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(TXDOT | CONTRIBUTED PHOTO) A map showing three projects that are being proposed in Young County from 2027-2030 from the Texas Department of Transportation. A virtual meeting is being held through Tuesday, May 19 to accept public feedback on the projects.
The Wichita Falls District of Texas Department of Transportation is accepting input on transportation projects scheduled for the next four years in Young County.
Three projects are being proposed for Young County, with the first being bridge maintenance on Hwy. 67 at the Brazos River in 2027 at an estimated project cost of $200,000.
The final two projects will both be at the Archer County line to FM 2187 North, starting with a pavement repair and hot rubber seal in 2028 for an estimated project cost of $600,000. The second project will be the upgrade of that same stretch of road in 2030 as a Super-2 for an estimated project cost of $6.72 million.
A Super-2 highway is a two-lane rural highway in which a periodic passing lane is added to allow faster vehicles to pass.
The 2027-2030 Rural Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP) for the TxDOT Wichita Falls District includes the counties of Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Montague, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger and Young.
A virtual TsDOT meeting is available to allow community members in those counties to learn about and provide input on transportation projects that could help shape the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).
“RTIP includes both grouped projects and individually listed projects that include added-capacity projects and regionally significant projects to be funded outside of MPO boundary, and within a TxDOT district during the next four years, including those eligible for federal funding,” TxDOT said in a release. “This meeting offers the public an opportunity to review and comment on the proposed priorities.”
To participate and give feedback, search “Wichita Falls Rural TIP” on txdot.gov through Tuesday, May 19. The virtual video includes materials and project exhibits for each county project.
“It is important for you to participate because funding secured by this process is intended to address your communities’ most immediate needs,” TxDOT said in a release. “By providing comments on the priority of the projects included, you are helping us identify regional priorities.”
RTIP is a list of projects that can be funded through the federal government, through Federal Highway and Transit Administrators, through the state through Unified Transportation Program funding or through regional entities or local governments.
Following public feedback, TxDOT will review the revised TIP proposal and integrate it into the STIP. After funding is secured, project development and construction schedules will continue.
“The STIP is an accumulation of all 25 district’s Rural TIPs, and the 24 Metropolitan Planning Organization’s TIPs, and additional Statewide Programs. For example: Texas Parks and Wildlife Program, Federal Land, Tribal Projects, Statewide Transit, etc.,” TxDOT said in a release.
