Who is the corridor advisory committee? What is their charge?
In March 2008, 18 citizens were appointed members of the I-35 Corridor Advisory Committee by the Texas Transportation Commission. The Committee includes businessmen, teachers, engineers, landowners and local officials along the I-35 corridor. The purpose of the Committee is to study the impact of corridor-wide issues (including economic, political, societal, demographic population trends, and the use of existing/new/upgraded facilities) on the need for improvements along I-35, and to evaluate multi-modal solutions and financing options to address these needs. The Committee is also charged with making recommendations for corridor planning, development and public involvement processes to enhance the participation by affected communities, governmental entities and interested parties in providing input to TxDOT throughout these studies. The Committee’s report, issued in November 2008, looked at the current and future needs of I-35 and stated that the existing capacity on I-35 would not be
