Motran

Additional Funding For Permian Basin

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!

SondraEoff

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.