Hazard elimination and safety on FM 500.

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded $239,320.09 to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) on August 1, 2025, under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) for hazard elimination and safety improvements on FM 500. The project involves the installation of LED flashing chevrons on a 6-mile segment of Farm Road 500 extending from County Road 205 to County Road 211 in Texas. LED flashing chevrons are reflective, lighted directional markers designed to enhance roadway visibility and guide driver navigation, particularly in high-risk or poorly-lit areas, thereby reducing accident rates and improving overall highway safety.

This formula grant allocation supports TxDOT's broader highway safety initiative under the federal-aid highway program, which provides states with annual funding through statutory formulas to support highway construction, preservation, and improvement activities. The project falls within eligible safety improvement activities that do not require classification restrictions on roadway type, allowing TxDOT to implement this targeted safety enhancement as part of its comprehensive transportation infrastructure management responsibilities across the State of Texas.

Project description

FM 500 from CR 205 to CR 211. Install led flashing chevrons.