The Texas Transportation Institute's 2005 Urban Mobility Study found that many of Texas' metropolitan areas are within the top 85 congested areas in the country. Houston ranked fifth for traveler delay and Dallas-Fort Worth ranked sixth.
Traffic congestion creates slows traffic and impacts the Texas economy. While traffic congestion is annoying to motorists, it is costly to all Texans, costing Texans an average of $6.2 billion each year.
TxDOT is moving forward with regional partners on short-, mid-, and long-term tactics such as pass-through financing and Regional Mobility Authorities.
Other solutions include:
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