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Richardson's US 75 Express Lanes Are on TxDOT's List. The Page Dates to 2014.

A ten-year transportation program approved by the Texas Transportation Commission on Aug. 27 projects $16.5 billion combined for TxDOT's two North Texas districts, Dallas and Fort Worth, out of a statewide plan of roughly $138 billion.

Renata Ferris

September 2, 20261 min read

A ten-year transportation program approved by the Texas Transportation Commission on Aug. 27 projects $16.5 billion combined for TxDOT's two North Texas districts, Dallas and Fort Worth, out of a statewide plan of roughly $138 billion.

Within that regional figure, $491 million in the Dallas district and $200 million in the Fort Worth district is attached to Texas Clear Lanes, the state effort aimed at its most congested chokepoints. Denton County's Interstate 35W and Dallas County's Interstate 345 are listed for additional funding under the program, TxDOT's Dallas district says, with no start dates set.

None of those figures is a commitment. The program forecasts what could be funded rather than budgeting it, and a corridor listed in it has no guarantee of construction. TxDOT Dallas district public information officer Tony Hartzel has said funding levels can change and that the plan does not tie money to projects in a way that assures they will be built.

The Richardson corridor

US 75 express lanes from I-635 north through Richardson appear on TxDOT's project list.

The project page publishes no cost and no schedule; its only listed public meeting was held in 2014.

Where to look

TxDOT's Dallas district publishes project pages, schematics and hearing records on its Keep It Moving Dallas site. For most corridors named here, that is where the record currently ends.

Sources

https://www.txdot.gov/about/newsroom/statewide/new-138-billion-investment-planned-for-texas-transportation.html

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/transportation/article/new-138-billion-txdot-plan-impact-north-texas-22405968.php

https://www.keepitmovingdallas.com/projects

https://dallasweekly.news/article/dallas-news-new-138-billion-txdot-plan-impact-north-texas-22405968

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Renata Ferris

Renata Ferris writes about community life, schools, public safety, and local events in Richardson.

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