Virtual Public Hearing for FM 551
from FM 276 to SH 66
Rockwall County
CSJ 1016-01-032
Thursday, May 22, 2025
The virtual hearing begins on Thursday, May 22 at 5 p.m. and will remain available online through the comment period deadline of June 6, 2025. During this time, please view the project materials and other information provided on this site to learn about the project and provide your comments.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The proposed improvements would widen 3.13 miles of FM 551 from SH 276 to SH 66. From SH 276 to I-30, the roadway would widen from two 11-foot-wide travel lanes to four 12-foot-wide travel lanes, separated by a raised median. From I-30 north to SH 66, the roadway would widen from two 11-foot-wide travel lanes to two 12-foot-wide travel lanes with a 14-foot-wide, two-way left turn lane. A 10-foot-wide shared use path for bicyclists and pedestrians would be constructed along both sides of the roadway.
PRESENTATION
TxDOT EXHIBITS
You may click on any of the project exhibits below to view them at full size
SCHEMATIC
RIGHT OF WAY (ROW) INFORMATION
The proposed project would require approximately 18 acres of additional ROW and potentially displace four residences and two-non-residential structures.
Information about the process for state purchase of ROW and relocation assistance may be found in the following pamphlets:
Relocation Assistance: English
Relocation Assistance: Spanish
State Purchase of ROW: English
State Purchase of ROW: Spanish
Landowner’s Bill of Rights: English
Landowner’s Bill of Rights: Spanish
HOW TO PROVIDE COMMENTS
The deadline for providing comments is June 6, 2025.
QUESTIONS?
Contact the TxDOT project manager Kibru Andargie, P.E. to ask questions about the project at Kibru.Andargie@txdot.gov or (214) 320-6244.
To view the December 2023 public meeting materials, click HERE