The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Yoakum District will conduct an online virtual public meeting for the 2027-2030 Rural Transportation Improvement Program (Rural TIP) starting at 10 a.m. Monday, April 27, until 5 p.m. Thursday, May 7.
The meeting is to provide information and receive comments on which transportation projects may be coming to your area.
The Yoakum District includes Austin, De Witt, Calhoun, Colorado, Fayette, Gonzales, Jackson, Lavaca, Matagorda, Victoria, and Wharton counties.
Rural TIP includes both grouped projects and individually listed projects that include added-capacity projects and regionally significant projects to be funded outside of MPO boundary, and within a TxDOT district during the next four years - including those eligible for federal funding.
This meeting offers the public an opportunity to review and comment on the proposed priorities.
The Rural TIP is the first step on the road to producing a Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).
To learn more about projects in Austin, De Witt, Calhoun, Colorado, Fayette, Gonzales, Jackson, Lavaca, Matagorda, Victoria, and Wharton counties, attend the meeting by visiting txdot.gov/projects/hearings-meetings.html and look for “Yoakum District.”
The same information includes a short presentation, with exhibits explaining how the Rural TIP operates, and projects included in it can be viewed at each public meeting.
All community members are encouraged to attend the virtual meeting offered and provide written comments on the proposed program.
The virtual public meeting will be conducted in English.
If you need an interpreter or document translator because English is not your primary language or you have difficulty communicating effectively in English, one will be provided to you.
If you have a disability and need assistance, special arrangements can be made to accommodate most needs.
If you need interpretation or translation services or you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to participate in the virtual public meeting, contact Yoakum District PIO Lucean Kuykendall at 361-293-4436 no later than 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 22.
Please be aware that advance notice is required as some services and accommodations may require time for the Texas Department of Transportation to arrange.
Comments must be postmarked or otherwise received by 05/07/2026 to: TxDOT Yoakum District, Attn: Rural TIP; 403 Huck Street, Yoakum, TX 77995; or by email to Clayton.Harris@txdot.gov, Attention: Rural TIP.
