This document provides information about Texas' Transportation Enhancement Program, including contact information for the statewide coordinator, requirements that projects must relate to transportation and fall under one of 12 qualifying categories, examples of eligible projects including rehabilitation of historic bridges and facilities, highlights of revised rules in 2011 including requirements for cash local match and minimum project eligibility, and instruction to check with local TxDOT offices and the TE website for information on future funding calls.

1. Transportation Enhancement
Program
Statewide Enhancement
Coordinator – Design Division
Shawn McMahon
512-416-2749
shawn.mcmahon@txdot.com

2. Projects must relate to
transportation
and
Be eligible under at least one of 12
TE Program Qualifying Categories
www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/
transportation_enhancements/

3. Hays Street Bridge
San Antonio

4. Rehabilitation of Historic
Transportation Facility

5. Rehabilitation of Historic
Bridge with Bike Trail

10. Rules Revised
November 2011
Please check
Texas Administrative Code
Transportation
Title 43, Part 1, Chapter 11
Design –§ 11.200 – 11.221

13. Highlights of Rule Revision
Ø Local match must be in Cash
Ø PE is not fundable
Ø In-Kind donations do not count
as Local Match
Ø Minimum 75% project eligibility
to continue competing
Ø MPO’s receives 50% of Call’s
funds off the top

15. Next Call
Unknown at this time
Check with your local
TxDOT District Offices
and TE website
www.txdot.gov/business/governments/te.htm