Voters overwhelmingly approve Tarrant County transportation bond
Tarrant County voters overwhelmingly supported a $400 million bond proposal to improve roads Tuesday night, with 65.73% of voters approving the measure, according to unofficial results from all 323 voting centers.
Reached late Tuesday, County Judge Glen Whitley said he felt good about results so far — county residents are “sensitive” to transportation, he said, and it’s an issue that resonates.
County officials have already identified 33 projects they’ll complete with $200 million of the bond. These projects will be matched 50% by cities. When the cities are ready to begin their projects, Whitley said, the county will be there with the cash.
This round of projects barely scratches the surface of requests put in by cities this past spring. The county received 196 proposals, totaling nearly $763 million in funding requests.
Another $125 million will go to projects that cross multiple jurisdictions, and $75 million will be divided among the commissioners for transportation projects within their precincts. Whitley said Tuesday he and the commissioners would immediately begin to look at what projects to fund with the other $200 million.
The county is still working on a $433 million transportation bond passed in 2006, he said.
This story was originally published November 2, 2021 at 7:05 PM.
