TxDOT to host virtual transportation meeting

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Yoakum District will conduct an online virtual public meeting at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 31, for the 2023-2026 Rural Transportation Improvement Program (Rural TIP).

The purpose of this meeting is to provide information and receive comments on transportation projects that may be coming to your area. The Yoakum District includes Austin, Colorado, Matagorda, Wharton, Calhoun, Jackson, Victoria, De Witt, Fayette, Gonzales and Lavaca counties.

The Rural TIP includes all added capacity and regionally significant projects to be funded within a TxDOT District during the next four years, including those eligible for federal funding. 

To participate in the virtual public meeting and learn more about projects in the Yoakum District, please visit https://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/get-involved/about/hearings-meetings.html and look for Yoakum. 

If you do not have internet access, you may call 415-655-0003 Event Number: 2313 259 7068 during the event or you can contact 361-293-4363 to request materials or ask questions.

The Rural TIP meetings are being held pursuant to Title 43, Texas Administrative Code, Section 16.102, which calls for an opportunity for public comment concerning the Rural TIP. A short presentation, exhibits explaining how the Rural TIP operates, and projects that are included in it will be available to view at the virtual public meeting.

All community members are encouraged to participate in the virtual public meeting and provide written comments on the proposed program. Comments must be postmarked or otherwise received by April 11, 2022 to: TxDOT Yoakum District, Attn: Rural TIP; 403 Huck St, Yoakum, TX 77995; or by email to Jeffery.Vinklarek@txdot.gov, Attention: Rural TIP.