{"id":427709,"date":"2026-09-06T03:20:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T03:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/427709\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T03:20:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T03:20:16","slug":"txdot-unveils-10-6b-plan-for-houston-highways-heres-whats-on-the-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/427709\/","title":{"rendered":"TxDOT unveils $10.6B plan for Houston highways-here’s what’s on the list"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new 10-year transportation plan lays out billions of dollars in potential road and freeway work<\/a> across the Houston region, including a massive overhaul<\/a> of some of the city’s busiest interchanges.<\/p>\n

Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)<\/a> recently announced the 2027 Unified Transportation Program (UTP), which projects $138 billion in transportation investments through 2036. While the plan does not guarantee that projects will be built within that timeframe, it identifies the state’s transportation priorities.<\/p>\n

“These investments will improve mobility, enhance connectivity, and make our roads safer for everyone,” Texas Transportation Commission Acting Chair Alvin New said in a recent news release.<\/a><\/p>\n

But how much of that investment could support projects in Houston?<\/p>\n

The 2027\u00a0UTP spreadsheet lists 38 Houston District projects with combined estimated construction costs of $10.64 billion. The Houston District includes Harris, Fort Bend, Brazoria, Galveston, Montgomery and Waller counties.<\/p>\n

Notably, the $10.64 billion covers only the projects listed in\u00a0TxDOT’s spreadsheet-not every Houston-area project or funding source. About $6.8 billion of the listed construction costs falls within the 2027-2030 potential letting window, while about $3.9 billion is scheduled for 2031-2036.<\/p>\n

\"Aerial<\/p>\n

Aerial view downtown and I-45 highway with massive intersection, stack interchange, road junction overpass and elevated road construction at sunset from northwest side of Houston, Texas. I-45 is among several Houston-area corridors included in TxDOT’s 2027 transportation plan. (TrongNguyen\/Getty Images\/iStockphoto)<\/p>\n

Three new projects total $307 million<\/p>\n

Three projects on the 2027 UTP are listed as ‘new authorization,’ accounting for a combined total of roughly $307 million in estimated construction costs:<\/p>\n

FM 2920 in Harris County: From Business 249-B to Willow Street.<\/p>\n

Estimated construction cost: $32 million.<\/p>\n

Potential letting: fiscal years 2027-2030.<\/p>\n

The new FM 2920 authorization is part of a larger corridor investment. Four FM 2920 projects in Harris County total nearly $493 million,\u00a0including planned work near Cypress,\u00a0Rosehill Road, Becker Road and SH 249.<\/p>\n

I-10 in\u00a0Waller County: From Pederson Road to the Fort Bend County line.<\/p>\n

Estimated construction cost: $105.4 million.<\/p>\n

Potential letting: fiscal years 2027-2030.<\/p>\n

I-10 in Harris County: From Gregg Street to Press Street.<\/p>\n

Estimated construction cost: $170 million.<\/p>\n

Potential letting: fiscal years 2027-2030.<\/p>\n

Houston’s freeway overhaul<\/p>\n

Houston’s freeway overhaul is continuing through the state’s 10-year transportation plan, with projects planned along I-45, I-10 and I-69.<\/p>\n

I-45 remains the Houston District’s largest investment, with five projects totaling an estimated $5.23 billion-about $270 million more than the 2026\u00a0UTP. The total includes one project in Galveston County.<\/p>\n

The largest-estimated at $2.2 billion-would rebuild the I-45\/I-10\/I-69 interchange, widen I-45 and add four non-tolled managed lanes to I-10.\u00a0TxDOT anticipates executing a design-build contract in March 2028, with design and construction beginning in June 2028, according to project details released by the agency in February.<\/a><\/p>\n

Four of the five I-45 projects and the listed I-69 project show no funding change in the 2027 plan. That means most are continuing under their previously listed funding.<\/p>\n

I-10 is the second-largest investment in the Houston District, with nine projects totaling about $2.57 billion. The projects stretch from central Houston through Harris, Fort Bend and\u00a0Waller counties.<\/p>\n

For Houston drivers, the main takeaway is that major freeway changes are planned, but they will unfold over many years.<\/p>\n

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