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DENVER - Texas transportation officials say it is time to come up with a plan to pay for the Ports-to-Plains Corridor, which many local officials predict will create new jobs and economic opportunity for West Texas.
The Texas Department of Transportation today announced it will form a working group to develop a financial master plan for Ports-to-Plains.
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AUSTIN - The Transportation Commission Wednesday approved a Comprehensive Development Agreement (CDA) with Cintra Concessiones de Infraestructuras de Transporte that will provide more than $5 billion for State Highway 121 and other badly needed transportation projects in North Texas. |
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February 27, 2007 (Arlington, TX) - Cintra Concesiones de Infraestructuras de Transporte (Cintra) will be recommended as the Comprehensive Development Agreement (CDA) developer for State Highway 121 in Collin and Denton Counties, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) announced today. |
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AUSTIN - Companies with Texas, U.S. and international experience are competing to develop the Trans-Texas Corridor-69 -- one of the state's priority transportation projects.
Two private sector groups submitted proposals and qualifications to compete for the development of TTC-69, a multi-use transportation system stretching from Northeast Texas to Mexico.
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AUSTIN - In a first step toward implementing a priority boarding system for ferries at Port Aransas and Galveston, the Texas Department of Transportation has begun accepting applications for priority boarding stickers.
TxDOT must receive a minimum of 500 applications at each ferry location before construction will begin on priority boarding lanes at each respective location.
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(LUFKIN) - The search is on for a long-term strategic partner to accelerate development of Interstate 69/Trans-Texas Corridor - one of the state's priority transportation projects.
A formal request to the private sector invites proposals for developing I-69/TTC, a 600-mile multi-use transportation corridor extending from Northeast Texas to Mexico.
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DALLAS - A multi-use transportation alternative to the heavily congested Interstate 35 corridor could lie slightly to the east while incorporating the interstate's southern half, according to a 4,000-page draft environmental impact statement for the Trans-Texas Corridor-35 that was released today.
The report's findings show a narrowed study area from Gainesville to Laredo to be generally 10 miles wide and within close proximity to I-35 and metropolitan centers, except where it is centered on I-35 south of San Antonio to Laredo.
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AUSTIN - Rural Texas residents will find it easier to get to the doctor, work, and the store, through funds made available to transit providers by the Texas Transportation Commission at its March meeting.
"This award recognizes the efforts of rural transit districts in encouraging Congress and the President to provide more federal funds for transit," said Eric Gleason, TxDOT's director of public transportation.
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AUSTIN - A new 600-mile freight-rail line from Dallas/Fort Worth to Mexico - which could pull one million trucks a year off of Interstate 35 - is timely and ready for development, according to a private-sector proposal submitted to the Texas Department of Transportation.
The proposal determines that the new railway, the most extensive addition to the rail system in Texas since the early 1900s, "would have substantial national, statewide, and regional benefits by adding capacity and increasing efficiency for freight transportation."
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The state of California is known for its high prices. The cost of living in general is much higher than the cost of living in many other locations. California also requires relatively high levels of auto insurance coverage to be carried, resulting in extremely high insurance premiums. While car insurance rates will always be higher in California than in many other areas, a bit of persistence can result in a significant savings. |
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