AUSTIN - The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is seeking public comment on proposed text for the agency’s 2011-2015 Strategic Plan, a 34-page document that defines the department’s goals and objectives and establishes strategic initiatives that reflect a move toward a more performance-driven, multimodal agency.

Included in the plan are recommended performance measures that allow the agency to track and evaluate achievement levels for strategic goals and objectives. The agency will track performance measures through TxDOT Tracker, a new, one-stop Web application for viewing on-going performance in areas of safety, construction, pavement and bridge condition, finance, design, right of way and more.

As a blueprint for TxDOT planning efforts, the 2011-2015 Strategic Plan defines the mission, goals and objectives that support the agency’s Statewide Long-Range Transportation Plan 2035 for roadways, rail, aviation, public transportation, ports and waterways, and pedestrians and bicycles.

Comments may be submitted online or in writing to John Sabala, Strategic Policy and Performance Management Office, Texas Department of Transportation, 125 E. 11th Street, Austin, Texas 78701 or FAX to (512) 936-9530. Deadline for public comment is May 28, 2010.

For more information contact Government & Public Affairs media relations at (512) 463-8588.

The Texas Department of Transportation
The Texas Department of Transportation is responsible for maintaining nearly 80,000 miles of road and for supporting aviation, rail and public transportation across the state. TxDOT and its approximately 12,000 employees strive to empower local leaders to solve local transportation problems, and to use new financial tools, including tolling and public-private partnerships, to reduce congestion and pave the way for future economic growth while enhancing safety, improving air quality and increasing the value of the state’s transportation assets. Find out more at www.txdot.gov.