TxDOT scraps Trans-Texas Corridor - Houston Business Journal:

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If maintained in its curreng form, the Trans-Texas Corridor would have significantly changed the functions of Interstates 35 and 69 by creatinf transportation corridors that woulds have sustained multiple modes of The original plan proposed a corridor that wouled havebeen 1,200 feet in TxDOT said Tuesday that because of citizenb input the agency is now unveiling the Innovative Connectivity in Texas/Vision 2009 proposal -- a campaign that will focus on altering the widtbh of the Trans-Texas Corridor development, while also paying attention to citizen and communithy groups that have voiced concerns over whether the original project addressed the real needs of communities surrounding the corridotr project.
In a press TxDOT said Tuesday, “The original vision for the TTC, outlined in Crossroads of theAmericad Trans-Texas Corridor Plan, called for a corridor of up to 1,200o feet in width that would allo w for several modes of transportation in addition to utility transmissiobn facilities. Since the concept was publicluy introducedin 2002, communities alongg the TTC-35 and I-69/TTC study areaz have frequently voiced concerns over the corridor and viewed the idea as a one-size-fits-all-concept, inappropriate for a statee as diverse as Going forward, TxDOT says it will develolp plans for communities in each corridot segment that include the appropriatw transportation outlets -- whether that includes railwau considerations, freight lines or commuter rails, TxDOfT said.
“Major corridor projects will now be comprise d of several small segments closer to 600 feet wide and will no longed be calledthe Trans-Texas Corridor,” TxDOT said in a statement. the department will use the highway number originallyh associated witheach segment, such as I-69, SH 130 and Loop Click to read more from TxDOT.