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RMA, TxDOT report progress on Laredo-area highway projects; overpass redesign adds right-of-way
Summary
Representatives from the Regional Mobility Authority and TxDOT reported progress on multiple Laredo-area highway projects, including an overpass redesign that requires about 10 acres of additional right-of-way and may delay the schedule by six to nine months.
Representatives from the Regional Mobility Authority (RMA) and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) gave status reports on Jan. 15 covering highway construction, right-of-way donations and schedule changes for several Laredo-area projects.
RMA representative Jett Brown said TxDOT redesigned the Viasio Overpass as an "enhanced overpass," which requires roughly 10 acres of additional right-of-way on the west side of Interstate 35. Brown reported that landowner Cliff Killam has agreed to donate the additional acreage and the RMA and TxDOT are coordinating to secure the parcels at once to expedite construction. Brown cautioned the extra right-of-way will require redoing environmental documents and could push the project back about six to nine months.
Brown also reported the RMA has allocated up to $1,000,000 to each of two city-led projects:…
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