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Alliance Logistics District Warehouses in the logistics district make up 1,400 acres of AllianceTexas’ 27,000 acres.
1 Southwire 2 Walmart 3 Westport 12 4 Port Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport
5 FedEx 6 Wistron 7 JC Penney 8 BNSF Alliance Intermodal Facility
9 Cargill 10 UPS 11 Motivating Graphics 12 Amazon Air Hub
A new kind of transportation district for bulk operations made its debut in North Texas, bringing bene ts for the city of Fort Worth. The Alliance Logistics District’s creation was announced in November as a partnership between Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway; Hillwood, a real estate development company; and Fort Worth. “[This is] a rst-of-its-kind district that enables advanced logistics operations, including autonomous and heavy-haul freight movement,” said Nicholas Konen, vice president of strategic development at Hillwood. The Alliance Logistics District is one of the latest developments in the master-planned community that Hillwood launched, known as AllianceTexas. It consists of three streets: Mobility Way, Distribution Drive and Intermodal Parkway. The streets are designed so that only vehicles carrying cargo can use them, with the goal of faster and more cost-e ective transportation through autonomous and semiautonomous shuttles, according to a Hillwood news release. Konen said the district should reduce congestion on nearby public roadways and lower operational costs that would impact customers. AllianceTexas has had a cumulative economic
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recent economic report. “The partnership between Hillwood and the city and all of our other public partners is stronger and more active than it’s ever been,” Hillwood President Mike Berry said.
impact of $142.9 billion since it opened in 1990, according to a Feb. 24 presentation given to Fort Worth o cials. Local communities have invested an estimated $4.55 billion in property taxes since the opening of AllianceTexas, according to its most
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Konen said the logistics district provides a more predictable environment for the technology than traditional public roadways would. “This controlled setting allows for safer inte- gration of advanced vehicle technologies while maintaining oversight and adaptability as condi- tions change,” he said. The vehicles used at the logistics district are designed for predictable freight movements between facilities and warehouses, Konen said. Aurora, a self-driving technology company, will start a new driverless trucking service from Fort Worth to El Paso this year, according to a company news release. The route was greenlit after a successful trial between Dallas and Houston in April 2025, an Aurora news release states. The Dallas-to-Houston route was the first regular long- haul run in the United States. There was one reported crash incident related to autonomous trucks in Texas in the past six months, according to data from the National High- way Traffic Safety Administration. An Aurora truck traveling 7 mph on a frontage road in Aledo, a city
west of Fort Worth, brushed against a construction barrier, administration documents state. The truck was part of a development test and not the company’s current driverless software, according to documents. The truck was manually driven to Aurora’s Fort Worth terminal, and no injuries or damage to the barrier were reported.
Several public entities invested in AllianceTexas’ development. Of the $1.6 billion invested in 2025, 43.02% is from federal and state funds.
Federal government: $384.2M
City of Fort Worth: $318.7M
Keller ISD: $162.2M City of Haslet: $81.4M State of Texas (TxDOT): $304.8M
“The Standing General Order provides NHTSA with important information about crashes involving vehicles equipped with automated driving systems ... [That] has allowed the agency to identify areas for
defect investigation that has led to several recalls.” SEAN RUSHTON, COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR, NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
Argyle ISD: $72M
Northwest ISD: $70M
Other: $69.5M
Denton County: $14.3M Town of Westlake: $55.8M City of Roanoke: $68.6M
Total: $1.6B
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