Houston Airport System News: Travel Rebound Steadily Growing in Houston

Houston Airport System News: Travel Rebound Steadily Growing in Houston

Travel rebound is steadily growing and nearing pre-pandemic levels. Houston Airports uses three measurements to gauge passenger travel: Enplanements, Capacity and Load Factor.  June 2021, enplanements — the boarding of an aircraft by a passenger— gained 2.24M, an increase of 15% over the previous month.  Capacity —the number of seats made available by carriers —…

TxDOT News: TxDOT Names Brian Barth as Deputy Executive Director for Program Delivery

TxDOT News: TxDOT Names Brian Barth as Deputy Executive Director for Program Delivery

The Texas Department of Transportation recently announced the selection of Brian Barth as the department’s second Deputy Executive Director. Barth assumed his new role on August 1 and will serve alongside Deputy Executive Director Brandye Hendrickson, who joined TxDOT on July 19. Both positions report to Executive Director Marc Williams with Barth responsible for leading…

Houston Airport System News: Houston Airports’ FlySafe Houston Communications Campaign Receives Double Honors at 42nd Annual Telly Awards

Houston Airport System News: Houston Airports’ FlySafe Houston Communications Campaign Receives Double Honors at 42nd Annual Telly Awards

Provided by Houston Airport System Houston Airports FlySafe Houston communications campaign received double honors at the 42nd annual Telly Awards.  FlySafe Houston is an internationally accredited passenger and employee-focused  safety and health initiative that aims to reduce the spread of COVID-19 at every corner of Houston’s airports.    The Houston Airports’ FlySafe Houston communications campaign video,…

Powered Up, Ready to Roll: METRO Adding Electric Buses to Fleet

Powered Up, Ready to Roll: METRO Adding Electric Buses to Fleet

By Subcontractors USA News Provider Battery electric buses will be added to METRO’s fleet as the Authority moves forward with the purchase of 20 full-size electric buses and 10 paratransit vans. The buses will operate on the 402 Bellaire Quickline and the 28 OST/ Wayside routes. The vans, meanwhile, will be used for METROLift and…

Texas Central Names Renfe as Early Operator for Historic Project

Texas Central Names Renfe as Early Operator for Historic Project

By Subcontractors USA News Provider Texas Central, developers of the high-speed train between Dallas and Houston, has signed a contract with Renfe to be the Early Operator for the transformational project aiming to revolutionize travel in Texas. Renfe is one of the world’s most significant railways operators, running 5,000 trains daily on 7,500 miles of…

IAH Terminal Redevelopment Program Surpasses 2-Million Man Hour Milestone with Outstanding Safety Record

IAH Terminal Redevelopment Program Surpasses 2-Million Man Hour Milestone with Outstanding Safety Record

By Subcontractors USA News Provider The IAH Terminal Redevelopment Program, ITRP, reached another significant milestone in April, surpassing more than 2 million manhours without a reportable incident since its inception in 2015. Reportable incidents include inpatient hospitalization, amputations, heart attacks that happen to workers on the job, or work-related fatalities; these are all directly reportable to…

Houston Airports News: Crunch Time – Heavy Machinery Characterizes Ongoing Construction as Terminal Modernization Program Advances

Houston Airports News: Crunch Time – Heavy Machinery Characterizes Ongoing Construction as Terminal Modernization Program Advances

By Subcontractors USA News Provider If you’ve  departed or  arrived at  George Bush Intercontinental Airport recently, you have likely noticed the  roadway  construction  that  is paving the way for a new  elite and  technologically advanced international terminal,  which is one  of two  main  projects  under the IAH Terminal Redevelopment Program, ITRP. Roadway and utility construction on North…

Houston METRO News: METRO Makes Top Grades According to Major Ratings Agency

Houston METRO News: METRO Makes Top Grades According to Major Ratings Agency

By Subcontractors USA News Provider METRO has once again received solid ratings for its creditworthiness from major credit rating agency, Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings. S&P Global affirmed its “AAA” rating on the Authority’s sales and use tax bonds. This reflects S&P Global’s highest ranking. S&P Global stated that despite the onset and continuation of…

City of Wilmer Joins Southern Dallas County Inland Port Transportation Management Association

City of Wilmer Joins Southern Dallas County Inland Port Transportation Management Association

By Subcontractors USA News Provider The City of Wilmer has officially joined the Southern Dallas County Inland Port Transportation Management Association (IPTMA), highlighting the city’s dedication to developing and expanding transportation opportunities for Wilmer residents. Located 15-minutes south of downtown Dallas, Wilmer has become a global distribution hub for companies like Amazon, Unilever, Sprouts, Proctor…

News From Port Houston: Port Houston Records Best May Ever Double-Digit TEU Increases

News From Port Houston: Port Houston Records Best May Ever Double-Digit TEU Increases

By Subcontractors USA News Provider Port Houston continues to make waves with another month of double-digit container cargo increases through the Houston Ship Channel and its best May ever for container TEUs.  TEUs in May showed a 30% increase, with 288,127 TEUs compared to last year’s 222,250 TEUs for the same month. Year-to-date, Port Houston…

Capital Metro to Open Vehicle Capacity as Community Reaches Stage 2 Milestone

Capital Metro to Open Vehicle Capacity as Community Reaches Stage 2 Milestone

By Subcontractors USA News Provider Beginning last month, Capital Metro opened all vehicles to full capacity, with the exception of Metro Access, as their community enters Stage 2 COVID-19. The agency is encouraged to see the community reach this milestone and looks forward to continuing to welcome customers back on all services. Customers are reminded…

DART Student Art Contest Celebrates Local Young Artists

DART Student Art Contest Celebrates Local Young Artists

By Subcontractors USA News Provider The Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) celebrated the accomplishments of local young artists at the DART Student Art Contest Awards Ceremony at the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) last month. Collin Chon, a 5th grade student at Greenhill School in Addison, was this year’s Best of Show winner. Collin’s artwork,…

Houston Airports Provides ITRP Update to City Council’s Economic Development Committee

Houston Airports Provides ITRP Update to City Council’s Economic Development Committee

By Subcontractors USA News Provider With the Houston Airports strategic priorities to build platforms for future success and make our passengers happy squarely in mind, the IAH Terminal Redevelopment Program, ITRP, at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, IAH, continues to make significant strides.  Recently, Houston Airports Director Mario Diaz and Executive Program Manager, ITRP, Steven Andersen…

Port Houston NEWS: History Is Made as Project 11 Begins Construction

Port Houston NEWS: History Is Made as Project 11 Begins Construction

Elected Officials Across U.S. Praise the Project for Fostering New Jobs and Prosperity Port Houston marked National Infrastructure Week by highlighting the groundbreaking for the start of construction work to support widening and deepening the 52-mile Houston Ship Channel. Known as Project 11, the project’s far-reaching benefits impact the United States and the entire Gulf…