partners, LCC will conduct a left lane closure of westbound State Loop 20 at approaches and departure from McPherson Rd. intersection from Tuesday, November 19 through Friday, November 22, 2013 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to facilitate placement of concrete curb and gutter on the

Courtesy Raul Leal, Staggering daily death toll dates back to 2000 (video and audio sound bites available here)  AUSTIN, TX — As Texas marks a grim, 13-year string of daily roadway fatalities today, the Texas Department of Transportation reminds drivers to stay alert and obey traffic laws in an effort to break the consecutive streak of

Courtesy Raul Leal,  LAREDO, TX – In an official presentation of ceremonial grant checks held last week at the Laredo Police Department, the Texas Department of Transportation Laredo District and the TxDOT Traffic Safety Division delivered two traffic safety grants to the City of Laredo and the Laredo Police Department (LPD).  The Laredo Police Department

Courtesy Raul Leal, Drive Clean Across Texas campaign winner drives home 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid (Photo available for download. Caption below.)  AUSTIN, TX — Keith Williams, a 52-year-old Navy veteran and laboratory manager from Point Comfort near Victoria, will be driving cleaner after winning a brand new low-emission hybrid car in a ceremony hosted by the