HOUSTON DISTRICT
DISTRICT PROFILE
The Houston District plans, designs, builds, operates and maintains the state transportation system in the following counties: Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Montgomery and Waller.
FAST FACTS (FY 2019): Population 7 million Area (Sq. Miles) 5,856 Lane Miles 10,758 Daily Vehicle Miles 96,685,315 Registered Vehicles 5,478,148
TxDOT Employees 1,150 Construction/Maintenance Expenditures $1.5 billion District Engineer: Eliza Paul, P.E.
Physical Address: KEY PROJECTS UNDERWAY: 7600 Washington Ave. • US 290: reconstruction and widening • US 59/I-610 West Loop interchange Houston, TX 77007 from I-610 to FM 2920 — $2.4 billion reconstruction*: reconstruct direct connectors PH: (713) 802-5000 o Anticipated completion: 2019 and I-610 main lane bridge - $259 million Fax: (713) 802-5400 Anticipated completion: Late 2023 • o SH 288 toll lanes in Harris County: State Senators: construct 4 toll lanes from US 59 to • I-10 West*: widening from FM 359 to Brazos Carol Alvarado, Paul Harris/Brazoria County line. River project cost $195 million Bettencourt, Brandon Comprehensive Development Anticipated completion: Spring 2021 Creighton, Joan Huffman, Lois o Kolkhorst, Borris Miles, Robert Agreement for $815 million. • SH 99/Grand Parkway Segments H and I: Nichols, Larry Taylor, John Anticipated completion: Summer 2020 o design-build contract to construct 53 miles of Whitmire
new toll lanes - $895 million State Representatives: • I-45 South*: widening from Nasa 1 to o Anticipated completion: Spring 2022 Alma A. Allen, Cecil Bell, Jr, FM 518 — $100 million Greg Bonnen, Briscoe Cain, • SH 249: design-build contract to construct 26 o Anticipated completion: Fall 2021 Garnet Coleman, Harold V. miles of new toll lanes from FM 1774 in Dutton Jr., Gary Gates, E. Sam • I-45 South: widening from FM 518 to Montgomery County and extends to SH 105 in Harless, Ana Hernandez, Dan FM 517 — $122 million Grimes County - $522 million Huberty Lacey Hull, Jacey o Anticipated completion: Summer 2022 Jetton, Ann Johnson, Jarvis o Anticipated completion: Spring 2021 Johnson, Will Metcalf, Mayes • Middleton, Christina Morales, • I-45 South*: widening from FM 517 to I-45 North*: from downtown to Beltway 8 Segment 3 the Downtown Loop System Jim Murphy, Tom Oliverson, FM 1764 — $230 million o Dennis Paul, Mary Ann Perez, funded = $2.78 billion o Anticipated completion: Fall 2022 Ron Reynolds, Jon E. o Currently in environmental impact statement Rosenthal, Mike Schofield, • US 59/I-69S: widening from FM 762 to phase; anticipating clearance in FY 2020 Penny Morales Shaw, Phil Spur 10 — $135 million Stephenson, Valoree Swanson, *TexasClearLanes.com project Shawn Thierry, Ed Thompson, o Anticipated completion: Fall 2019 Senfronia Thompson, Steve Toth, Cody Vasut, Hubert Vo, MAINTENANCE: The district spent $349 million in FY 2019 on preventive and routine maintenance. Armando Walle, Gene Wu
CORRIDORS: The district’s major thoroughfares include I-610 Loop, I-10, I-45, SH 288, SH 6, U.S. Senators: SH 225, SH 146, US 59/I-69, US 290, US 90 and Beltway 8. John Cornyn, Ted Cruz
SAFETY: Safety is priority number one! Over the last four years the Houston District has allocated U.S. Representatives: over $15 million for highway safety enhancement (HSE) projects. Brian Babin, Kevin Brady, Dan Crenshaw, Lizzie Fletcher, Sylvia Garcia, Al Green, Sheila Jackson-Lee, Michael McCaul, Troy Nehls, Randy Weber Revised January 2021