/tags/highways highways en-US Copyright Wed, 16 Apr 2025 19:05:09 GMT /transportation/2025-04-16/2021-fort-worth-tollway-pileup-crash-winter-storm-uri-death-lawsuit-settlement-fedex-trial Tiffany Gerred was one of six people killed in the 133-vehicle pileup on an icy Interstate 35 toll lane. Her family is still suing FedEx after the driver of one of the company's 18-wheeler trucks allegedly rolled over Gerred's car in the crash. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 19:05:09 GMT /transportation/2025-04-16/2021-fort-worth-tollway-pileup-crash-winter-storm-uri-death-lawsuit-settlement-fedex-trial Toluwani Osibamowo /texas-news/2024-12-09/txdot-wants-to-keep-approving-its-own-federal-environmental-reviews The deadline for public comments on TxDOT's environmental powers is Monday, Dec. 9 at 10:59 p.m. CST. Mon, 09 Dec 2024 11:40:24 GMT /texas-news/2024-12-09/txdot-wants-to-keep-approving-its-own-federal-environmental-reviews Nathan Bernier /news/2024-11-15/loop-288-sidewalk-construction-brings-safer-path-for-pedestrians-and-denton-community The construction of a new sidewalk along west North Loop 288 will merge a gap in pedestrian infrastructure where a well-traveled dirt path was previously the only option. Fri, 15 Nov 2024 15:58:55 GMT /news/2024-11-15/loop-288-sidewalk-construction-brings-safer-path-for-pedestrians-and-denton-community Brooke Colombo | Denton Record-Chronicle /news/2024-11-13/princeton-family-sell-home-eminent-domain-collin-county-highway-380 Residents in the small Collin County city of Princeton are anxious to get a new highway built. But some residents will be displaced. Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /news/2024-11-13/princeton-family-sell-home-eminent-domain-collin-county-highway-380 Pablo Arauz Peña /news/2024-10-16/plan-replace-i-345-deep-ellum-underground-highway-dallas TXDoT officials say the project could be completed within 10 years. Wed, 16 Oct 2024 17:54:23 GMT /news/2024-10-16/plan-replace-i-345-deep-ellum-underground-highway-dallas Pablo Arauz Peña /news/2024-10-03/texas-billions-federal-funding-infrastructure-law The Department of Transportation announced the funding on Tuesday. Thu, 03 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /news/2024-10-03/texas-billions-federal-funding-infrastructure-law Pablo Arauz Peña /business-economy/2024-10-01/helping-hand-geotargeted-text-alerts-notify-motorists-of-freeway-closures-emergencies Text alerts from the Texas Department of Transportation — known as HELP Alerts — notify motorists and others nearby about transit-related emergencies that affect travel on highways. The latest real-time Highway Emergency Link Platform alert in Fort Worth occurred on Sept. 29 when a reported accident shut down Interstate 35W from south of downtown to Interstate 820. Tue, 01 Oct 2024 15:15:11 GMT /business-economy/2024-10-01/helping-hand-geotargeted-text-alerts-notify-motorists-of-freeway-closures-emergencies Eric E. Garcia | Fort Worth Report /news/2024-09-12/dallas-is-reducing-speed-limits-on-some-of-its-busiest-roadways The Dallas City Council has voted to reduce speed limits on parts of I-75/Central Expressway, Great Trinity Forest Way and Buckner Boulevard. Thu, 12 Sep 2024 14:34:39 GMT /news/2024-09-12/dallas-is-reducing-speed-limits-on-some-of-its-busiest-roadways Katherine Hobbs /news/2024-08-20/dallas-renames-s-m-wright-freeway A three-mile stretch of the South Central Expressway is now the S.M. Wright Freeway in honor of the late pastor and civil rights leader. It's the first state highway in Texas named after an African American figure. Tue, 20 Aug 2024 10:00:00 GMT /news/2024-08-20/dallas-renames-s-m-wright-freeway Zara Amaechi /government/2024-06-27/arlington-partners-sam-mahrouq-caravan-hotel-revitalize-division-street Two separate agreements approved by Arlington City Council have a similar ask: Help the city reshape Division Street and honor its Bankhead Highway roots. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /government/2024-06-27/arlington-partners-sam-mahrouq-caravan-hotel-revitalize-division-street Emmanuel Rivas Valenzuela, Kailey Broussard