The North Texas Tollway Authority's general engineering consultant, VRX, reported to the board on Oct. 8 that an independent annual inspection finds the NTTA system in good condition and working order with a GASB condition rating of about 8.8 on a 10-point scale.

Scott Brush of VRX told the board the inspection covered roughly 1,200 lane miles of pavement, 626 bridges and NTTA facilities and is performed each year under the trust-agreement requirement to verify the system is maintained in good repair. VRX reported an overall condition score of 8.82 (rounded to 8.8 in presentation), slightly lower than the prior reported 8.87; Brush said small rounding differences and construction-timing exclusions explained the modest change.

Brush listed typical maintenance work completed over the last year — targeted striping, signage replacement, drainage improvements and pavement overlays — and said the proactive maintenance program is keeping the system at a high condition level. He said recommendations the GEC made in prior years have been completed or scheduled.

Board members asked technical follow-ups: whether retaining walls are inspected (VRX said inspections are visual in the annual program and that staff already monitors wall conditions and ongoing repairs), what the GASB threshold means (Brush said a score below the policy level moves assets from preservation into more costly repair or reconstruction categories), and if any urgent items were found (VRX said nothing unexpected; most items were already in NTTA's work program).

Brush said the GEC will submit the formal bondholder report required under the trust agreement and that staff have budgeted appropriately to continue maintenance programs into 2026.