CATEGORY 12 (COMMISSION STRATEGIC FUNDING)
The new Unified Transportation Plan (UTP) dedicates $600 million to the Permian Basin over the next 2 years, and obligates $364,590,000 of that $600,000,000, as follows, leaving a balance of nearly $250 million unobligated to be programmed in the next annual revision.
|
HWY |
COUNTY/COUNTIES |
DESCRIPTION |
AMOUNT |
|
FM 2185 |
Culberson |
New Road Construction |
$10,000,000 |
|
US 180 |
Gaines/Dawson |
Passing Lanes on US 180 |
$38,000,000 |
|
Relief Route |
Reeves |
New Construction Relief Route for Pecos |
$10,000,000 |
|
FM 1053 |
Pecos |
Relocation of FM 1053 |
$30,000,000 |
|
I-20 |
Midland-Ector |
Convert Frontage Roads and Reconstruct Interchanges |
$243,050,000 |
|
SL 88 |
Lubbock |
Construct New Outer Loop for Lubbock |
$33,540,000 |
As a note, FM 2185 in Culberson County has a cost estimate of $100,000,000, with only $10,000,000 currently committed from these Category 12 funds and funding for the Pecos Reliever Route was reduced by $100 million, pending further planning and project development. If other funding isn’t found for these two projects, they will consume (based on previous estimates) the majority of unobligated funds.
CATEGORY 4 (REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY)
The new UTP provides an additional $78.7 million to the Odessa District for use on Regional Connectivity projects.
|
HWY |
COUNTY/COUNTIES |
DESCRIPTION |
AMOUNT |
|
LP 250 |
Midland |
Additional Connectivity Dollars for CR 1140 Interchange |
$9,900,000 |
|
US 285 |
Pecos |
Passing Lanes from .3 mi S of FM 1776 to 1.5 mi N of I-10 |
$19,000,000 |
|
US 67 |
Upton |
Passing Lanes from Reagan County Line to SH 329 |
$14,800,0000 |
|
US 385 |
Upton |
Widen to 4 Lane Divided from Crane County to McCamey |
$35,000,000 |
THANKS, SONDRA!
We are thankful for the leadership of this year’s Chair, Sondra Eoff. It has been a busy year for Sondra and her husband Toby, with completion of the construction of the new Downtown Odessa Marriott Hotel and Convention Center. But through it all she has been right there, helping tell the story of the Permian Basin and serving as a great ambassador for MOTRAN and the region.