Summary: More than half of Texas' 80,000 centerline mile highway system is made up of the mostly rural, narrow Farm-to-Market roads. Built mostly in the 1950s and 1960s, these roads are some of the oldest in the state and were built for an era when the speed limit and traffic volumes were much lower than they are today. Making these roads safer for today's motorists has posed a challenge, but one TxDOT is up for. For more on TxDOT's renewed commitment to traffic safety, particularly on rural roadways, I spoke with Carol Rawson, director of TxDOT's Traffic Operations Division.
