KLUP Post 1/16/2008 Transportation

Funding shortfalls taking major toll on TxDot's future mobility. John Thurman of Heart of Texas Realty here with today's San Antonio Business Journal News Feature. Business Journal writer Tamarind Phinisee reported officials with the Texas Department of Transportatoin say construction cost inflation and decreased federal funding are hampering mobility and maintenance projects across the state, while also prompting budget cuts and a reduction in the agency's local workforce. Clay Smith, TxDOT Director of Transportation Planning and Development for the San Antonio TsDOT District, says his office plans to reduce its personnel by 8% or 60 jobs. The department plans for the reduction to take place through attrition rather than through layoffs. The TxDOT Distirct oversees a twelve county area and they design, build, and operates of the state's highway systems. The problem is not that the area's needs have been met. The issue is a severe shortage of money to build and maintain the areas highway system. For San Antonio area homes and real estate, call John Thurman of Heart of Texas Realty. http://www.heartoftexasrealty.com/