City approves safety plan for local highway

TYLER — The City of Tyler approved the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) safety improvement project and new upgrades to a state highway on Wednesday. According to our news partner KETK, more than 700 crashes have occurred between 2015 to 2024 on State Highway 110, according to TxDOT, and 16 percent resulted in severe injuries or fatalities. TxDOT is designing methods to improve safety.

“It is requested that the City Council adopt a resolution of support that authorizes and directs the City Manager or the City Manager’s designees to participate with TxDot in the design of a safety project on State Highway 110 from north of Aberdeen Drive to County Road 2123,” Traffic Engineer Cameron Williams said. “The funding is coming from TxDOT but they don’t want to do something without the city’s involvement and support.”

TxDOT plans to improve the structure of the highway by raising the median, accessing management controls, roadway lighting, and upgrading traffic signals. These improvements will reduce crash rates, improve mobility and provide safer access for all drivers and pedestrians who use the corridor.

“The goal is to improve safety but how we accommodate those needs and that’s part of TxDot wanting the city to be involved and work with those land owners that can work,” Williams said.