TxDOT Seeks Public Input on State’s 10-Year Transportation Plan
Public invited to comment on transportation projectsNEWS RELEASE [email protected](512) 463-8700 July 8, 2022 AUSTIN – TxDOT is seeking public input on the draft 2023 Unified Transportation Program (UTP), the state’s 10-year transportation plan. The UTP guides the development of projects around Texas to improve safety, address congestion and connectivity, and preserve roadways for Texas drivers. In addition to highway projects,...
TxDOT Urges Drivers to Pay Attention When Driving
NEWS RELEASE PARIS DISTRICTTim McAlavy(903) [email protected] TxDOT URGES DRIVERS TO PAY ATTENTION WHEN DRIVING Talk.Text.Crash. campaign focuses awareness to reduce distracted driving April 19, 2022 AUSTIN – A family’s quiet Sunday in the park turned tragic when a driver, distracted while talking on her cell phone, struck two-year-old Allie White in a parking lot…killing her. The toddler became one of more than a thousand...
TxDOT Road Report for Jan. 17, 2022
TxDot Logo Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district from Jan. 17, 2022. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid distractions such as cell...
TxDOT Urges Drivers to ‘End the Streak’ of Daily Deaths on Texas Roads as 21st Anniversary Approaches
November 7, 2000 was the last deathless day on Texas roadways Nov. 4, 2021AUSTIN – It was late in the afternoon when Isaac Simmons got the call: a vehicle was broken down along a stretch of I-45 in Fairfield, and Simmons, a 35-year-old tow truck driver, headed out to help. While winching the car onto his tow truck, the routine stop suddenly became horrific. A speeding car careened off the road, rolled up the tow...
TxDOT Terminates IBM From Toll Operations Contract For System Issues
TxDot Logo AUSTIN – Citing continued challenges with an upgraded toll operations system delivered by IBM nearly a year ago, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) announced Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, that it has terminated its remaining contract with the company. Since the system’s roll-out, TxTag customers and toll road users have experienced unnecessary challenges in managing their accounts. TxDOT has not seen...
TxDOT Names Brian Barth as Deputy Executive Director for Program Delivery
July 26, 2021 AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Transportation today announced the selection of Brian Barth as the department’s second Deputy Executive Director. Barth will assume his new role on August 1 and will serve alongside Deputy Executive Director Brandye Hendrickson, who joined TxDOT on July 19. Both positions report to Executive Director Marc Williams with Barth responsible for leading TxDOT’s program delivery overseeing all...
TxDOT Names Brandye Hendrickson as New Deputy Executive Director
June 14, 2021 AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Transportation today announced the selection of Brandye Hendrickson as the department’s new Deputy Executive Director. She is filling the position vacated by Marc Williams, who became TxDOT Executive Director on June 1. Hendrickson, who has extensive transportation experience on the state and national levels, is currently Deputy Director of the American Association of State Highway and...
Texas Transportation Commission Names Marc Williams as New TXDOT Executive Director
AUSTIN – The Texas Transportation Commission today selected Marc Williams as the Texas Department of Transportation’s new executive director. Williams, who has served as the agency’s deputy executive since 2016, will begin his new role June 1, 2021. Williams has worked at TxDOT since 2012, when he joined the department as director of planning, serving in that role until 2015, when he was appointed TxDOT’s interim deputy director....
TxDOT Calls for Safer Driving as Work Zone Traffic Deaths Rise During Pandemic
AUSTIN – Even with less traffic during the pandemic, Texas work zone fatalities increased 9% in 2020 compared to 2019. That’s why TxDOT is calling on drivers to make safety their number one priority at all times and especially when passing through active construction and maintenance work zones on the roadway. TxDOT’s “Be Safe. Drive Smart.” campaign is marking National Work Zone Awareness Week, April 26–30, with safety tips to reduce...
TxDOT Calls for Safer Driving as Work Zone Traffic Deaths Rise During Pandemic
NEWS RELEASE — PARIS DISTRICT Tim McAlavy (903) 737-9213 [email protected] AUSTIN – Even with less traffic during the pandemic, Texas work zone fatalities increased 9% in 2020 compared to 2019. That’s why TxDOT is calling on drivers to make safety their number one priority at all times and especially when passing through active construction and maintenance work zones on the roadway. TxDOT’s “Be Safe. Drive Smart.” campaign is...
