Courtesy Raul Leal, LAREDO, TX – A Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Certification Workshop will be held in Laredo, April 17-20, for persons interested in becoming certified CPS technicians as there is a great need for more CPS techs in all communities. As a CPS tech, you will be able to learn how to properly install child

Courtesy Raul Leal, Interstate Highway (IH) 35 in La Salle County is closed at mile marker (MM) #48 due to a truck-tractor semi-trailer (TTST) that is on fire.  Traffic has been rerouted onto the eastbound access road.   The TTST was carrying water and no injuries have been reported.  Information about the closure was provided by the

Courtesy Raul Leal, LAREDO, Tx – Child passenger safety advocates and any interested person can now learn how to properly install child passenger safety seats in vehicles while getting certified to teach parents and child caregivers to do the same. Safe Riders, in conjunction with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) plans to conduct a child

Courtesy Raul Leal, LAREDO, TX – Please be advised that Ballenger Construction will be closing various lanes on Southbound LP 20 between SP 400 and SH 359. The closures will take place during the night beginning Tuesday, March 27, 2012 thru Thursday, March 29, 2012 between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. (CSJ: 0086-14-025)

Courtesy Raul Leal, LAREDO, TX – Earlier today, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), in collaboration with the City of Laredo, inaugurated the IH 35 Railroad Advance Warning System made possible by STRATIS, TxDOT Laredo Districts South Texas Regional Advanced Transportation Information System. Laredo Mayor Raul G. Salinas, who pushed for the advance warning system

Courtesy Raul Leal, State Loop 20 at Spur 400 (Clark Blvd.) & 2012 Unified Transportation Program LAREDO – On Thursday, March 22, 2012, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Laredo District will hold two public meetings; one to receive comment and input on the State Loop 20 overpass at Spur 400 (Clark Blvd.) project, and

Courtesy Raul Leal, LAREDO,TX – Weather permitting Thursday, March 15, 2012 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Ballenger Construction will install permanent traffic signals at the intersection of LP20/SH 359. Temporary traffic signals at said intersection will also be removed. Alternating lane closures will be in effect at approaches to and at LP20/SH 359 intersection.

Courtesy TxDot, AUSTIN, TX—The United States can’t get needed infrastructure without private-sector participation, according to former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, who said our country must modernize its infrastructure. Rendell insists it can be done—but a challenge exists in identifying innovative ways to fund the projects the nation so urgently needs. Rendell is the featured guest