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Written by Katherine Kennedy Saturday, 07 July 2007

Building company develops major local roads

Steve Muckleroy moved to the Austin area in the fall of 1981 to start a construction business he named after his father, Robert G. Muckelroy. At the time, he targeted the central Texas military and completed projects for Air Force bases in San Antonio, Belton and Abilene.

Now, RGM Constructors, LP is a well-known builder of many road projects in the Austin area and has completed roads including both phases of A.W. Grimes Boulevard in Round Rock.

“We concentrate on building streets, roads and bridges,” Muckleroy said. “We also work for developers and work with underground utilities.”

With around 100 employees usually on staff, the RGM team has had several challenging projects. Muckleroy remembers one several years ago that proved particularly difficult at Lake Belton, about an hour north of Pflugerville. The team built a new stilling basin, a concrete pipe that comes from the dam to let water out of the lake and into the river, since the old one was deteriorating. They had to drain water out of part of the river.

“There was a lot of rain during this project, which caused parks to flood and roads to be damaged,” Muckleroy said. “We had to complete the project in half the time. The thinking and planning process were uncertain, but it ended up being successful.”

Map showing location of RGM Constructors, LP In June, RGM also finished the second phase of A.W. Grimes Boulevard. Muckleroy said completing the bridge that went over the creek and had to pass under the Union Pacific Railroad bridge was the most challenging part of construction.

“The bridge structure had to be built below the flood plain, so we could not build a normal structure,” Muckleroy said. “A team designed a 20-inch thick slab of concrete and steel that would be able to support high water so that it would not wash away and carry a lot of traffic.”

Muckleroy believes RGM has a great team of supervisors and skilled employees to complete construction projects. He said it is valuable for his employees to be familiar with the area’s natural resources and have good relationships with the local vendors.

Most of the employees have worked at RGM for more than five years and some up to 20 years.

“Our employees are long-term, experienced and work well together. It is important to know our employees and their capabilities,” Muckleroy said. “We also have a good safety and environmental process. Our safety and loss control is handled well by a full-time employee, which is unusual for a business our size.”