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June 25, 2024

Jason Cavness Joins Lochner as Texas Region CEI Program Director

We are pleased to announce that Jason Cavness, PE has joined Lochner as CEI Program Director for our Texas Region.

As a highly experienced and dedicated professional, Jason has had a distinguished career with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and recently retired as North Travis County Area Engineer in TxDOT’s Austin District where he managed a workload of over $1 Billion in active construction contracts. Jason’s expertise encompasses managing multimillion-dollar construction projects, coordinating with local governments and stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations. Jason’s construction experience includes over $400M of toll road projects on Lp 1 and SH 45, the construction of the US 281 segmental Bridge over Lake Marble Falls, the construction of $133M IH 35/US 183 Interchange and development of key elements of the $4 Billion IH 35 Capital Express program.

“Jason’s experience and relationships will be influential in the continued growth of Lochner’s CEI program in the state of Texas. We are very excited to have him on our team and look forward to the leadership that he will bring to our Texas Region.” said Phil Russel, PE, JD, Senior Vice President of Operations

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