TxDOT is looking to upgrade State Highway 287, which runs 687 miles from Port Arthur to Amarillo, to an interstate. Here's why it's being considered.

A new feasibility study from the Texas Department of Transportation recommends converting U.S. 287 into a full federal interstate, a move that would create ...

As oil and gas industry traffic continues to speed through Pecos, TxDOT said it is working to find $194 million to build an ...

Roadway improvements funded over the last decade are credited with saving more than 3,500 lives and preventing $9.3 billion ...

Motorists pass through the MoPac Expressway and US Highway 290 interchange in 2024. A new draft of a report from the Texas transportation department says the state needs more public transit options.

A bold and broad plan to invest in infrastructure across the Lone Star State has been put in motion with Governor Greg Abbott announcing late last month that nearly $150 billion is slated to deliver a ...

“Building roads, reducing tolls, and saving taxpayer money are top priorities,” said Abbott in a statement released by TxDOT. “All three are achieved with the Texas Department of Transportation ...

Transportation leaders in North Texas say a new state report shows greater investment in public transit is essential to address the region’s rapid population growth — and the traffic woes that come ...

Regional Transportation Council members questioned why the North Central Texas Council of Governments wants to get rid of an experienced transportation director.

The contract calls for reconstruction a bridge over the 417-acre Lady Bird Lake, and adding two high-occupancy-vehicle management lanes in each direction, access to future light rail routes, a walkers ...

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has taken action to plan for the projected growth of the state’s population and economy by recently releasing its draft Statewide Multimodal Transit Plan ...

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