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‘Key Corridor’ Project Creates City Connection Points By Irwin Rapoport CEG CORRESPONDENT
The Texas Transportation Commission’s (TTC) latest report on the state’s multi-billion dollar Statewide and Rural Connectivity Program (SRCP) illustrated the progress being made by contractors working for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to expand the highway network across the state. This vital work will ensure that the system is modernized and able to reduce congestion and improve safety on its roads and bridges in order to meet the needs of a growing population. “TxDOT has committed to enhancing safety on Texas roads, investing billions of dollars in safety improvements through the Unified Transportation Program [UTP],” TxDOT media relations director Adam Hammons said. UTP funding for the corridors of interest is considerable. It has provided $522 million for nine projects (64 mi.) under construction and $449 million for 38 projects (375 mi.) of partially funded projects valued at $7,568,000,000. An additional $10 million was allocated for one project (1 mi.) fully funded by the UTP this year. Dollars at Work To address safety hot spots in the corridors, $1.1 billion for 113.8 mi. has been identified to upgrade key corridors to four-lane divided roads. Four of those projects include: • U.S. 87 & U.S. 83; • U.S. 69 & U.S. 175; • U.S. 59; • U.S. 281. Caroline Mays, TxDOT’s director of planning and modal programs, pointed out that going from two-lane to four-lane divided leads to a 60 percent decrease in fatality rates and transitioning from four-lane undivided to four-lane divided has led to a 41 decrease in fatality rates. So far, considerable progress has been made or is in the works. see CORRIDOR page 8
The Texas Transportation Commission’s Statewide and Rural Connectivity Program (SRCP) to address safety hot spots on the highway system has allocated $1.1 billion for 113.8 mi. to be upgraded to four-lane divided roads. Construction is already under way on U.S. 87 & U.S. 83; U.S. 69 & U.S. 175; U.S. 59; and U.S. 281.
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