Fort Worth District Transportation Master Plan

Master Plan Overview

The TxDOT Fort Worth District is developing a Transportation Master Plan for all TxDOT on-system roadways (approximately 9,200 lane miles) in the district. The Plan is an evaluation of the District’s roadway network to guide potential future transportation investment decisions. It will review ongoing planning efforts, current and projected people and goods movement, safety, anticipated population and land use changes, and community needs. Once this data is gathered, a report will highlight a prioritized list of on-system roadways.

Fort Worth District Counties

Erath
Hood
Jack
Johnson
Palo Pinto
Parker
Somervell
Tarrant
Wise

The counties in the Fort Worth District represent over 2.8 million people (9.2% of our state's population), with 2.4 million registered vehicles. In 2023, the District's daily vehicle miles traveled (DVMT) on TxDOT on-system roadways was 52.6 million miles (6.4% of statewide on-system DVMT).

Need for Transportation Master Plan

From 2018 to 2023, the Fort Worth District was one of the fastest growing districts in Texas:

10% increase in population;
11% increase in jobs;
4% increase in registered vehicles; and
23% increase in vehicle miles traveled.

Key Considerations for Transportation Master Plan


Community needs and experience	Safety priorities
Emerging technological trends	Populations and socio-economic changes
Economic opportunities	Multimodal connectivity
Existing and future travel patterns	Funding limitations
Future land-use	Current planning efforts

Stakeholder Engagement and Public Involvement

Stakeholder engagement and public involvement are critical components of the study. The study will be guided through a Transportation Master Plan Steering Committee, with input from two Working Groups representing the metro/urban and rural counties of the study area.

Additionally, stakeholder and public input will be gathered through in-person and virtual public meetings, focus groups, stakeholder interviews, and a public survey. The Steering Committee and Working Group members will include: