Pocket Facts offer a broad overview of TxDOT's resources, initiatives and statistics from fiscal and calendar year 2016. A printed copy is available for download.
There are 618 TxDOT bi-fuel cars and trucks (on-road vehicles) using liquified petroleum gas (LPG) in addition to gasoline.
There are 190 pieces of off-road equipment such as forklifts using LPG, and 50 units using electricity. There are 45 dedicated CNG vehicles and two bi-fuel (gasoline and CNG) vehicles in the fleet.
TxDOT vehicles used about 583,000 gallons of alternative fuels, including bio fuels, CNG and propane.
TxDOT owns and operates 176 hybrid-electric vehicles and 2,256 flex-fuel (E85) vehicles.
There are 278 airports in Texas that are eligible for TxDOT funding.
There are 98,978 pilots that have been certified in Texas by the Federal Aviation Administration.
The Texas airport system is the largest in the nation.
TxDOT's litter prevention programs, Don't mess with Texas® and Adopt-a-Highway, have been keeping Texas beautiful since 1985.
The Don't mess with Texas campaign efforts have garnered a decrease in visible litter of 34 percent (based on current visible litter research), and the Adopt-a-Highway volunteer groups maintain approximately 10 percent of state-maintained roadways, savings to the state in litter pickup costs.
Texas has 58,375 bridges, about 26,000 more bridges than any other state in the nation and more than the combined inventories of 17 states.
35,489 Texas bridges are on the state system, and 18,386 bridges are off the state system (city streets, county roads, etc.).
TxDOT conducts routine inspections of most bridges every two years. This ensures all bridges open to vehicular traffic in Texas are safe.
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) uses these terms to designate bridges eligible for federal funding. Bridges classified as structurally deficient or functionally obsolete bridges are not considered unsafe.
Structurally deficient bridges have routine maintenance concerns not posing safety risks or are flooded frequently. To remain open to traffic, these bridges are often posted with reduced weight limits restricting the gross weight of vehicles using them.
Classification as functionally obsolete means the bridge met design standards when built, but over time has become obsolete due to an increase in traffic volume or other factors. Functionally obsolete bridges do not have adequate lane widths, shoulder widths or vertical clearance to serve current traffic demands or are sometimes flooded.
Texas has 1,088 substandard for-load-only bridges.
This term is used by TxDOT to designate bridges in relatively good condition that do not have specific maintenance concerns.
They have a load-carrying capacity less than the legal state limit for public roadways. These bridges are posted with reduced weight limits. Under FHWA definitions, these bridges are not classified as structurally deficient or functionally obsolete.
Contracts were awarded to replace, widen or rehabilitate 455 bridges. The value of these contracts is $370 million (FY13).
Contracts worth $287 million (FY13) were awarded to build 195 new bridges.
Texas has 30 international bridges open to traffic between Mexico and Texas.
The average age of Texas bridges is 44 years for bridges on the state highway system and 32 years for bridges off the state highway system.
Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding. Does not include appropriations made in riders.
According to the Texas Ports Association, maritime ports on the Texas coast affect the employment of nearly 1.4 million Texans, generate $270 billion in economic activity and contribute $6 billion in state and local tax revenue. Those ports handle more than 550 million tons of foreign and domestic cargo annually, representing 20 percent of all U.S. port tonnage.
There are 8,006 transit vehicles including buses and vans operated in Texas.
Vehicle count includes Metro, VIA and DART, which are federally funded.
TxDOT provided more than 301 million rides on public transportation vehicles.
Total federal appointments for Texas public transportation are $658.5 million.
TxDOT purchased $115.8 million of recycled, remanufactured and environmentally sensitive products, not including roadway materials.
TxDOT recycled 385.47 tons of office paper and cardboard generating $15,793.94 in revenue.
Recycled 2,742.2 tons of scrap metal generating $297,912.76 in revenue.
TxDOT annually acquires approximately 1,600 parcels of real estate needed for transportation projects.
Division annually administers nearly 150 leases of TxDOT property, generating more than $1 million for use in transportation projects.
TxDOT annually provides relocation-assistance benefits to more than 300 displaced residences, businesses, farms and non-profit organizations.
Division annually oversees regulatory compliance of licenses and permits for 22,800 outdoor-advertising billboards.
Division administers professional-service contracts for right of way acquisition, real-estate appraisal and sub-surface engineering.
TxDOT maintains 80,268 centerline miles (miles traveled in a one-way direction regardless of the number of lanes in a roadway).
The total number of lane miles (miles per lane of roadway) in Texas is 195,022.
TxDOT maintains 615 picnic areas (areas that include picnic tables), and 92 rest areas including Travel Information Centers (areas that include restroom facilities and picnic tables).
TxDOT fulfilled 954,084 travel literature requests by mail.
Texas Highways Magazine average circulation was 197,857.
TxDOT's Travel Information Centers served approximately 2.1 million visitors.
While only 25.6 percent of roadways in Texas are state-maintained, 73.8 percent of all VMT occurs on state-maintained highways.
TxDOT maintains 5,050 traffic signals throughout Texas at a cost of approximately $33 million (FY13).
TxDOT funded 298 behavioral/enforcement projects under the Texas Traffic Safety Program at a cost of $56 million in federal and state grant funds (FY13). These projects are designed to increase the proper use of safety belts and child safety seats as well as to deter dangerous driving behaviors such as speeding, aggressive or distracted driving, and driving under the influence of alcohol and other drugs.
TxDOT operates approximately 825 dynamic message signs, 1,830 closed circuit cameras and 14 traffic management centers and offices to improve operations on the state highway system.
TxDOT receives more than 500,000 motor vehicle crash reports annually from law enforcement agencies and currently maintains approximately three million crash reports in our files.
TxDOT's Crash Records Information System can access an individual report in seconds. In addition, TxDOT has implemented a new online system for the public to immediately purchase and download these crash reports after they are received from law enforcement agencies and processed into the system.
The Click It or Ticket safety program started in 2002. Since then, statewide safety belt use has increased from 76.1 percent to 90 percent in 2013. The Click It or Ticket program has been estimated to have saved 3,663 lives and prevented more than 50,000 serious injuries over the past 11 years.
This steady increase in the use of seat belts has also saved an estimated $10 billion in lost wages, medical costs, travel delays and lost quality of life.