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<br /> <br /> THE ROAD TO<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 100<br /> TxDOT PREPARES TO<br /> CELEBRATE A CENTURY<br /> OF CONNECTING TEXANS.<br /> VOLUME 42 | ISSUE 1 | JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2017<br /> JAMES BASS<br /> EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR<br /> As you’ve noticed by the cover,<br /> TxDOT is marking its 100th year of<br /> service to Texans. And throughout the<br /> year, in the pages of this magazine,<br /> in our districts and at other TxDOT-<br /> sponsored events, we’ll be paying<br /> tribute to our department and our<br /> employees, and highlighting some<br /> of our accomplishments.<br /> Even from the first day this agency<br /> was signed into law – April 4, 1917 –<br /> we were destined to leave an indelible<br /> mark on Texas – and the nation.<br /> The department was created at<br /> a time when the state’s system of<br /> roadways was, to put it mildly, in rough<br /> shape. Most roads served local areas<br /> and needs, <a title="TNMAG0117 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d58a9238?page=1"> THE ROAD TO 100 TxDOT PR</a> <a title="TNMAG0117 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d58a9238?page=2"> JAMES BASS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR As you’ve notice</a> <a title="TNMAG0117 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d58a9238?page=3"> 8 ON THE COVER A map of proposed highways from 19</a> <a title="TNMAG0117 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d58a9238?page=4"> 1 2 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW RIGHT NOW Forum</a> <a title="TNMAG0117 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d58a9238?page=5"> READERS TELL US WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE MORE OF:</a> <a title="TNMAG0117 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d58a9238?page=6"> TxDOT TALK AROUND THE STATE From the Panhandle to</a> <a title="TNMAG0117 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d58a9238?page=7"> Groundbreaking for SH 199 project in Azle Las</a> <a title="TNMAG0117 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d58a9238?page=8"> COVER STORY a Texas-Sized Celebration: 100 yea</a> <a title="TNMAG0117 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d58a9238?page=9"> COVER STORY This year TxDOT commemorates its 10</a> <a title="TNMAG0117 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d58a9238?page=10"> PARIS DISTRICT TEAM WINS AWARD FOR STATE HIGHWAY </a> <a title="TNMAG0117 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d58a9238?page=11"> The Pharr District won the 2016 Environmental Ach</a> <a title="TNMAG0117 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d58a9238?page=12"> FEATURE STORY EXTRA MILE AWARDS BEYOND THE CALL O</a> <a title="TNMAG0117 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d58a9238?page=13"> FEATURE STORY During the Annual Transportation </a> <a title="TNMAG0117 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d58a9238?page=14"> FEATURE STORY Continued from page 13 LUFKIN DIS</a> <a title="TNMAG0117 page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d58a9238?page=15"> BIG TxDOT recognized outstanding achievements fr</a> <a title="TNMAG0117 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d58a9238?page=16"> FEATURE STORY IN THE ZONE: SMART WORK ZONES KEE</a> <a title="TNMAG0117 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d58a9238?page=17"> LUFKIN DISTRICT EMPLOYEE RECEIVES TEXAS PROJECT A</a> <a title="TNMAG0117 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d58a9238?page=18"> 100 1917 </a> <a title="TNMAG0117 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d58a9238?page=19"> the road to 100 </a> <a title="TNMAG0117 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d58a9238?page=20"> BROWNWOOD DISTRICT TRANSIT SERVICE WINS SAFETY</a> <a title="TNMAG0117 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d58a9238?page=21"> WORKING TOWARD ZERO SAFETY NUMBERS FOR 2016 T </a> <a title="TNMAG0117 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d58a9238?page=22"> The Professional Engineering and Procurement Serv</a> <a title="TNMAG0117 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d58a9238?page=23"> CLEARING THE AIR: DUMP TRUCK WITH CLEAN-BURNING F</a> <a title="TNMAG0117 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d58a9238?page=24"> I am an… Environmental Specialist M att </a> <a title="TNMAG0117 page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d58a9238?page=25"> Matt Buckingham Environmental Specialist Lufkin D</a> <a title="TNMAG0117 page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d58a9238?page=26"> EMPLOYEE Clifford Dawson General Engineering Tech</a> <a title="TNMAG0117 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d58a9238?page=27"> Where Am I? 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