A ten-year transportation program approved by the Texas Transportation Commission on Aug. 27 projects $16.5 billion combined for TxDOT's two North Texas districts, Dallas and Fort Worth, out of a statewide plan of roughly $138 billion.
Within that regional figure, $491 million in the Dallas district and $200 million in the Fort Worth district is attached to Texas Clear Lanes, the state effort aimed at its most congested chokepoints. Denton County's Interstate 35W and Dallas County's Interstate 345 are listed for additional funding under the program, TxDOT's Dallas district says, with no start dates set.
None of those figures is a commitment. The program forecasts what could be funded rather than budgeting it, and a corridor listed in it has no guarantee of construction. TxDOT Dallas district public information officer Tony Hartzel has said funding levels can change and that the plan does not tie money to projects in a way that assures they will be built.
The McKinney corridors
TxDOT lists US 380 from Coit Road to FM 1827 for conversion to a freeway. The final environmental impact statement and record of decision have been issued. No cost and no construction date are published.
The extension of Spur 399 between US 75 and US 380 has also cleared its environmental review. TxDOT lists it as ready to let in 2026, with an opening to traffic projected between 2027 and 2037 after three to four years of construction. It, too, carries no published cost.
