FROM PECOS TO SEVENTH STREET: Trail-blazing engineer inspired by television show - and some tough brothers.

The article features district engineer Maribel Chavez of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDot) and her leadership in the building of the precast concrete West Seventh Street Bridge in Fort Worth, Texas. Topics include the influence of his brothers and his uncle Bill Davis in her engineering career, the responsibility of TxDOT to inspect bridges, including bridges not in the state highway system and offer advice to local officials on the condition of their bridges.