TRANSPORTATION UPDATES Texas Transportation Commission adopts 10-year road construction plan On Aug. 30, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott totaling $117 billion statewide. Key projects outlined in the plan
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in public transportation, maritime, aviation, rail, freight and more. The UTP has 12 funding categories with each category addressing a speci c type of work, according to TxDOT. The UTP also authorizes the distribution of construction dollars to be available over the next 10 years. Texas Transportation Commission Chair J. Bruce Bugg Jr. said the UTP remains a top priority of TxDOT. “The UTP re ects a continued focus on improving transportation safety as the top priority, maintaining our current system, addressing tra c congestion and improving statewide connectivity over the next decade,” Bugg said in the release.
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announced the adoption of an $85 billion 10-year statewide road con- struction plan known as the Uni ed Transportation Program. The UTP is the master docu- ment for the Texas Department of Transportation that connects the state’s plans—such as the Statewide Long-Range Transportation Plan, the Metropolitan Transportation Plans and the Rural Transportation Plan—to the Statewide Transportation Improve- ment Program, which is the four-year construction plan. The UTP aims to address safety, congestion, rural activity and main- taining Texas roads. According to Gov. Abbott’s o ce, the UTP funds will coincide with an additional $32 billion over 10 years for routine maintenance and project development, such as planning, professional engineering and right-of-way acquisition for more than 7,000 transportation projects
include $4.5 billion for the I-35 Capital Express Central project to expand the highway in Austin; numerous I-45 projects in Houston, including at I-10 West for over $982 million; the I-35 Northeast Expansion in Comal and Guadalupe counties totaling over $421.5 million; and US 380 in Collin County near McKinney for $807.52 million. In addition to highway projects, the UTP outlines investments
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McQueeney Road construction Construction on McQueeney Road in New Braunfels began in January and is anticipated to be completed in December. The New Braunfels Utilities project includes installing a new 24-inch water line within the pavement section of McQueeney and County Line Road, e ecting most cross streets. Timeline: January-December Cost: $3,917,376 Funding source: New Braunfels Utilities
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Two projects will take place in Comal and Guadalupe counties on I-35 as part of the $85 billion statewide road construction plan known as the Uni ed Transportation Program.
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1 I-35 Northeast expansion- Guadalupe County 2 I-35 Northeast expansion- Comal County
ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF SEPT. 16. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT NBFNEWS COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM.
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SOURCE: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION COMMUNITY IMPACT
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