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 Larry
D. Tegtmeyer, P.E., is the district engineer for
the
Wichita Falls District
of the
Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). He is responsible for department
activities in the district’s nine counties: Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Montague,
Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, and Young. Tegtmeyer was appointed in April of
2004.
As district engineer he oversees
the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of roadway
projects throughout the
North Texas region. The district let more than $65 million in construction
contracts last fiscal year. This followed a record $131 million the previous
year. During his career in Wichita Falls, Tegtmeyer has administered the
construction of the district’s second and third largest projects including an
over $43 million contract to build a new alignment for US 277 in Baylor County and the Falls Flyover, a $32
million interchange in the heart of
Wichita Falls connecting four major roadways US 287, US 281, US 277, and
US 82.
Tegtmeyer is originally from Iowa where he graduated from
Iowa State in 1984 with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. He worked for a few years in the
Waco District before moving to Dallas. As the Area Engineer for Northwest Dallas
he supervised the construction of the Dallas High Five
Interchange at I-635 and US 75. He also served as the Dallas District Director of Construction
where he managed $1.3 billion in
construction. |
