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Public comment window for TxDOT draft Unified Transportation Program nears end
The public comment window for the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) draft of the 2025 Unified Transportation Program (UTP) is slated to end on August 5. The plan, which TxDOT described as "record-breaking," comes with a price tag of $104 billion.
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Texas Transportation Commission adopts strategic plan for next five years
AUSTIN – The Texas Transportation Commission convened on May 23, 2024, to discuss and approve several significant initiatives. Among the key decisions was the adoption of TxDOT’s 2025-2029 Strategic Plan. Erika Kemp, TxDOT director of strategic initiatives and innovation, presented the plan to the Commissioners.
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TXDOT: $301 Million Irving Interchange Project Nears Completion
The transformation of a once-congested triangle of highway interchanges in Irving is nearing completion, marking the end of a significant overhaul of the corridors. The Irving Interchange, which encompasses the old Texas Stadium site in the Dallas District and is the intersection point for SH 183, SH 114, Loop 12 and Spur 482, had been plagued by outdated cloverleaf designs, narrow highways and increasing traffic demands. These issues resulted in substantial delays for commuters and travelers and placed this location on the Texas Clear Lanes Congestion Relief planning list.
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Abbott: 'Texas has achieved a major milestone in our transportation infrastructure'
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced in a press release that the state will invest a total of $142 billion under the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) Unified Transportation Program (UTP) over the next 10 years to improve the state's transportation infrastructure.
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Governor Abbott, TxDOT Announce Record $100 Billion 10-Year Transportation Plan
Governor Greg Abbott today announced a record 10-year, $100 billion statewide roadway construction plan with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) that will increase the number of transportation projects to improve congestion, maintain roadways, and increase safety across Texas.
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More than 79,000 dead on Texas roads. It’s time to care
The cell phone video from Easter Sunday shows the convertible Chevy Corvette going 110 mph on Dumas Highway in Amarillo.
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Governor Abbott, TxDOT Break Ground On Loop 1604 North Expansion
Governor Greg Abbott and Texas Transportation Commission Chairman J. Bruce Bugg, Jr. today celebrated the groundbreaking for Segment 2 of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Loop 1604 North Expansion project in San Antonio.
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Governor Abbott, TxDOT Announce Record $85 Billion 10-Year Transportation Plan
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the unanimous adoption of the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) 2023 Unified Transportation Program (UTP), advancing a record $85 billion, 10-year statewide roadway construction plan.