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Austin Bridge & Road Employee-owner Makes National News
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Texas Rangers commend Austin Bridge & Road
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DART Blue Line Groundbreaking Ceremony Video
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Austin completes first pass through finance project in Texas
Williamson County Commissioner, Valerie Covey, spoke at the ribbon cutting ceremony for SH 29. She recognized the Austin team for completing the project "on time and under budget." Austin Bridge & Road began the $3.7 million project on October 25, 2007. The project consisted of one… read more »
Austin Selected as Best Value Contractor for CPS Project
Austin Bridge & Road was awarded $47.4 million project with City Public Service Energy (CPS Energy) in San Antonio that includes the construction of two bridges over Calaveras Lake, totaling 4,107 feet in length. The lake bridges will be built utilizing barges. The project also includes… read more »
Job Statistics
Recent Federal Highway Administration data indicate that every $1 billion of highway construction supports over 27,800 jobs (this does not include the traditional state match). This includes 9,537 on-site construction jobs and 4,324 jobs in industries that either directly or indirectly… read more »
DART Blue Line Groundbreaking Ceremony
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Austin teams with TXDOT to remind motorists to be aware of highway work zones
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Austin Bridge & Road and Austin Commercial team to support community
Click here to read the newsletter, "On The Leading Edge," by the City of Peoria. Austin Commercial and Austin Bridge and Road have partnered with the City of Peoria to do community work. To date, the group had worked on two projects. In the first… read more »
Work is underway in the West Valley Desert
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Austin opens Loop 303 project for Media Tour
Representatives from the Arizona Department of Transportation showed off the latest Loop 303 construction Friday morning. Peoria city government officials and members of the media saw the stretch of Loop 303 being built from Happy Valley Parkway north. The road then curves east, under Lake Pleasant… read more »
Transportation Construction Workers Ready to Help Stimulate U.S. Economy
The American Road and Transportation Builders Association released this Briefing Paper, which states that recent Federal Highway Administration data indicate that
Slow Stimulus: Where's the Money?
It's been ten months since the government unveiled the massive $787 billion dollar stimulus plan. The goal was to spread the money out to all sectors of the economy -- both to government and private interests to create as many jobs as possible.
The jury is still out how all of this will… read more »
Freeway Set to Open
The final portion of the Kell West Extension will open at 11 a.m. today with a special ceremony.
Texas Department of Transportation public information officer Adele Lewis said less traffic on frontage roads and improved safety will be just two of the benefits of the extended freeway.
Overpass Project on Schedule, TxDOT Says
The overall project connected to the rebuilding the State Highway 34/Wesley Street overpass across Interstate 30 remains on schedule, according to Craig Miser, Area Engineer with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Paris District Office in Greenville.
“They are staying… read more »
DART contracts Texas firm to design, build Blue Line extension
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) recently awarded a design-build contract to Austin Bridge & Road for the Blue Line extension between Garland and Rowlett, Texas. Work on the nearly five-mile line is expected to begin next month. The $188 million extension is scheduled to open in December 2012.… read more »
Twenty-Two New Bridges For Texarkana
Locks of Love
Human resources coordinator, Katie Coyle, recently donated her hair to Locks of Love. Locks of Love is a public non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis. Most of the children helped by Locks… read more »
Hard Hat Saves Employee-owner's Life
As things will have it, accidents can occur, which highlights the need to focus on safety. A member of the US 82 team has his personal protective equipment (PPE) to thank for saving his life. David McCollum and Jonathan Sykes, along with other crew members, were loosening the chain and plates, which… read more »
Road to Six Flags completed for Opening Day at the Ballpark in Arlington
A press conference was held Thursday, April 3rd, to recognize the opening of the Road to Six Flags and Baird Farm Road extensions along the north side of the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Austin Bridge & Road constructed this fast-track project, creating a new east-to-west artery running west… read more »
Robert Vallejo Recognized by AGC and TxDOT
Robert Vallejo was recognized by the AGC of Texas and TxDOT for “exemplary cooperation and performance” on the SH 45, Sec. 8, construction project, at the September 06 AGC luncheon. Vallejo has served Austin Bridge & Road as the general superintendent on the fast-paced, high-profile… read more »
Tim Muller Wins World Cup in Italy
Tim Muller, southwest regional manager, recently won a bronze medal in the discus throw at the World Masters Track & Field Championships in Riccione, Italy. He was involved in throwing events, such as shot-put and discus, in high school and college and began competing again at the Masters level… read more »
Community Involvement - Mercy Street
Kelly Fox, project lead on the Austin Way project and consultant to Austin Bridge & Road, was introduced to Mercy Street in April 2007. Mercy Street, a nonprofit organization, is a relationship- based initiative, which is looking to bring hope to children and their families in a high poverty area… read more »
Crew Sets More Than Four Million Pounds of Structural Steel Since May
Creating lifts from barges is never an easy task, especially with flooding weather in Shreveport. Rain this year delayed work and forced the team to make up lost time. Since they started at the end of May 2007, the crew has set 4,039,800 pounds of structural steel. The crew constructed five spans or… read more »
Crews Set Record for Laying Hot Mix
Austin Bridge & Road’s hot mix paving crews were recently named Austin Advantage Builders for their outstanding performance during a recordbreaking operation. From Friday, October 12, at 11:30 p.m. through Sunday, October 14, at 10:30 p.m., Austin Bridge & Road hot mix paving crews broke… read more »
EFCO Recognizes Austin Bridge & Road for Outstanding Safety
Austin Bridge & Road has been recognized by Economy Forms Corporation (EFCO) as an outstanding safety award winner. The award was given by EFCO in recognition of Austin’s use of the EFCO plate girder on the IH 30 overpasses at Loop 12 in Dallas, a $42 million project from the Texas Department… read more »
Employee-owner Celebrates 40 Years at Austin
Thank you, Johnny Webb, for 40 years with Austin. On August 29, 2007, Webb, a superintendent with the company, celebrated his 40th year with Austin Bridge & Road. “I was 19 years old when I started working for Austin, ” he said. “Back then, they hired people right on the spot,… read more »
Austin Bridge & Road Employee-owner Knocks Kindness Out of the Park
Austin Bridge & Road employee-owner Jeff Cormican and his wife Brondwyn love to give back when ever they can. As a baseball fan, Cormican was at a Rangers game and could not resist making his guess of when Sammy Sosa would get his 600th home run. He simply filled out a ticket at a booth… read more »
Picnic Highlights Safety Appreciation and Awareness
Tim Bruce, project manager on the US 82 project in Arkansas, and more than 100 employee-owners and their family members gathered at the annual safety awareness picnic Saturday, August 25, at Magic Springs Amusement Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Everyone was given free admission including roller-coaster… read more »
Austin recognized by AGC of America
Austin Bridge & Road was recognized by the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America for construction excellence on the SH 45, Section 8, project in the Heavy Highway-New Construction division. Items of evaluation by the judging panel included the project and its team’s ability to meet… read more »
Austin Bridge & Road Partners with OSHA in Pursuit of VPP Status
Austin Bridge & Road has entered into a partnership with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in further promoting an effective safety and health management system. OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) set performance-based criteria for a managed safety and health… read more »
Austin Bridge & Road Implements OJT Program
The US 82 Arkansas approach to the Mississippi River bridge project offers on-the-job training to all interested employee-owners. This program not only provides an opportunity for employee-owners to learn and improve their career, but it also increases the number of skilled employee-owners on the project… read more »
Austin completes first pass through finance project in Texas
Williamson County Commissioer, Valerie Covey, spoke at the ribbon cutting ceremony for SH 29. She recognized the Austin team for completing the project “on time and under budget.” Austin Bridge & Road began the $3.7 million project on October 25, 2007. The project consisted of one… read more »