ACEC CORPUS CHRISTI CHAPTER MEETING

April 16, 2026, 7:30AM to 9:00AM (Doors open at 7:00AM)

THE COMMUNITY ROOM IN THE BASEMENT OF TOWER II

555 N. CARANCAHUA

FREE PARKING IS USUALLY AVAILABLE ON THE CARANCAHUA SIDE OF THE BUILDING

TXDOT Deputy District Engineer Joseph Briones, P.E. will be our guest and will update us on projects, challenges and solutions in our District. TxDOT solves a lot of problems for our area, and they often need help from engineers like you!   

We will have coffee, fruit drinks and tacos.

Joseph, a native of Orange Grove, TX, graduated from Texas Tech University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering.  He began his TxDOT career in 2007 as an engineering assistant with the Corpus Christi Area Office.  In July 2011 he rotated to the District’s Central Design Office and in September 2013 Joseph was named the District’s Materials and Pavements Engineer.

In July 2015 Joseph moved to the newly formed District Alternative Delivery Section where he was charged with managing the District’s alternative delivery program.  There he successfully delivered the District’s first Design-Build project, a 7.5-mile $80M upgrade to US 77.  Joseph was selected as the District’s Director of Construction in 2019 where he was responsible for the construction project portfolio throughout the district’s 10 counties including management of the $1.3B U.S. 181 Harbor Bridge Replacement Project. He currently serves as the district’s Deputy District Engineer assisting in the management of operations, transportation planning, engineering design, construction and maintenance of highways and bridges throughout the district.