(TX) More money for damaged roads, but gravel issue still looms

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The 15.6-mile-long FM 469 in La Salle County is one of the roads in the Eagle Ford Shale region that would return to gravel under plans from the Texas Department of Transportation.

More money for damaged roads, but gravel issue still looms
By Jennifer Hiller : October 18, 2013

An additional $250 million in state funding could go to helping repair damaged roads in parts of the state with booming oil and gas production.

But the new pot of money won't help the roads in the Eagle Ford Shale and Permian Basin that the state already has singled out to be converted from pavement to gravel. This money is designated for a different set of roads.

The new $250 million comes from vehicle registration fees, which came in higher than the state had estimated. The money is dedicated to transportation under the state's constitution.

It would pay for 70 repair projects, including some roads in oil- and gas-producing counties such as Atascosa, Dimmit, Frio, Gonzales, Karnes, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Webb, Wilson and Zavala counties, as well as some projects in surrounding counties such as Lavaca, Uvalde, Comal and Guadalupe counties.