TxDOT launches operations of SH 130 Smart Corridor

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) transformed the use of technology on more than four miles of SH 130, enhancing safety and making the highway more efficient than ever before.

This deployment represents one of the most advanced smart corridors in the United States, combining continuous, lane-level roadway awareness with real-time operational integration into TxDOT systems on an active, high-volume smart corridor.

“This new technology provides TxDOT operators full, real-time visibility so they can verify incidents faster, spot hazards sooner, and make near real-time decisions that protect all drivers,” said Austin Deputy District Engineer Mike Arellano. “Equally significant, with advanced notification of disruptions in the roadway with connected vehicles and freight, this technology enables drivers to make informed decisions early for safer and more efficient travel.”

The SH 130 Smart Corridor provides TxDOT’s Traffic Management Center with real-time hazard alerts, incident verification, and corridor status, enabling faster, more informed decision-making.

Starting at the intersection of SH 130 and Pflugerville Parkway and extending south toward Cameron Road, the corridor is equipped with an integrated sensor platform, including cameras, LTE antennas, fiber-optic connectivity, and AI-powered processing, all working together to give transportation operators a clearer, instantaneous, more complete picture of what is happening on the roadway.

“This digital infrastructure provides TxDOT with critical safety information and operational insights through a real-time and predictive virtual model of this segment of SH 130, and it is only the beginning,” said Tyler Duvall, president of Cavnue, part of intelligent infrastructure firm Consor Engineers. “TxDOT and Cavnue are creating one of the smartest stretches of highway in the United States that will improve road safety, bring operational efficiencies, facilitate economic growth, and enable next-gen vehicles to operate with autonomy.”

Additionally, SH 130 Smart Corridor will serve as a live testing ground for Texas SMARTTrack, a transportation technology evaluation and certification center developed with regional agencies including TxDOT and the Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas at Austin.

“The insights that TxDOT will gain from this smart corridor will ultimately support more efficient traffic management and operations to a broader network of roadways along key travel corridors in Texas in the future,” said Austin District Director of Operations Brenda Guerra.