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5 Talk Street: TxDOT – Drive Sober. No Regrets.
During this holiday season, it’s important to remind people to stay sober and safe, especially when they are behind the wheel. Val Lopez, TXDOT’s Public Information Officer for the Fort Worth district discusses The Texas Department of Transportation’s “Drive Sober. No Regrets” holiday drunk driving prevention campaign is underway and runs through January 1st.
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Grapevine drivers frustrated with lane changes SH 121/I-635 split
Grapevine drivers are expressing frustration with traffic changes at the SH 121/I-635 interchange. TxDOT says the lane changes were made in October to improve safety. NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman says many drivers feel it’s had the opposite impact and they have suggestions to make the split safer.
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TxDOT hosting workshops on individuals with disabilities, seniors
The Texas Department of Transportation will launch a series of virtual workshops to identify the needs of seniors and individuals with disabilities.
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TxDOT to host virtual workshops on enhanced mobility of seniors, individuals with disabilities
The Texas Department of Transportation will launch a series of virtual workshops on Wednesday to identify the transit needs of seniors and individuals with disabilities.
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Businesses forced to close to make way for TxDOT's Hwy 380 Expansion Project
They’re currently located on land chosen by TxDOT for the future freeway aimed at easing traffic congestion. NBC 5’s Maria Guerrero has the latest on the plan and those impacted.
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Northbound US 75 HOV lane closes for conversion to ‘Technology Lane'
The Texas Department of Transportation shuts down part of U.S. Highway 75 this week as part of a three-year project to convert existing HOV lanes into “Technology Lanes.”
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TxDOT says littering is exacerbating flash floods, trapping cars on I-635
On Tuesday, May 28, Dallas Fire Rescue responded to two calls of several cars stranded on IH635.
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Northbound US 75 HOV lane closes Friday for conversion to ‘Technology Lane'
The Texas Department of Transportation plans to shut down part of U.S. Highway 75 this week as part of a three-year project to convert existing HOV lanes into “Technology Lanes.”
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Video shows new hawk hatchling in its nest
About five weeks after being laid, a fuzzy, adorable little baby hawk has now hatched and is being cared for by its parents in their nest over Texas 114 in Irving.
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Adorable, fuzzy baby hawk spends first days on TxDOT's Irving traffic cam
About five weeks after being laid, a fuzzy, adorable little baby hawk has now hatched and is being cared for by its parents in their nest over Texas 114 in Irving.
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Hawk update: hawks hatch in nest in Irving TxDOT camera
The hawks we’ve been watching over the past few months have begun hatching.
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TxDOT launches driving safety campaign after increase in work zone crashes in 2023
TxDOT launched a work zone safety campaign following increased crashes in 2023.
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TxDOT to update plans for I-345 in Dallas
NBC 5’s Ben Russell tells us about the Texas Department of Transportation’s meetings about the future of I-345 in Dallas.
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TxDOT to update I-345 tear down, rebuild plans on Tuesday night
Nearly 200,000 vehicles travel the elevated freeway that divides Downtown Dallas from Deep Ellum every day.
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TxDOT: ‘Drive Sober. No Regrets.' Police step up enforcement over spring break
Texans hitting the road for spring break will likely see light-up signs reading: Drive Sober. No Regrets.
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New warnings for drivers as spring break starts
New warnings are going up as many hit the road for spring break. Police, DPS and deputies will be on alert for speeders and drunk drivers on the roads and highways. NBC 5’s Maria Guerrero has more.
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Cami? Rochelle? What should the 114 hawks be named?
NBC 5 viewers are naming the hawks perched atop a TxDOT cam at 114/Rochelle. Do you have a favorite name — or a suggestion of your own?
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A yearly tradition: TxDOT camera captures a hawk and nest with two eggs in Irving
A hawk is sitting on its nest above a busy Irving highway, continuing a tradition lasting for 17 years.
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TxDOT's cost to tear down I-345 grows to $1.6B and some Dallas City Council members want more options on design
Dallas City Council members were briefed on the latest on the I-35 project and it raised some questions.
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Construction price tag to lower I-345 Downtown Dallas has grown by $600 million
Dallas City Council members were briefed on the latest on the I-35 project and they have a lot of questions. NBC 5’s Vince Sims has the update.