Aviation Director Delivers State of the Airports Address

Aviation Director Delivers State of the Airports Address

By Subcontractors USA News Provider More than 400 guests gathered in a spacious ballroom at the Marriott Marquis Houston to hear Houston Aviation Director Mario Diaz give his 2021 State of the Airports address. The audience included the City of Houston’s Chief Development Officer Andy Icken, elected officials, community leaders and business executives.  The event was…

Progressives and Conservatives Chose Partisanship Over Progress in Decision To Delay Passage of Much-needed Infrastructure Bill

Progressives and Conservatives Chose Partisanship Over Progress in Decision To Delay Passage of Much-needed Infrastructure Bill

By Subcontractors USA News Provider The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the following statement in reaction to another delayed vote on the Bipartisan Infrastructure measure in the U.S. House of Representatives: “It is extremely disappointing that some progressive Democrats and the Republican leadership would again delay…

Michele Wong Krause Elected Chair of DART Board of Directors

Michele Wong Krause Elected Chair of DART Board of Directors

By Subcontractors USA News Provider Recently, the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Board of Directors elected Michele Wong Krause of Dallas as their chair for a two-year term. Appointed to the DART Board in 2014 to represent the City of Dallas, Wong Krause recently served as vice chair. She also presently serves on the American…

DFW Airport Launches New Security Fast Pass Pilot Program

DFW Airport Launches New Security Fast Pass Pilot Program

By Subcontractors USA News Provider DFW Airport customers can now skip security checkpoint lines thanks to DFW Security Fast Pass. DFW’s new pilot program allows customers to make a Fast Pass reservation to bypass TSA’s general screening line at the Terminal D checkpoint D-18. Fast Pass travelers arrive at designated time and will be escorted…

IAH Terminal Redevelopment Program: ‘On Time and On Budget’

IAH Terminal Redevelopment Program: ‘On Time and On Budget’

By Subcontractors USA News Provider Houston Airports Director Mario Diaz, along with Executive Program Manager Steven Andersen, presented an IAH Terminal Redevelopment Program, ITRP, update to the Houston City Council Economic Development Committee on Sept. 15.  Diaz and Andersen were joined by J’Maine Chubb, chief financial officer, along with Todd Curry and Mayuri Bakti, Municipal…

TxDOT Terminates IBM From Toll Operations Contract for System Issues

TxDOT Terminates IBM From Toll Operations Contract for System Issues

By Subcontractors USA News Provider Citing continued challenges with an upgraded toll operations system delivered by IBM nearly a year ago, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) announced recently that it has terminated its remaining contract with the company. Since the system’s roll-out, TxTag customers and toll road users have experienced unnecessary challenges in managing…

DART Named a Best-in-State Employer by Forbes

DART Named a Best-in-State Employer by Forbes

By Subcontractors USA News Provider For the second year in a row, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) has been recognized as a Best-in-State Employer by Forbes. The Best-in-State Employer award winners, given out by Forbes and Statista Inc., were chosen from a sample of 80,000 Americans working for businesses with at least 500 employees across…

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…