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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Minh Tran, PE, CFM, Joins Quiddity Engineering as Senior Project Manager
AUSTIN, Texas, July 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Minh Tran, PE, CFM, has joined Quiddity Engineering as a Senior Project Manager in its Central Texas Transportation Practice. As Senior Project Manager, Minh will focus on expanding the company's growth and development in Central Texas and across the State. With significant experience working with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), Minh will manage projects that support TxDOT as well as the state's critical transportation infrastructure needs. He knows how TxDOT operates, and clients have lauded his ability to identify and solve problems before they become issues that impact budget and schedule. Minh has more than 30 years of experience delivering Schematic and PS&E for conventional design-bid-build transportation projects as well as complex design-build. Specialty areas include complex highway, drainage, urban and rural roadway, traffic control, SWP3, signing, pavement markings, and bridge design and he has extensive knowledge working with assembling PS&E packages, construction management, utility coordination, cost estimating, quality assurance/quality control, project management, construction scheduling, and subconsultant coordination. His client list includes multiple Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) districts as well as the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, counties and various municipalities across the State of Texas. "The addition of Minh to our Central Texas staff is going to be a tremendous plus for our clients," said Ryan Quinn, General Manager for Quiddity's Central Texas operations. "He has a history of excellence and is highly proficient and detail-oriented. We are excited to have him join our company." For nearly 50 years, Quiddity has successfully delivered innovative transportation solutions and exceeded its clients' goals and needs. Minh received his B.S. degree in civil engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. Please congratulate and connect with Minh on LinkedIn ( About Quiddity Engineering Quiddity is an Engineering News-Record Top 500 Design Firm providing innovative civil engineering solutions for public infrastructure and private development projects. Acclaimed as both a Top Workplace and Best Places to Work, Quiddity is a full-service civil engineering, planning, surveying and consulting firm with more than 700 employees in 10 offices across Texas and additional offices in Florida. Our team is organized around 12 services that support nearly 20 public and private market sectors. From wastewater treatment and highway design to multi-family housing and master-planned communities, we've been building community, inside and out, since 1976. For more information, visit View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Quiddity Engineering
CBS News
6 days ago
- Automotive
- CBS News
UT Arlington's plastic-infused asphalt hits Texas roads for the first time
Drivers traveling on a nearly mile-long section of SH 205 in Rockwall wouldn't notice anything unique about the asphalt, but what's underneath the surface could change the way roadways are built in the future. For the first time, the Texas Department of Transportation is testing an innovative, plastic-infused asphalt on one of its highways, thanks to a team of engineers at UT Arlington. The hope is to address two major problems at once: mounting plastic waste and failing infrastructure. "We have a road network that's deteriorating," said Dr. Sahadat Hossain, a professor of civil engineering at UTA and the director of the Solid Waste Institute for Sustainability. "So we are using plastic in building the road. We are taking one problem to solve another problem. And this is the perfect example of sustainability." TxDOT is evaluating how well the plastic-infused asphalt performs under real traffic and brutal summer temperatures, conditions students at UTA have been simulating in a lab for six years. "And for our samples itself, they're submerged in the water and they're also heated, which means that they're put to the worst possible condition that your pavement can be," said graduate student Garima Maharjan. "And then the wheels start running back and forth." Samples of normal asphalt pavement in the lab have major signs of wear-and-tear after the series of tests, while the mix infused with plastic particles have little damage. In 2023, Hossain's team used the plastic-infused pavement on two UTA parking lots, and ongoing performance evaluations show the asphalt is holding up well and is more durable than the typical asphalt. "If we add plastic in the asphalt, the road durability increases, the rotting in the road and potholes in the road goes down significantly and it becomes a longer-lasting road." Dr. Hossain said. "So we are not only helping the environment, we are not only fixing the road, we are helping reducing the cost of road maintenance for the state of Texas. And hopefully in future it will be for the entire country." The asphalt is infused with the plastic that sits in dumps and landfills or winds up in the ocean. Of the 48 million tons of plastic waste generated in the U.S. every year, the Department of Energy estimates only five to six percent gets recycled. The plastic-infused asphalt could pave the way for a new model, where our trash finds a better way to make an impact on the earth. TxDOT and the team at UTA are actively monitoring how this plastic-infused road in Rockwall performs. There are already plans to pave roads in Fort Worth and in Amarillo with the mix in the coming months, according to Dr. Hossain. He believes international projects will likely start in the next year as well, with inquiries from countries like Nigeria, Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia.
CBS News
21-07-2025
- Automotive
- CBS News
Deadly crash shuts down all northbound lanes of I-35W in Downtown Fort Worth
All northbound lanes of I-35W near Downtown Fort Worth shut down early Monday morning due to a deadly crash. According to the Texas Department of Transportation, the crash was reported just before 5 a.m. at I-35W between Lancaster Road and I-30. At 6 a.m., traffic was backed up to Morningside Drive. Traffic is being diverted off at I-30 eastbound and westbound. Alternatively, drivers heading north on I-35W can take Hemphill Street or Business 287. TxDOT said to expect delays up to an hour.
Yahoo
12-07-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Long-term road closures after flood damage
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Department of Transportation has been making road repairs in the area following flooding, but some repairs will take longer than others. RM 1431 in the Lago Vista area sustained significant damage to a bridge over Cow Creek and TxDOT says they hope to have it repaired and back open before school starts. 'That's really pushing it, because that's really a matter of weeks away. But we think we can get the bridge built in a matter of weeks, as opposed to drawing it out over a number of months, or even years, as a typical bridge would take,' said Brad Wheelis with TxDOT. Northbound Loop 360 has the right lane closed after part of the roadway eroded near Spicewood Springs Road. US 377 between Mason and Junction also sustained damage, but crews were able to make short-term repairs to reopen the roadway for now. Long-term repairs are expected in the future. You can check road conditions at DriveTexas and low water crossings at AtxFloods Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
04-07-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Continuous turn lane project on SH 34 set for July 14 start
PARIS – A roadway improvement project on State Highway 34 in Hunt County is set to begin this month, Texas Department of Transportation officials announced Wednesday. The $4.1 million project will add a continuous left-turn lane between Traders Road and Farm-to-Market Road 1570 on SH 34. The construction will include culvert extensions, roadway widening, pavement overlay and new striping, TxDOT said. Baker & Company Construction LLC has been given 144 working days to complete the job, weather permitting. The contractor is scheduled to begin setting up barricades and message boards Monday to alert drivers of upcoming construction. Work is expected to begin the following Monday, with a target completion date of February 2026. Lane closures are expected throughout the duration of the project.
