摘要: |
The San Angelo Region is bordered by the TxDOT Abilene District to the north, the TxDOT Laredo and San Antonio Districts to the south, the TxDOT Brownwood and Austin Districts to the east, and the TxDOT Odessa District to the west. For the San Angelo Regional ITS Architecture and Deployment Plan, the study area included all 15 counties that comprise the TxDOT San Angelo District. San Angelo is one of the largest cities in the United States that does not benefit from direct access to an Interstate Highway. U.S. and State Highways provide excellent access to the area from I-10, 64 miles to the south, and I-20, approximately 80 miles to the north. The San Angelo Region has an extensive transportation infrastructure. The primary roadway facilities include I-10, US-67, US-83, US-87, US-190, US-277, and US-377. I-10 is an east-west, divided interstate highway. The effective operation of this highway is critical to the movement of goods and people through the State of Texas and the United States. I-10 starts in Jacksonville, Florida at I-95 and ends in Santa Monica, California at the Pacific Ocean. Blockages along I-10 can have serious implications for drive-time for commercial vehicles and motorists alike due to the lack of obvious alternate routes. Knowing the road and travel conditions within this transportation corridor and having the ability to disseminate this information to motorists are important elements for this project. For example, if I-10 has been closed due to a major incident or weather, and motorists are informed of the closure in advance, they can alter their travel plans with an alternate route or wait to begin their travels. San Angelo is served by the Texas Pacifico Nuevo Railroad, a shortline railroad operating between the major United States railroads in Fort Worth and the United States/Mexico border crossing at Presidio, Texas, and Ojinaga, Mexico in the State of Chihuahua. The San Angelo Street Railroad Company is operated by the City of San Angelo. In addition, San Angelo is served by two motor bus lines with direct schedules to all major cities in Texas and the nation, which include Kerrville Bus Lines and Sunset Stages. Concho Coaches provides daily van service to the Midland-Odessa Airport. |