I-35 Waco Project Overview
I-35 Waco Project Overview FROM VOLUME 59, NUMBER 1 (2023) This project will improve I-35 in Waco from 12th Street to North Loop 340 by improving safety and mobility, adding capacity, incorporating technology, and enhancing aesthetics. Improvements include widening main lanes to four lanes in each direction, improving frontage roads and ramps, reconstructing bridges, improving…
Planning Makes Perfect — Addressing Construction Issues Before the Project Begins
Planning Makes Perfect — Addressing Construction Issues Before the Project Begins FROM VOLUME 59, NUMBER 1 (2023) A common sight on Texas roadways is noise walls and retaining walls. Noise walls, or barriers, are helpful in keeping the sound of a busy highway out of neighborhoods and business districts. Retaining walls reduce the need for…
Overcoming Barriers: Motorcycle Roadside Safety
Overcoming Barriers: Motorcycle Roadside Safety FROM VOLUME 59, NUMBER 1 (2023) Although motorcyclists make up only 3 percent of all registered vehicles, motorcyclists accounted for 14 percent of all traffic fatalities in 2020 in the United States. As these numbers have risen over the years, several state departments of transportation (DOTs) are taking matters into…
Ribbon Cutting Marks Completion of I-35 Waco Project
Ribbon Cutting Marks Completion of I-35 Waco Project FROM VOLUME 59, NUMBER 1 (2023) The I-35 Waco Project is officially complete with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held Nov. 9. The $341 million project finished on budget and ahead of schedule, beating its originally estimated end date by approximately 18 months. The I-35 Waco Project is part…
Spotlight on Caroline Golden: From TTI Intern to Communications Professional
Spotlight on Caroline Golden: From TTI Intern to Communications Professional FROM VOLUME 59, NUMBER 1 (2023) The ribbon cutting celebrating the completion of the I-35 Waco Project on Nov. 9 had personal significance for Caroline Golden, who’s done some construction of her own as a result of the project. In 2019, when the project began,…
TTI News
TTI News FROM VOLUME 59, NUMBER 1 (2023) Dennis Christiansen Inducted into Texas Transportation Hall of Honor Dr. Dennis L. Christiansen, P.E., agency director emeritus, was inducted into the Texas Transportation Hall of Honor at a reception and dinner at Traditions Club in Bryan on Sept. 14. During his 50-year career of transportation leadership and…
Thinking Transportation Podcasts
Thinking Transportation Podcast FROM VOLUME 59, NUMBER 1 (2023) Download, listen, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Every other week, we interview a TTI expert or special guest on a wide range of transportation topics and discuss how those topics impact the average person. It Takes a (Big) Village How a community of transportation…
The Last Stop with Greg Winfree: Connected Mobility, in All Its Forms, Is Here to Stay
The Last Stop with Greg Winfree: Connected Mobility, in All Its Forms, Is Here to Stay FROM VOLUME 59, NUMBER 1 (2023) In the world of highway construction, where myriad factors can upend even the most meticulously planned project, there are no sweeter words than “on time and on budget.” That’s the refrain being sung…
