BEAUMONT – The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has announced the upcoming departure of Martin N. Gonzalez, P.E., Beaumont District Engineer. His last day will be August 31.
Gonzalez has worked for TxDOT for more than 24 years, with more than five of those years in the Beaumont District, which comprises eight counties, including Tyler County.
According to a statement from TxDOT, Gonzalez has chosen to pursue an opportunity closer to home, which will allow him to be closer to his family.
Under his leadership, the Beaumont District has consistently ranked among the top three in the state for “Follow-up Action” (FUA) performance, achieved its highest “Pavement Management Information Systems” (PMIS) scores in over a decade, strengthened its safety culture, and fostered a deeper sense of accountability, according to a statement from TxDOT.
In his position, Gonzalez has been responsible for overseeing the planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of transportation infrastructure systems in the Beaumont District, according to TxDOT.
Prior to being the district engineer, he served as deputy district engineer in the district, and since joining TxDOT in 1999, worked in a variety of positions for the agency.
During his tenure at the head of the Beaumont District for TxDOT, controversies have arisen from residents about multiple, ongoing projects underway, simultaneously, within the city of Beaumont, thus confusing motorists.
For Tyler County residents, Gonzalez’s tenure is memorable for his greenlighting of the relief route project, which was long and hotly debated. Initially, the project had four possible routes to span the county, from the south end to the northern part, but an alternate route accepted by the county’s commissioners court ended up being accepted by TxDOT. That route, which follows the old railroad right-of-way, would bring the project to a cost of minimal disruption for any homes, churches or businesses.
Gonzalez recently reported that there are 26 active TxDOT projects ongoing in Tyler, Jefferson and Hardin counties, amounting to more than $1.4 billion in construction.
