A LOOK AT WHAT SOME STATES ARE DOING. BORDER TRANSPORTATION IN TEXAS

This article focuses on the Texas Department of Transportation's efforts to serve people along the U.S.-Mexico border with a multimodal transportation system that fills a variety of needs. With free flow of trade in the future, the border has become a transportation focal point. Infrastructure development has been expanded along the border, and a new district along the border has been planned for development. TxDOT will move swiftly throughout the border when new trade agreements and public needs require it; and an International Relations Office has been established in Austin. A 4-lane divided highway network called the Texas Trunk System has been proposed, that will provide direct access to every city in Texas with a population of 20,000 or more, and will connect with major entry ports. To identify other transportation needs, TxDOT has contracted with the Texas Transportation Institute.