Summary: An estimated 1,100 people are moving to Texas every day... US 281 @ I20 is one of the "four key rural corridors for expansion to four-lane divided highways." The report found that even as Texas continues to make significant improvements in its rural transportation system, the state’s growing population, increased energy and agricultural production and additional economic activities place a greater need on expanded and improved transportation in the state's rural communities.
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Weatherford Democrat
15 September 2022
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TRIP, a National Transportation Non-profit
September 2022
The report found that even as Texas continues to make significant improvements in its rural transportation system, the state’s growing population, increased energy and agricultural production and additional economic activities place a greater need on expanded and improved transportation in the state's rural communities.
An estimated 1,100 people are moving to Texas every day, according to most recent reports. Additionally, 3.5 billion tons of freight, valued at $3.3 trillion dollars, are shipped to and from sites in Texas each year, most of which is carried by trucks. By 2050, freight movement in Texas is expected to increase by 40% by weight.
“It is imperative that we not only maintain our transportation infrastructure but continue to invest in new projects and improvements as we lead the nation in both our population growth and economic activity,” said Drew Campbell, chairman of Transportation Advocates of Texas, in a statement.
An increase in traffic also brings greater safety concerns, the report pointed out. About half of Texas’ fatal roadway accidents occur in rural Texas, which makes up about 15% of the state’s population.
The Texas Department of Transportation has already identified four key rural corridors for expansion to four-lane divided highways, adding that doing so is critical to meeting the state’s need for safe and reliable rural connectivity. Those connectivities include US 59 from Laredo to Houston, US 87/US 83 from the New Mexico border to Interstate 10, US 281 from Interstate 20 to San Antonio, and US 69/US 175 from Dallas to Beaumont, totaling 1,182 miles of roadway, the report said.
WPC Research:
South end
Bus. US 77 / SH 48 at Brownsville, TX
I-2 / I-69C at Pharr, TX
I-37 at Three Rivers, TX
I-10 / I-35 at San Antonio, TX
I-20 near Brazos, Texas
I-44 from Wichita Falls, TX to
Wichita Falls to Brownsville on U.S. 281, Texas Monthly May 2022
Wichita Falls to Brownsville on U.S. 281, Texas Monthly, 31 December 1969
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