TxDOT /tags/txdot TxDOT en-US Copyright Thu, 27 Feb 2025 11:49:08 GMT A toll bill scam is going around. Don't fall for it /texas-news/2025-02-27/a-toll-bill-scam-is-going-around-dont-fall-for-it The "smishing" scam says you have an overdue toll bill you need to pay to avoid fines. Thu, 27 Feb 2025 11:49:08 GMT /texas-news/2025-02-27/a-toll-bill-scam-is-going-around-dont-fall-for-it Katy McAfee TxDOT wants to keep approving its own federal environmental reviews /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 Plans move forward to replace I-345 near Deep Ellum with underground highway /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 TxDOT looks to pass off management of TxTag toll and customer services /texas-news/2024-09-20/txdot-looks-to-pass-off-management-of-txtag-toll-and-customer-services TxDOT expects the Harris County Toll Road Authority to take over by the end of the year. Current TxTag customers would still be able to use their toll stickers after the transition. Fri, 20 Sep 2024 13:58:26 GMT /texas-news/2024-09-20/txdot-looks-to-pass-off-management-of-txtag-toll-and-customer-services Mason Rouser Dallas is reducing speed limits on some of its busiest roadways /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 Who pays for Texas highways? /texas-news/2024-05-20/who-pays-for-texas-highways Highways cost billions of dollars in state and federal tax revenue to build and maintain. Then there are the hidden costs: polluted air, traffic congestion and increased greenhouse gas emissions. Mon, 20 May 2024 10:44:47 GMT /texas-news/2024-05-20/who-pays-for-texas-highways Nathan Bernier Major Arlington interchange fully opens for service /news/2023-12-22/major-arlington-interchange-fully-opens-for-service The highway had been under construction for seven years. Fri, 22 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /news/2023-12-22/major-arlington-interchange-fully-opens-for-service Pablo Arauz Peña Here's where TxDOT is funding safer bike trails and walkways across North Texas /news/2023-10-31/heres-where-txdot-is-funding-safer-bike-trails-and-walkways-across-north-texas The department announced a historic investment in bike trails and pedestrian walkways. Tue, 31 Oct 2023 19:53:12 GMT /news/2023-10-31/heres-where-txdot-is-funding-safer-bike-trails-and-walkways-across-north-texas Pablo Arauz Peña TxDOT applies for federal Wildlife Crossings Program to protect animals, drivers /environment-nature/2023-10-18/txdot-applies-for-federal-wildlife-crossings-program-to-protect-animals-drivers Texas leads the nation human fatalities because of animal-vehicle collisions. Wed, 18 Oct 2023 15:27:48 GMT /environment-nature/2023-10-18/txdot-applies-for-federal-wildlife-crossings-program-to-protect-animals-drivers Glorie G. Martinez ‘It’s never going to stop being a highway’: Dallas City Council approves thorny I-345 plan /news/2023-05-25/its-never-going-to-stop-being-a-highway-dallas-city-council-approves-contentious-ih-345-plan The Dallas City Council voted Wednesday to approve a contentious state recommended plan for the aging Interstate Highway 345 — but with some revisions. Thu, 25 May 2023 10:00:00 GMT /news/2023-05-25/its-never-going-to-stop-being-a-highway-dallas-city-council-approves-contentious-ih-345-plan Nathan Collins