Temporary Lane Closures Through August 19, 2024

Click here to download a copy of the map. 15th Street Lane Closures – From 7:00 p.m. Friday, August 16, through 12:01 a.m. Monday, August 19, the three westbound lanes of 15th Street from San Jacinto Ave. to Lavaca Street will be closed. Large transport vehicles will be delivering the Texas Capitol Mall Tower Crane […]

Temporary Lane Closures Through August 5, 2024

Click here to download a copy of the map. Nightly Intersection Closure  Through August 2 – The intersection of Lavaca Street and 16th Street will be closed nightly from 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. through Friday, August 2, 2024. 15th Street Lane Closures – From 7:00  p.m. Friday, August 2, through 12:01 a.m. Monday, August […]

First Slab-On Grade Pour Completed on 1501 Lavaca Site

Completed first slab-on-grade pour, 1501 Lavaca.  On July 23, 2024, the project celebrated its first slab-on-grade pour.  The Capitol Complex II Team celebrates the first slab-on-grade concrete pour. Earlier this month, the project team completed excavation of the sites when the prescribed depth on the Mall section of the project was reached or bottomed out, […]

TFC and Gordian Host Meet the JOC Event

On July 2, trade partners across Texas met at the Barbara Jordan State Office Building for the Meet the JOC: Streamlining Construction event hosted by TFC and Gordian. JOC (Job Order Contracting) is a single-solicitation process that allows the completion of many projects through a competitively awarded contract. The event provided an opportunity for industry […]

Temporary Pedestrian Detour on June 6

From 7 a.m. June 6 through 7 a.m. June 7, a section of the sidewalk between the Texas Capitol Mall and the Pedestrian Walkway will be temporarily closed for utility work associated with Phase II of the Capitol Complex Project. Please follow the detour signs to safely cross 16th Street at the crosswalk between the […]

Phase II: Year One in Review

Photos Top Left: Groundbreaking Ceremony March 2023, Texas Facilities Commission Leadership: Deputy Executive Director John Raff, Commissioner Eddy Betancourt, Commissioner Brian Bailey, Chairman Steven D. Alvis (retired), Commissioner C. Price Wagner, Executive Director Mike Novak, and Commissioner William Allensworth (retired). Top Right: Flag Ceremony to decommission the Texas Department of Public Safety Capitol Region District […]

Phase II Celebrates Safety Week

Prime contractor JE Dunn Construction led the Phase II observance of National Safety Week from May 6 – 10. Safety Week is an annual celebration of the incredibly hard work of people in the construction industry who make safety the foundation of everything they do. The them for Safety Week 2024 was Value Every Voice […]

Traffic Pattern Changes Through May 13 – July 7

Utility work to support the new buildings of the Capitol Complex will impact traffic patterns near State Garage E. May 13 – June 2: 16th Street from Colorado Street to Lavaca (Westbound lane) The westbound lane of 16th Street from Colorado Street to Lavaca will be closed from May 13 through June 2. Only the […]