Davey Crockett, defender of the Alamo, famously said, "Find out what's right, then go ahead!"
While he was speaking about social issues and politics, we find this rule of thumb goes well with transportation - from navigating routes to building up roadways. That's the point of this blog - to keep folks informed about ongoing construction projects, upcoming projects, solutions to help address congestion and more.
Most of this content will address specific construction projects. Information on each project will be posted as information is available - typically following project update meetings held between project supervisors and TxDOT engineers. Those following the blog may expect posts on a routine basis - daily, whenever possible - and see updated information on projects they're most interested in each week.
This whole effort is new to us in San Antonio. Over the last year and a half we've been working on new media options to get information out about what we do on a day-to-day basis. This has included an electronic newsletter about the Wurzbach Parkway project, weekly email announcements of lane closures for major projects, Twitter updates and project Web pages for any big projects. These Web pages have been updated regularly - and for that the hard-working Web development crew up in Austin deserves high accolades. Those folks - Carlos Gieseken, Shawn Lloyd and, until she moved along a few months ago, AbbyGail Tomlinson - have made the jobs of those of us in local offices so much easier.
This blog is not intended to replace these mediums, but to supplement them. Most of the big information - like the scope of work and the total project cost, project renderings and more - will remain on the project Web pages. Newsletters already in use will continue until the projects for which they're published are finished. Lane closure reports will continue.
But for an idea about what we've got going on from day to day, week to week ... well, this will be your place! We'll have occasional photos, videos, Q-and-A responses.
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