State Highway 84 (SH 84) is a proposed state highway in Webb County in the U.S. state of Texas. The 8-mile-long (13 km) route is planned to connect Farm to Market Road 1472 (FM 1472) to Interstate 35 (I-35) in Laredo. The proposed road is also known as the Hachar-Reuthinger Road.
History
Former route
A previous route numbered SH 84 was designated on August 21, 1923, as a route across West Texas from the New Mexico state line through Brownfield and Post to Jayton, replacing portions of SH 18 and SH 39.[2] On December 1, 1930, the section from Clairemont to Jayton was transferred to SH 70 when that highway was rerouted.[3] In 1932, the route was co-located with US Highway 380 (US 380). In 1939, the co-designation with US 380 was completely removed.[4]
SH 84A was a spur route designated on May 25, 1925, from SH 84 in Clairemont to Rotan.[5] On March 19, 1930, it was renumbered as SH 161 (now SH 70).
Current route
Construction of the Hachar-Reuthinger Road has been considered critical by the city of Laredo due to increasing truck traffic counts on the World Trade Bridge.[6] While the road has been proposed since 2014,[7] progress was stalled in 2017.[8] In February 2023, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) assumed responsibility for the maintenance and operation of the corridor,[9] and the SH 84 designation was applied to it on May 25, 2023.[1] Construction is expected to begin in 2023[needs update] and is projected to take 18 to 22 months.[9]
References
- ^ a b c Texas Transportation Commission (May 25, 2023). "Minute Order 116486" (PDF). Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ^ Texas State Highway Commission (August 21, 1923). "Minutes of the Seventy-Third and First Adjourned Meeting of the State Highway Commission" (PDF). Texas State Highway Department. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ^ Texas State Highway Commission (November 29, 1930). "Minutes of the One Hundred and Fiftieth Meeting of the State Highway Commission" (PDF). Texas State Highway Department. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 84". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ^ Texas State Highway Commission (May 25, 1925). "Minutes of the Seventy-Fifth Meeting of the State Highway Commission" (PDF). Texas State Highway Department. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ^ Wallace, Julia (February 23, 2021). "World Trade Bridge to reach capacity by 2030". Laredo Morning Times. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ Walters, Taryn; Wallace, Julia (May 8, 2017). "City of Laredo's business with Dannenbaum on hold after FBI raids". Laredo Morning Times. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ Wallace, Julia (September 8, 2017). "Hachar Road project stalled again by Laredo city officials in wake of April FBI raids". Laredo Morning Times. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ a b Mack, Jason (February 10, 2023). "TxDOT, Laredo swap responsibility of Hachar-Reuthinger and more". Laredo Morning Times. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
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