TITLE: Relating to the selection, prioritization, construction, and funding of transportation projects.

SUMMARY: Relating to the selection, prioritization, construction, and funding of transportation projects.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the selection, prioritization, construction, and funding of transportation projects. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 201.609, Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 201.609. NOTICE TO LEGISLATORS OF CERTAIN ACTIONS [COMPLETED PROJECTS].[(a)] Not later than the 10th day after the date a major road project is selected for funding or the 10th day before the date on which a major road project is scheduled for completion, as applicable, the department shall provide notice [of the location and completion date of the road project] to each member of the legislature who represents the county in which the road project is located of: (1) the selection of the road project for funding; or (2) the completion of the project [and who wants to receive the notice].[(b) The department shall ask each legislator whether the legislator wants to receive notices under this section.] SECTION 2. Section 201.991(a), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) The department shall develop a unified transportation program covering a period of 10 years to guide the development of and authorize construction of transportation projects. The program must: (1) annually identify target funding levels; [and] (2) list all projects that the department intends to develop or begin construction of during the program period;and (3) identify and prioritize transportation projects that: (A) are required to maintain the state infrastructure; or (B) would improve the state infrastructure.SECTION 3. In selecting and prioritizing transportation projects, the Texas Department of Transportation shall: (1) develop a plan, conduct an environmental review, and propose a design for: (A) the reconstruction of Broadway Street in San Antonio between its intersections with East Houston Street and Burr Road; (B) the reconstruction of Hildebrand Avenue in San Antonio between its intersections between North New Braunfels Avenue and the San Antonio River; (C) the construction of State Highway 32 between State Highway 4 and U.S. Highways 77 and 83 in Cameron County; (D) the improvement and extension of Cistercian Road between State Highway 114 and Northgate Drive in Dallas County; (E) the improvement and extension of Stewart Road from U.S. Highway 77 to Frontier Parkway in Denton County; (F) the improvement of Fishtrap Road between its intersections with U.S. Highway 377 and Brewer Road in Denton County; (G) the improvement of Rockhill Road and Arvin Hill Road between the intersection of Rockhill Road and the Union Pacific Railroad tracks and the intersection of Arvin Hill Road and Red Mesa Trail in Denton County; (H) the construction of a bridge in Harris County crossing the railroad tracks at the intersection of Little York Road and Hirsch Road to provide rail-roadway grade separation; (I) the construction of a bridge in Harris County crossing the railroad tracks at the intersection of Tidwell Road and Hirsch Road to provide rail-roadway grade separation; (J) the reconstruction of State Highway 225 between its intersection with Interstate Highway 610 and Red Bluff Road in Harris County; (K) the construction of connectors between State Highway 225 and State Highway 8 in Harris County; (L) the reconstruction of Broadway Street between its intersection with Interstate Highway 45 and State Highway 225 in Harris County; (M) the construction of a sound barrier along the eastern side of State Highway 146 between McCabe Road and Wharton Weems Boulevard in Harris County; (N) the expansion of State Highway 57 between the City of Eagle Pass and Interstate Highway 35 in Frio, Maverick, and Zavala Counties; (O) the construction of an interchange at the northern intersection of State Highway 349 and Business State Highway 349-C in Martin County; (P) the improvement and expansion of State Highway 349 from its intersection with Business State Highway 349-C in Martin County to its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 1788 in Midland County; (Q) the construction of an interchange at the intersection of State Highway 349 and Farm-to-Market Road 1788 in Midland County; (R) the construction of an interchange at the intersection of State Highway Loop 250 and Todd Road in Midland County; and (S) the improvement of Farm-to-Market Road 1660 between its intersections with Orgain Street and U.S. Highway 79 in Williamson County; (2) construct the projects described by Subdivision (1) of this section; and (3) ensure that a route in the state highway system, including Farm-to-Market Roads 1021 and 1472, between Eagle Pass and Laredo is sufficiently maintained. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.