Segment 6

PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT

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The North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority (NET RMA) is proposing to extend existing Toll 49 from SH 110 to US 271 as Segment 6 in the next phase of the East Texas Hourglass corridor. The environmental study is now underway with the project team conducting an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The purpose of Toll 49 Segment 6 is to relieve congestion and provide shorter travel times for regional and local traffic between SH 110 and US .

PROJECT UPDATES AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT

Nov. 2, 2026:

The Comment/Response Matrix is now available here. Over 150 people attended the public meetings on June 2 (Tyler) and June 9 (Longview) for the proposed Toll 49 Segment 6 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The project team received and reviewed comments from 67 commenters during the official comment period. The project team is currently incorporating feedback from the public meetings to finalize the range of reasonable alternatives and will move into the detailed environmental analysis phase of the EIS process. The project team will continue to refine the alternatives based on public input, as well as avoidance, minimization, and mitigation of environmental impacts within the study area.

The North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority (NET RMA) is continuing to develop Segment 6 of Toll 49 in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other applicable federal and state regulations. In May 2025, the NET RMA met with the public and gathered input on three preliminary alternatives, along with a No-Build Alternative (in which the roadway would not be constructed). The project team incorporated public input and evaluated the preliminary alternatives based on potential impacts to environmental and community resources. From this evaluation, a range of reasonable alternatives, including the no-build alternative, was determined and presented to the public for input at the June 2026 public meetings. With consideration of the public input received, the project team will continue further detailed environmental analysis on the reasonable alternatives for inclusion in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). Final decisions regarding the preferred alternative, which could be the no-build option, are not expected until 2029 and will not be made without further public input.

The purpose of public involvement is to share project information, present project updates, and gather public input. To learn more about previous public engagement events, click the links below:

AGENCY COORDINATION

WHAT’S NEXT

The project team is moving into the “further detailed environmental studies” phase of the project and is developing design layouts that will include tentative ramp connections, right-of-way needs, as well as collecting data for route comparison purposes (length, construction cost, design traffic, number of residential and business displacements, acres of wetlands, potential air and noise impacts, etc.)

ADDITIONAL PROJECT INFORMATION

GOOGLE EARTH

The project team has plotted the current route options under study on Google Earth to give the public a closer look. You will need to install the free Google Earth software on your computer in order to use this tool. Click here to download Google Earth . Use the link below to access and download the KMZ file.

CLICK HERE: Google Earth (KMZ) File – Reasonable Alternatives