The Regional Transportation Council approved funding for several ongoing improvement projects across North Texas on Thursday afternoon.
The logo for the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) at an entrance on Thursday, March 12, 2026, in Arlington, TX.
Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer
The Texas Department of Transportation requested $45 million from the Regional Toll Revenue program to fund construction on the North Tarrant Express at northbound Interstate Highway 35 West to State Highway 121 frontage roads.
Reconstruction of the Sylvania Avenue Bridge over SH 121 will also occur. The project was approved under the RTC’s consent agenda, along with the Lyndon B. Johnson East request for $10 million in RTR funds.
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Regional Transportation Council chair Rick Bailey (center left) and Michael Morris (center right), director of transportation for the North Central Texas Council of Governments and staff director to the Regional Transportation Council, lead as the Regional Transportation Council meet at NCTCOG’s Transportation Council Room on Thursday, March 12, 2026, in Arlington, TX.
Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer
Funds for the Fort Worth Heritage Park pedestrian project were approved. The city of Fort Worth provided $2 million in local funding and requested $8 million in Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program funding from the RTC. The funds will be used to better connect downtown Fort Worth to the Trinity Trails, and includes the addition of ADA-compliant ramps to “fill the existing pedestrian gap”.
The council also heard recommendations regarding several other ongoing projects. TxDOT’s Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Plan began in 2024 but was paused in early 2025 due to a federal funding freeze on the national program. It later resumed in August, and in January 2026, TxDOT received certification from the Federal Highway Administration that Texas highways in the designated fuel corridors are “fully built out”. This certification completed phase one of the plan, allowing TxDOT to move into phase two.