Displaying items by tag: Area Chair Chronicles
Context and Stability of Longstanding Members Provide Foundation for Lufkin’s Operations
In our little corner of East Texas, the Lufkin Area continues to work well with our local and state TxDOT partners, although like in most other areas, we do need more work. TxDOT’s Lufkin District has proven record of keeping plans on...
Local Control Key to Transparency Trend
Describing the task of chairing the San Antonio Area reminds me a lot of describing highway contracting in general: it is meaningful work with measurable accomplishments. We have an excellent network of members here and a strong, reliable partnership with our TxDOT District personnel. District Engineer Mario Medina is ...
Close-Knit Collection of Contractors Create Nucleus of an Otherwise Changing Work Environment
Beaumont is a big small town, or a small big town (depending on your perspective). For the most part, the local contractors have been established here a long time. Fortified with the knowledge and stability of these...
A $1 Billion Work Program May Create Problems, But They’re Still Good Problems to Have
Ten years ago, it would have been unheard of for TxDOT to let a contractor begin work on a project before ROW and utility relocation had been secured and resolved. Now, that’s the norm...