Texas Highways Deadliest as Anti-Tax State Curbs Roadwork
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Gus Pando lost his mother last year in a crash at an intersection where a county road crossed four lanes of vehicles barreling by at 75 miles an hour. At the same Odessa, Texas, junction in August, a family friend was killed in a wreck when the driver of a Jeep smashed into his minivan, a day after new stop signs were installed.
The state’s initial plans called for an overpass at East Yukon Road and State Loop 338 to help avoid just such fatalities. The Odessa overpass, which has never been funded, is part of an estimated $500 million that local transportation officials say is needed to reduce congestion and improve safety on the region’s roads.