2027-30 projects public meeting set for March 31

LUFKIN – The Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) Lufkin District will hold a virtual public meeting with an in-person option about the latest Rural Transportation Improvement Program (Rural TIP) this month.

Lufkin District residents are invited to attend the in-person meeting at the district headquarters at 1805 N. Timberland Drive in Lufkin from 4 to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31, or to review the material online at TxDOT.gov. The online presentation will become available to the public at the same time the in-person meeting is conducted and will continue to be accessible after March 31.

The deadline to submit comments on the plan is Friday, April 10.

The meeting is an opportunity for the public to learn more about and provide input on potential upcoming projects being considered for 2027 through 2030 throughout the Lufkin District’s nine counties (Angelina, Houston, Nacogdoches, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby and Trinity counties).

These projects include those funded by the state and those eligible for federal funding.

The Rural TIP is part of the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, which encompasses all 25 TxDOT districts and 254 Texas counties.

Information on the current and future Statewide Transportation Improvement Program is available on TxDOT.gov by searching “Statewide Transportation Improvement Program.”