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The state road system in 1956, the last year before construction on the Interstate Highway System began. In 1951, a 50-mile (80 km) section of the Gulf Freeway (now I-45) opened, becoming Texas' first urban freeway. In 1957, the state began receiving federal funding for the construction of the Interstate Highway System.
The Texas Legislature created the Texas Highway Department in 1916 to administer federal highway construction and maintenance. In 1975, its responsibilities increased when the agency merged with the Texas Mass Transportation Commission, [3] resulting in the formation of the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation.
State Highway Loop 88 (Loop 88) is a proposed state highway in Lubbock County, Texas, that will form a bypass around the city of Lubbock.The Loop 88 designation has been approved by local governments such as Lubbock, Texas while the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) builds the project, currently known as the Lubbock Outer Route.
State Highway 365 (SH 365) is a future toll road that is under construction in Mission, Texas.The route will run from FM 1016 to US 281 [1] and will provide an alternate route for heavy commercial vehicles.
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is the agency responsible for the day-to-day maintenance and operations of the Interstate Highways in Texas. The Interstate Highway System in Texas covers 3,239.7 miles (5,213.8 km) and consists of twelve primary routes , seven auxiliary routes and Interstate 35 (I-35) which is split into two ...
Hurricane Beryl landing on Texas coast has caused several road closures and delays in the Houston area and beyond.. More than 1 million customers have lost power within hours of Beryl's landfall ...
Construction on Segment 3B began on January 21, 2011, [14] and the segment opened to traffic on March 28, 2013, completing the 26-mile (42 km) loop from I-20 to SH 110. On February 28, 2013, the Texas Transportation Commission voted to transfer ownership and maintenance of Loop 49 from TxDOT to the NET RMA.
Highway travelers crossing a long, lonely stretch of West Texas desert have a new spot on Interstate 10 to take a break with the opening of modern new rest stops outside of Van Horn.