The Texas Transportation Commission officially approved the 2026 Unified Transportation Program on Aug. 21, outlining an additional $2.2 billion in state transportation funds for the Greater Houston area.

The big picture

The UTP is a 10-year project plan crafted and funded by the Texas Department of Transportation, and reviewed and updated on an annual basis according to feedback from communities and metropolitan planning organizations.

The 2026 UTP allocated an additional $2.2 billion for projects in the Houston region through 2035. Projects that received the largest amount of new funding include:

North Houston Highway Improvement Project: Segment 3C-2

Additional funding: $387 million

Total project funding: $1.74 billion

North Houston Highway Improvement Project: Segment 3D-1

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