• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • TTI Home
  • TTI Library Catalog
  • Construction, Geotechnical and Structures Home
  • Contact Us
Texas A&M Transportation Institute logo
Construction, Geotechnical and Structures
  • About
  • Groups
    • Construction Engineering and Management
    • Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental
    • Major Highway Structures
  • People
  • News
Home » Archives for Construction

Construction

The Right Time and the Right Place: Taking Care of Our Infrastructure

April 14, 2011

Texas’ transportation system has allowed the state to successfully compete in a global market. An efficient transportation network allows companies to move their goods efficiently and effectively, offering just-in-time service to their customers.

In the current economic climate, the agencies that oversee our transportation system must make every dollar count. This renewed focus means using the right maintenance technique on our roadways at the right time. And knowing just what that technique should be takes solid research. Read More

Filed Under: Construction, Infrastructure

Streamlining the construction process: TTI researchers find ways to cut costs

March 7, 2009

State departments of transportation (DOTs) throughout the country are battling the same worsening problems: a lack of funds for road construction and soaring prices for materials like steel and concrete. When funds are available, these rising costs have DOTs scrambling for dollar-stretching ideas.

“Construction costs have almost doubled between 1998 and 2006,” says Ivan Damnjanovic of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), who headed up a one-year study for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to examine current practices and suggest improvements to the construction process. “DOTs have little control over external factors like the rising cost of fuel and asphalt, but they do have control over the bidding and design process.” Read more

Filed Under: Construction, funding, research

Texas A&M Transportation Institute

3135 TAMU

College Station, TX 77843-3135

(979) 317-2000

State Resources

The State of Texas

Texas Homeland Security

Texas Veterans Portal

State Expenditure Database

Statewide Search

State Auditor’s Office Hotline

Policies

TAMUS Risk, Fraud & Misconduct Hotline

Site Policies

Open Records Policy

Statutorily Required Reports

TTI Rules

Veterans

Equal Opportunity

Jobs

A member of the Texas A&M University System

© Copyright 2026 Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI)