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TxDOT declares 2021 second-deadliest year for Texas roadways; traffic deaths up 15%over 2020
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The Texas Department of Trans- portation sent out a news release in March detailing its findings that are part of a larger issue nationwide: Roadways are becoming increasingly deadly. TxDOT reported there were more than 4,480 deaths on Texas roads in 2021, only a little behind 1981, the deadliest year to date with over 4,701 deaths. Roadway deaths are also on the rise nationwide. Officials reported an estimated 20,160 people died from vehicular crashes in the first half of 2021, 18.4% higher than in 2020. Texas saw an increase of almost 15% from 2020-21. “Driver behavior is one of the causes but also one of the most important solutions,” Transportation Commissioner Laura Ryan said in a news release. “This is not blame. These are facts. We all have a role. TxDOT can do more, and we accept
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Buffalo Speedway improvements On April 11, the city of West University Place temporarily closed the west side intersection of Robinhood Street at Buffalo Speedway as part of an ongoing project to improve drainage and resurface the road. Crews are re- moving and replacing roadway paving, driveways and sidewalk ramps during the closure. Work on the overall proj- ect will wrap up in 2023. Timeline: October 2018-2023 Cost: $23 million Funding sources: city of West Uni- versity Place, Texas Department of Transportation, federal grants
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SOURCE: TEXAS PEACE OFFICER’S CRASH REPORTS/COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER While most traffic crashes did not result in injuries, thousands of Texans died or faced serious injuries on the roads in 2021.
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that responsibility. The driving public can do more.” Art Markman, a psychology professor at The University of Texas, informed TxDOT leaders and trans- portation stakeholders at the annual Texas Transportation Forum in February about coronavirus-related pressures that have had a negative impact on Texas roadways. “We have to start considering
everyone as part of our community,” Markman said. “If we don’t do that, there are going to be all sorts of negative consequences, and those are going to include negative conse- quences on the road.” TxDOT is reviewing crash data to identify areas where drivers are more likely to crash and will use its find- ings to focus improvement initiatives on those areas.
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