Why is TxDOT widening State Highway 26?
State Highway 26 is one of the areas major transportation corridors. TxDOTs primary goal is to improve the flow of traffic for thousands of commuters and local residents. Today, approximately 28,000 vehicles per day (v.p.d.) travel along S.H. 26 and that number is projected to increase to 34,500 v.p.d. by the year 2005; 51,000 v.p.d. by the year 2025; and 57,000 v.p.d. by the year 2035. Without the proposed improvements traffic congestion will continue to worsen, causing long delays for commuters, inconvenience to local residents and businesses, as well as air quality issues related to increased automobile emissions.
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