The Texas Dept. of Transportation (TxDOT) will spend a record $85 billion on highway construction over the next ten years, under the state’s 2023 Unified Transportation Plan (UTP) announced Aug. 29.
Developed in collaboration with elected officials, local planning organizations and the public, the UTP guides the development of work to address transportation needs statewide. The plan will fund a wide range of rural and urban projects, including many that TxDOT has identified as being the most congested in the state, as well as critical connectivity corridors. More than $4 billion will go to expand the I-35 corridor in Austin, while the I-45 corridor in Houston is set to receive $3.8 billion. Four projects for the I-30 East Corridor project in Dallas County will receive $1.7 billion.