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TxDOT reports progress on major Webb County projects; US 59 expansion about 30% complete
Summary
TxDOT briefed the Laredo MPO on active projects including the US 59 expansion, SH 84 work and several rehabilitations, reporting current completion percentages and expected years of completion for major contracts in Webb County.
Jose Vargas, identified in the meeting as the TxDOT/Laredo engineer, told the Laredo MPO on Sept. 17 that TxDOT currently has 22 active projects in Webb County with about $800 million in active contract value.
"We currently have 22 active projects. We're hovering around $800,000,000 on active contracts," Vargas said. He reported the US 59 expansion as an approximately $344 million investment and said, "we are at about 30% complete," with work under way on concrete pavements, drill shafts for…
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