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Tyler ISD adopts resolution to support TxDOT grant for pedestrian safety near Tyler High School
Summary
The board adopted a resolution supporting Tyler ISD’s application with the city to the Texas Department of Transportation Transportation Alternatives program for pedestrian-safety improvements along Loop 323 near Tyler High School, seeking roughly $700,000 for the project.
The Tyler ISD Board of Trustees unanimously adopted a resolution supporting the district’s application, jointly with the city of Tyler, to the Texas Department of Transportation’s Transportation Alternatives call for projects for 2025.
A trustee described the application as the district’s second attempt to secure funding for pedestrian-safety improvements on Loop 323 near Tyler High School. The trustee said the estimated project cost is just under $700,000 and identified Mr. Newsome as a project sponsor. The trustee described elements the district would like to see, including traffic-control measures that stop vehicles when students cross, comparing the desired treatment to what exists at UT Tyler.
During the discussion the trustee referenced the broader funding pool, mentioning both a “billion-plus dollars” of funding available and a specific figure of $290,000,000. The resolution was moved, seconded and approved with recorded ayes.
The transcript does not include the resolution text, specific engineering designs, or final matching-fund commitments from the city or district. The board’s action was a formal endorsement of pursuing the TxDOT Transportation Alternatives grant; subsequent applications, engineering and local match arrangements remain to be completed.
