TxDOT Progress Report 2025

Texas is the top state for population growth

8th

largest economy worldwide

of 12 most populous cities in the U.S.

1,300

added to Texas population daily (on average)

people added, 2010-2020

30M+

residents in 2022, 40+ million in 2050

With growth comes an increasing demand for safety, delivery, innovation, and stewardship.

Stewardship

“Connecting you with Texas” means making the best use of taxpayer dollars to build and maintain a transportation system that connects Texans safely and efficiently to family, jobs, travel, and economic opportunities.

Build, maintain, and operate 200,000+ on-system lane miles
Ensure safety of over 56,000 bridges

Since 2015, investments in multimodal mobility have helped move people and goods throughout Texas.

$1.8+ billion for rural and urban transit systems
$578 million for general aviation airports
$295 million for repairs and improvements at highway rail crossings
$737 million for public ports

Record investments drive economic development

$148 billion record 10-Year investment in Texas’ infrastructure system.

$104 billion investment for 2025 Unified Transportation Program (UTP) - TxDOT’s 10-year plan for construction projects
$44 billion for maintenance and project development for 9,000+ projects
Per Texas A&M Transportation Institute, equals $29.4 billion per year in economic benefits, and an additional 71,500 direct and indirect jobs

In 2014 and 2015, Texas voters overwhelming supported Propositions 1 and 7 which fund 47% of the record $104 billion UTP investment.

Safety

Safety is #1 and every project is a safety project at TxDOT.

TxDOT’s Road to Zero goal means zero fatalities on Texas roads by 2050
$3.8 billion for over 6,900 data-driven projects (2015-2024) to engineer safety on Texas roads
TxDOT Traffic Safety Data Portal on TxDOT.gov provides vital traffic safety data
5,000+ employees available to deploy when severe weather and disasters strike

Delivering on TxDOT's transportation programs

Executing on our promise to deliver crucial projects would not be possible without the 13,000+ people of TxDOT working with our public and private sector partners.

Construction awards reached record levels in 2024
- $54.0 billion under contract
- $13.7 billion in new highway improvement and maintenance awards

TxDOT is reducing congestion statewide. Compared to 2014, Texans are driving 17% more miles while experiencing a 15% reduction in annual hours of delay and saving $316 annually on TxDOT roadways.

Texas Clear Lanes provides congestion relief

The Texas Clear Lanes (TCL) initiative provides much needed congestion relief in the state’s major metropolitan regions.

$80 billion in non-tolled current and planned TCL projects in the Austin, Dallas, Ft. Worth, Houston, and San Antonio regions (2015-2024)
- 21 projects completed
- 31 projects under construction
- 78 projects planned

The TCL initiative delivers results that Texans need and deserve. As an example of TCL projects being completed throughout the State of Texas:

US 281 Phase 2 saw a 100% decrease in annual hours of delay and an annual savings of $346 for commuters in San Antonio*
Southern Gateway at I-35/I-30 to US 67 resulted in a 77% decrease in annual hours of delay and an annual savings of $257 for commuters in Dallas*

*Texas A&M Transportation Institute

Statewide and rural connectivity

Statewide and rural roadways provide safe, reliable, and efficient travel to and from economic activity and population centers throughout Texas.

From 2015 to 2024 TxDOT’s investment in rural areas of the state has grown from under $2 billion to over $18 billion, an 800% increase for rural transportation funding.

Energy sector

Texas’ transportation system plays a vital role in serving and facilitating the state’s energy sector.

$2.7 billion in 2025 UTP for safety and maintenance on state highways in energy-producing regions of the state
- $1.3 billion will go directly to the Permian Basin region