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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.
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TxDOT to overhaul HOV lanes on Highway 75
NBC 5’s Ben Russell tells us about how TxDOT will do away with several miles of barriers in Dallas and Collin Counties.
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TxDOT to remove pylon barriers on Highway 75 as work begins to overhaul HOV lanes
The Texas Department of Transportation will start work this week on a $58.8 million project to overhaul the HOV lanes along U.S. 75.
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Get ready for nightly closures of HOV lanes on Central Expressway
If you use the HOV lanes on U.S. 75/Central Expressway, get ready for weeknight closures between the President George Bush Turnpike and the Sam Rayburn Tollway through this fall. NBC 5’s Katy Blakey reports on the $58.8 million corridor improvement project.
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Residents plead for protection from dangerous drivers along NW Highway
Cars traveling so fast on a Dallas street that they are threatening people inside their own homes along Northwest Highway. Some who live along Northwest Hwy say the city and TxDOT won’t help them slow the traffic. Senior investigative reporter Scott Friedman went looking for answers.
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‘It could have killed someone' Dallas residents beg for protection from dangerous drivers on NW Hwy
Some residents along Northwest Highway are pleading with the city of Dallas and TxDOT to do more to slow drivers outside of their neighborhood after several crashes damaged property and showered homes with debris.
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State senator pledges action after NBC 5 investigation highlights deaths on Loop 12
Prominent State Sen. Royce West said he plans to hold community meetings to address the Loop 12 traffic danger zone exposed in an NBC 5 investigation.
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$500M Dallas transportation bond proposal devotes less than 2% to ‘Vision Zero' road safety plan
An NBC 5 investigation finds the $9M Dallas City Hall staff has proposed for Vision Zero Road safety improvements is a fraction of the amount the City of Austin has spent to achieve a reduction in deaths and injuries at dangerous intersections.
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North Texas preparing for cold, windy Sunday with freezing rain
It’s a back-to-back winter blast threatening to keep some North Texans stuck home again and others working around the clock to keep those who must be out safe. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards has more on what they’re doing to prepare.
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North Texans prepare for back-to-back winter punch
It’s a back-to-back winter blast threatening to keep some North Texans stuck home again and others working around the clock to keep those who must be out safe. It may be cold in North Texas, but Peyton Matlock wasn’t about to miss another weekend selling Girl Scout cookies. Despite below-freezing temperatures Saturday, Matlock set up shop with her sister...
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Experts ready to monitor road conditions ahead of winter weather
Road conditions and the power grid are top of mind for many North Texans as we head into the next several days. NBC 5’s Candace Sweat spent the day talking with experts about what they think we’ll see.
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Experts set to monitor road conditions and power grid ahead of winter system
Road conditions and the power grid are top of mind for many North Texans as we head into the next several days.