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Allen's US 75 Interchange and Widening Are on TxDOT's List. That Is All the List Says.

A ten-year transportation program approved by the Texas Transportation Commission on Aug. 27 projects $16.5 billion combined for TxDOT's two North Texas districts, Dallas and Fort Worth, out of a statewide plan of roughly $138 billion.

Quincy Vargas

September 2, 20261 min read

A ten-year transportation program approved by the Texas Transportation Commission on Aug. 27 projects $16.5 billion combined for TxDOT's two North Texas districts, Dallas and Fort Worth, out of a statewide plan of roughly $138 billion.

Within that regional figure, $491 million in the Dallas district and $200 million in the Fort Worth district is attached to Texas Clear Lanes, the state effort aimed at its most congested chokepoints. Denton County's Interstate 35W and Dallas County's Interstate 345 are listed for additional funding under the program, TxDOT's Dallas district says, with no start dates set.

None of those figures is a commitment. The program forecasts what could be funded rather than budgeting it, and a corridor listed in it has no guarantee of construction. TxDOT Dallas district public information officer Tony Hartzel has said funding levels can change and that the plan does not tie money to projects in a way that assures they will be built.

The Allen corridor

The US 75 Ridgeview interchange and the US 75 segment from Spring Creek Parkway to SH 121 appear on TxDOT's project list.

Both pages consist of a schematic and a project number. Neither publishes a cost, a status or a construction schedule.

Where to look

TxDOT's Dallas district publishes project pages, schematics and hearing records on its Keep It Moving Dallas site. For most corridors named here, that is where the record currently ends.

Sources

https://www.txdot.gov/about/newsroom/statewide/new-138-billion-investment-planned-for-texas-transportation.html

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/transportation/article/new-138-billion-txdot-plan-impact-north-texas-22405968.php

https://www.keepitmovingdallas.com/projects

https://dallasweekly.news/article/dallas-news-new-138-billion-txdot-plan-impact-north-texas-22405968

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Quincy Vargas

Quincy Vargas writes about community life, schools, public safety, and local events in Allen.

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