Modernize Portfolio and Project Management Initiative

TxDOTCONNECT is the agency’s new, custom-built system for managing the delivery of transportation programs, projects and right of way. The system allows us to make a leap forward in productivity and consolidate the functionality of many of the legacy systems currently used by TxDOT. The agency launched the system in early 2019.

TxDOTCONNECT Overview

System Releases

May 2022 - Value Engineering
The Value Engineering form is an automated replacement of PDF Form 2502 that lets users track the requirements and recommendations for Value Engineering studies within TxDOTCONNECT.

April 2022 - Construction Milestones, Ready to Let Checklist
The Construction Milestones functionality offers a single, centralized location for a larger audience to view and track project milestones that are maintained in P6. The Ready to Let Checklist feature allows users to track the work required for a project stage to be changed to Ready to Let. Video: April, 2022

September 2021 – Alternative Delivery, Major Projects, Unified Transportation Program
Functionality supports streamlined processes, improved tracking features and advanced mapping capabilities for users who work with Alternative Delivery Projects, Major Projects and the Unified Transportation Program. Video: September, 2021

May 2021 – Feasibility Study Request Form and Engineer’s Estimate Bulk Upload
This functionality supports in-system management of Feasibility Study projects and includes new capabilities around workflow, reporting and mapping. This release also features new functionality to support bulk upload of key data in the Engineer’s Estimate into TxDOTCONNECT, so that thousands of bid items can be transferred easily and quickly by users and made available in the system. Video: May, 2021

December 2020 – Maintenance Projects
Consolidated maintenance project development functionality from a legacy system into TxDOTCONNECT, allowing users to manage maintenance projects in the same application as all other transportation projects, streamlining work processes and opening new capabilities to these users. Video: December, 2020

October 2020 – Unified Transportation Program
Users program their projects to create an agency-wide Unified Transportation Program in the TxDOTCONNECT system, replacing Excel workbook processes and increasing transparency across the agency.

October 2020 – Project Cost Estimate Page
Users can see costs from different project phases and get an overall view of all estimated costs associated with a project. Video: October, 2020

October 2020 – Enhanced Save
Users can save work on different pages while they work concurrently in the project module.

July 2020 – Enhanced Specifications Request Form
Replaced the Bid Item Request with a new Specification Request Form.

June 2020 – Right of Way and Utilities 
Right of Way and Utilities project information is captured in TxDOTCONNECT, allowing staff to perform core duties in a unified system, eliminating dual data entry and the need to toggle between multiple legacy systems. Video: June, 2020

October 2019 – Engineer’s Estimate 
TxDOT staff and consultants can create and manage the Engineer's Estimate in a modern system with a logical user interface instead of in spreadsheets. Video: October, 2019

April 2019 – Project Information 
The first release of TxDOTCONNECT focused on construction projects and consolidat¬ed functionality from a legacy system (DCIS). It introduced a web-based, user-friendly system with geospatial mapping, new reporting capabilities, and automated work¬flows to assign resources to projects. Video: April, 2019

TxDOTCONNECT impacts TxDOT employees and our external partners such as consultants, contractors, vendors, metropolitan planning organizations, local governments and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).

Additional TxDOTCONNECT Information

• Capabilities and Deployment
• Access and Training
• Frequently Asked Questions