AUSTIN — In a unanimous vote, the Texas Transportation Commission came one step closer to breaking ground on Harris County’s segments of the Grand Parkway, or SH 99.

IRVINE, CALIF. — The California Department of Transportation recently completed a $7.2 million project that repaved 12 miles of State Route 73 in Orange County using 80,000 tons of recycled tires.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Governor Martin O’Malley announced the opening of the first segment of the Maryland Intercounty Connector (ICC) between I-370 at Shady Grove Road and Georgia Avenue/Maryland 97 in Montgomery County.

FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. — Management consulting, publishing, and training firm ZweigWhite acquired Stagnito Media’s Engineering Group — its architectural and engineering resources — through a new wholly owned subsidiary, ZweigWhite Media, LLC. Specific assets include: print and e-media publications CE News (www.cenews.com), Structural Engineering & Design (www.gostructural.com), and Rebuilding America’s Infrastructure (www.rebuildingamericasinfrastructure.com); e-media vertical channel HubDOT.net (www.hubdot.net); and events and e-media assets AEC Technology Strategies (www.aectechstrategies.com), Best Firms To Work For (www.bestfirmstoworkfor.com) and IPD Channel (www.ipdchannel.net).

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The 2011 TRB 90th Annual Meeting was TRB’s largest meeting ever, attracting more than 10,900 attendees. This year’s meeting also marked the first time the TRB Annual Meeting compendium of papers went online as part of the TRB Annual Meeting online portal.