TxDOT awarded a $671 million contract to Fluor Heavy Civil, LLC for the reconstruction and widening of State Highway 6 through Bryan/College Station. The project expands main lanes from four to six lanes — three in each direction — and construction began December 1, 2025, with completion targeted by end of 2030. Fluor confirmed the groundbreaking in a BusinessWire press release on November 20, 2025 (Source: Fluor Corporation, businesswire.com, November 20, 2025). TxDOT’s official project page at txdot.gov/thebig6.html provides the full project scope and details. Transport Topics
The corridor being reconstructed carries significant freight and commuter traffic. As of 2024, Brazos County had a population of approximately 242,000 — an increase of 20% since 2014 — and the busiest section of the highway near Rock Prairie Road carried a daily traffic count of 84,000 vehicles, according to TxDOT traffic count data reported by Community Impact. The $671 million investment reflects the scale of what is needed to bring the corridor’s capacity in line with the region’s growth trajectory. Tradlinx Blogs
“This groundbreaking signifies the start of an exciting expansion of SH-6 that will boost traffic capacity, strengthen regional connectivity, and create a safer, more efficient route for everyone.”
Source: Shawn West, President, Fluor Infrastructure · Fluor press release via BusinessWire · businesswire.com · November 20, 2025
A 12-mile highway reconstruction running through 2030 generates sustained aggregate demand across five construction seasons. Road base for the reconstructed and expanded mainlanes is among the highest-volume aggregate requirements in any construction category — TxDOT Item 247 Type A or D specifications govern every ton of flex base and road base placed under this project. Fill and select fill are required for embankment construction as the expanded footprint is graded. Rip rap is needed for drainage control along the alignment. Crushed concrete and crushed limestone move in volume from the day grading starts through final surface preparation.
The Bryan/College Station corridor sits in a triangle between AN’s existing Austin and Waco markets and connects to the I-35 corridor through Temple and Belton. The Brazos Valley is not a market that has received significant attention in AN’s content program to date. The SH-6 reconstruction changes that. Five years of active TxDOT highway work at $671 million is a sustained construction footprint that requires aggregate sourcing relationships to be in place before phases start, not after.
TxDOT’s $671 million SH-6 project is active in Brazos County right now and runs through 2030. Civil and sitework contractors in the Bryan/College Station corridor have five years of aggregate demand ahead of them that starts with sourcing relationships established before each phase begins.