Each year in February, each of the Texas Engineering Societies honors an Engineer of the Year and a Young Engineer of the Year. The awards are presented to engineers who have made outstanding contributions to the engineering profession, the public welfare and human kind.
This year, CTC member Ian Hlavacek was recognized by the Institute of [...]
Harris County and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) continue to press on in their effort to secure federal stimulus dollars to help fund construction of the controversial Grand Parkway.
However, in today’s Houston Chronicle, the editorial staff weigh in against directing tax-funded stimulus dollars to construction of new toll roads:
Traffic alert: There’s a major collision [...]
In February, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) allocated $2.25 billion in federal transportation funds to Texas. In many cases, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) will allow states up to one year to decide which projects to build.
But on March 5, 2009, the Texas Transportation Commission intends to forge ahead. The Commission [...]
President Obama is urging Congress to adopt a stimulus bill within the week. At present, this measure will allocate more than $40 billion to transportation projects across the country. The Houston region stands to receive hundreds of millions for new transportation projects. What and where those funds get spent will affect quality of life in [...]
