Mobility Investment Priorities Project

Two-thirds of Texas residents live in urban areas that are ranked in the 30 most congested U.S. metropolitan areas: Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio and Austin. Recognizing the growing urgency of the traffic congestion problem, the 82nd Texas Legislature set aside $300 million in Proposition 12 funds to get the state’s highest-priority roadway projects moving, beginning with those segments identified as the 50 most congested Texas roads in 2010. In order to accomplish this task, as a part of the General Appropriations Act (H.B. 1, TxDOT Rider 42), the Legislature directed the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) to provide assistance to the metropolitan planning organizations, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) District offices and other project partners in their development of projects and programs to address mobility concerns and to report to the Texas Legislature and the Transportation Commission. This document includes the status of regional congestion reduction projects, economic benefits from congestion reduction projects, implementing the best traffic and demand management principles, and public engagement strategies.