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Awards/FORMULA GRANT (A)

$85,425,957

Department of Transportation·Federal Highway Administration

to TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WORK BEGAN2026-05-01·LATEST ACTION2026-05-19·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_693JJ22630000Y460TX2026682_069
Award description

PROJECT TITLE: WIDEN ROAD AND ADD LANES ON IH 20. :::: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: IH 20 FROM FM 600 TO SH 351; ADD TWO MAIN LANES FOR A SIX LANE FREEWAY AND CONSTRUCT OVERPASS STRUCTURES.

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Funds widening of Interstate 20 in Texas from four to six lanes and constructing overpass structures between FM 600 and SH 351.

Sub-sectors
highway-infrastructurefhwa-formula-grantcapacity-expansion
Why this matters

Increases highway capacity on a major east-west corridor, reducing congestion and improving freight mobility across Texas.

Supply-chain signal

Drives demand for construction materials, heavy equipment rental, and asphalt/concrete suppliers in the Texas region over the 10-year project period.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-31. Cost: $0.002790.

Period of performance
Start
2026-05-01
End
2036-11-30
Status
activein 3806 days
Sources

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