The 85 mph speed limit assigned to a new toll road opening in Central Texas is drawing plenty of interest, but it may not draw many truck drivers, according to an official with the Texas Motor Transportation Association.
Texas Department Of Transportation
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Transportation
Liveblog: Trade & Transportation at The Texas Tribune Festival
We’re liveblogging this weekend from The Texas Tribune Festival’s Trade & Transportation track, which includes panels on light rail in Texas, the future of trade and the upcoming legislative session.
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Transportation
Plan for 85 MPH Road Draws Concerns Focused on Safety and Fairness
Plans to allow the highest posted speed limit in the country on a new Texas toll road are drawing warnings that the project is reckless, while local residents fear their interests are being ignored.
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Transportation
Fort Worth Stretch Sets the Pace in List of State’s Most Congested Roads
The Texas Department of Transportation’s annual list of the 100 most congested roadways ranks a section of Interstate 35W in Fort Worth as the worst stretch of asphalt in the state. Use our sortable table to look at TxDOT’s list.
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Transportation
TxDOT Approves 85 MPH Limit for Stretch of Toll Road
UPDATED: The Texas Department of Transportation has approved an 85 mph speed limit, the fastest in the country, for a toll road stretch under construction from Austin to Seguin.
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Transportation
Phil Wilson: The TT Interview
Ten months into his tenure, the executive director of the Texas Department of Transportation on funding the state’s transportation needs, the prospects for high-speed rail and what the expansion of the Panama Canal means for Texas ports.
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Transportation
TxDOT Releases First Rural Transportation Plan
TxDOT released the state’s first transportation plan for rural areas last week, intending it as a “blueprint” for future transportation projects and services in rural areas through 2035.
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Transportation
For TxDOT, a $2 Billion “Perception Problem”
The Texas Department of Transportation announced this year that it had an extra $2 billion in funding. And that could hurt the agency’s attempts at getting extra funding next session.
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Economy
At Port of Houston, Jobs Debate Centers on Trucking Limits
At the Port of Houston, which supports hundreds of thousands of Texas jobs, business leaders say outdated trucking regulations hurt their business. But as Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports, changing those rules would require legislative action.
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Economy
Memo to Voters: There’s No Free Lunch
Voters clearly want good schools and nice roads and low taxes. It’s a political and policy question straight out of a business textbook: What’s the right balance of price and quality?
