Segment 6

PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT

The Tyler Outer Loop was first envisioned 40 years ago by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). This vision has since expanded to a larger regional focus to connect communities along the East Texas Hourglass corridor. The North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority (NET RMA) is sponsoring this proposed project. A feasibility study for Segment 6 began in late 2018 and identified three reasonable and feasible routes and now the environmental study is underway for an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The EIS process evaluates alternatives that meet the purpose and need for the project while avoiding and minimizing impacts to environmental and community resources for Toll 49 Segment 6.

PROJECT UPDATES AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT

Nov. 4, 2025 Update: In response to public comments received from the May Public Scoping Meetings, a new Teal alternative segment option is being considered to address community concerns and feedback. The newly proposed alternative segment option would shift the Teal route further west, away from Kissam Intermediate School, and allow Toll 49 to cross over SH 64 at Spur 248 (University Boulevard). This crossing option was included in the initial feasibility study process and is now being reconsidered.

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Design layouts for this crossing option, as well as layouts for the other routes presented during the scoping meetings, will be presented at the public meeting planned for summer 2026.

Final decisions regarding the preferred route option, which will also include a no-build option, are not expected until 2029 and will not be made without further public input. 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 271.

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

May 6/May 8, 2025, Public Scoping Meeting Materials

AGENCY COORDINATION

In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (1969), the project team is actively coordinating with local, state and federal agencies that have jurisdiction in the project area. This agency coordination is ongoing throughout the project development process.

The Agency Scoping Meeting for the Toll 49 Segment 6 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was held on August 27, 2025. The meeting provided an opportunity for federal, state, and local agencies with an interest in the project to meet and discuss the project, including: the draft purpose and need; the range of preliminary alternatives; the proposed methodology and level of detail for evaluating the alternatives; and the schedule for development of the EIS. Nine agencies attended the meeting, along with NET RMA, TxDOT, and project staff. Materials presented at the meeting are available for review at:

August 27, 2025 Agency Scoping Meeting Materials

WHAT’S NEXT

The project team is currently in the “detailed environmental study” 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. Further defined layouts and associated evaluation data will be presented at the public meeting planned for summer 2026.

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