Highway 377 Expansion

Propositions for Granbury and Cresson Corridors

The Reason We Are Asking You
-State & Federal transportation funding has all but dried up
-Your County Court has researched alternative funding sources
-Pass Through Funding (PTF) appears most logical
-Available through State of Texas- 80% reimbursable
-Based on traffic volume over surface of project
-Estimated cost of 377 commerical portion of project is $45,000,000

The Way PTF Works

-Local governments assumer financial and management responsibility over their own projects
-A guarantor contract is signed with State (TxDOT) for reimbursement over 15 years following completion
-A $3,000,000 payment is made to the County when the project begins. (Helps defray right-of-way costs)
-Additional payments are make annually, based on traffic counts following contruction (Additional $31,000,000 max)

Advantages- Granbury US 377

-Relieve current congestion on 377 corridor through Granbury
-New traffic interchanges at BU377 and SH 144
-Greatly improved appearance with raised and grass covered boulevards
-Light controlled turns and dedicated turn lanes
-Dedicated right turn (east bound) lane from 144 to 377
-NO NEW TAXES
-Increased safety
-Project already approved by TxDOT for PTF

Cresson Traffic Corridor

-In City of Cresson, US 377 and Fort Worth & Western Railway intersection continues to be a bottleneck and a point of danger
-This site impacts virtually every person traveling to or from the Metroplex
-TxDOT is currently doing a Phase 1 engineering and environmental impact sudy on the intersection to be completed in about 1 year
-The study will identify 1 of the current 5 potential solutions to solving this challenge
-Costs to plan, design and construct the Cresson portion of the 377 corridor is $30,000,000
-It is not considerated part of the orginal PTF previously defined
-If approved, ti will give the Court persmission and direction to seek additonal funding from both State and Federal sources

Cresson-Challenges

-There are 59 accidents per year at this intersection
-Beginning this year- traffic counts in Cresson will reach 35 to 36,000 per day
-More than 13% of all traffic transversing that intersection are trucks
-Only major ground route from Granbury to Fort Worth Level 1 and 1 Trauma Centers
-Represents 78% of available escape routing for evacuation in the event of Comance Peak emergency

For Additonal Maps or Information Contact

Hood County Judge 817-579-3200
Hood County Commissioner 817-579-3300
Election Adminstrator 817-408-2525

ELECTION IS MAY 8