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Watson unveils safety plan for area roadways
Thursday, April 3, 2008 by Austin Monitor
State Senator Kirk
While TxDOT plans to modify the bids for an existing re-paving project to include the construction of that concrete divider,
“I am proposing that CAMPO create something that it has never had before, which is a safety fund. We would initially capitalize that safety fund to address two parts of Highway 71, and we would capitalize it in such a way so in the future, we would have a renewing source of money,”
“If the CAMPO board approves it, it will initially be capitalized by up to $30 million in discretionary state funding that previous CAMPO boards have set aside for
Travis County will be asked to contribute $10 million to the fund, some of which could come from developers or landowners along SH 71. Money from the fund would be available as matching funds for cities tackling road projects to improve safety. The exact details of the program and the percentage match,
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