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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Capital Metro has launched a new zone for Pickup by CapMetro in the neighborhoods surrounding South Menchaca, bringing on-demand public transportation to the community and fulfilling an important component of the Project Connect system. Expanding neighborhood circulators is a key element of the Project Connect program of projects that voters passed in November 2020, and…

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 —…

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…