FORT WORTH, Texas , Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Firemans Contractors, Inc. (OTCBB: FRCN) (OTCQB: FRCN): "New statistics on the high economic cost of traffic congestion in Texas should lead to implementation of state plans to expand and improve highways and increased contracts for companies in the highway marking and maintenance industry," says Renee Gilmore , CEO of Firemans Contractors, Inc.

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Firemans Contractors provides professional road and pavement improvement, maintenance, and repair services to commercial and government clients in Texas and across the country. The publicly-owned company, founded by a firefighter, sells locally-owned franchises nationally and donates a percentage of its profits to local Firefighters' Associations.

Plans and Projects Underway to Mitigate Costly Congestion Problems through Road Improvement and Construction

The Texas State Department of Transportation (DOT) recently released its annual study of " The 100 Most Congested Roadway Segments in Texas ." The 2011 cost in lost time and wasted fuel for Texas drivers and businesses was nearly $3 billion .