The highway projects will likely cost more as prices for construction materials — notably steel and concrete — climb.
Texas highway officials are planning a $85 billion, decade-long building spree to improve driving conditions across the state, a record-breaking investment that comes as construction costs are climbing and many residents are clamoring for car-free options., unveiled Friday, directs federal and state funding to highway, bridge, transit, airport, ferry, bike and pedestrian projects that the Texas Department of Transportation plans to tee up over the next 10 years.
“We have dirt flying all over the state of Texas,” said San Antonio banker J. Bruce Bugg, chairman of the Texas Transportation Commission.proposal after it goes through the month-long public comment period Opponents of a planned expansion and rebuild of Interstate 35 in Austin have voiced concerns over the $4.3 billion project’s inclusion in the UTP.
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