This animation provides an overview of the proposed Loop 375 Border Highway West Extension Project in the El Paso District. The project is still under environmental study and designs have not been finalized. For more information, visit: http://txdot.gov/inside-txdot/projects/studies/el-paso/border-highway-west.html. –TxDOTpio on YouTube.
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El Paso, TX: Loop 375 Border Highway West Extension Project
Wednesday, November 28th, 2012South Texas Native Plant Restoration Project
Friday, November 16th, 2012
CAESAR KLEBERG WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Restoring vegetative cover on disturbed or engineered soils following roadway construction is a minor part of the overall workload of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). But the resultant plant communities that exist along Texas’ 80,000 miles of roadways may well be the most visible and cared about portion of a roadway to many members of the public, natural resource managers, and especially adjacent landowners.
Waco, TX: The Waco Suspension Bridge
Tuesday, September 4th, 2012Waco’s Historic Suspension Bridge was the longest single-span suspension bridge west of the Mississippi when it was completed in 1870. The bridge was built with cable supplied by the John Roebling Co., who built the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City. Crucial to traders and travelers for well over a century, the bridge stands as […]
View this complete post...Missouri City, TX: Mobility Update
Thursday, August 16th, 2012Stay up to date at www.missouricitytx.gov under “Hot Topics” –showmecity on YouTube.
View this complete post...Corpus Christi, TX: I-37 Bridge Opens
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011A new direct connector bridge on Interstate 37 in Corpus Christi opened today and created a new link for commercial truck traffic to the Port of Corpus Christi. Construction of the 4,415-foot long bridge is part of a $32 million two-phase project to improve mobility and safety.
View this complete post...The Ceres Aqua Gauge: A FRAMEWORK FOR 21ST CENTURY WATER RISK MANAGEMENT
Thursday, October 20th, 2011
CERES
Increasing water demand by the power and energy sectors is another growing competitive pressure. Many forms of electric power require massive amounts of water for cooling, with the sector accounting for 41 percent of total water withdrawals in the United States and 44 percent in the European Union. The water intensity of fuel production is also on the rise. In 2009, only five percent of the world’s liquid fuels came from water-intensive “unconventional” sources such as biofuels, oil sands and shale oil. By 2035, the U.S. Energy Information Administration predicts, that number could double or even triple, depending on global oil prices.
A Fraction of the Jobs: A Case Study of the Job Creation Impact of Completed Coal-Fired Power Plants between 2005 and 2009
Friday, April 8th, 2011
THE OCHS CENTER FOR METROPOLITAN STUDIES
Proponents of coal-burning power plants have suggested that the counties where they are located can reap an economic windfall through construction and permanent jobs. Their case is largely based on an economic modeling process that often relies on assumptions that are established with a high degree of uncertainty. Very few communities evaluate after the fact whether actual jobs were created.
Photo Collection: Connected by Rail
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011
THE STORY OF ERCOT: The Grid Operator, Power Market & Prices Under Texas Electric Deregulation
Friday, February 18th, 2011
TEXAS COALITION FOR AFFORDABLE POWER
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, is the term used to describe the quasi-governmental organization that manages the state’s power grid. There are few institutions in Texas that are more important. If Texas suddenly lost the grid, homes and factories would go dark. Even the briefest of outages can put public safety at risk. But “ERCOT” also has a second very important meaning. As a term of art, it can describe the geographical footprint of electric deregulation in Texas. Efficiency in this market is absolutely vital for the state economy.
Video: Dallas Plowing the Roads
Thursday, February 10th, 2011The ice was so thick the plows helped break it up and thin it out so the mag chloride treatment would work faster. TxDOT crews all across Texas have been on the job operating in 12 hour shifts since January 31, 2011.
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