TxDOT officials, citing rising costs, predict they will need to say 'no' to some highway projects

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Rising labor and material costs prompted a warning from the Texas Transportation...

."There is a way to deal with this more effectively ... I think you have to say no. You've got to get to a point where you say 'We can't do this.'"

As a result, despite approving a record amount of highway spending in August, officials already are discussing how best to move more projects to construction while holding back some money under the assumption costs could rise further. Those decisions have pitfalls, because banking some money means fewer projects happen faster or officials divert money to a project that costs more now at the expense of a future project that could be more important.

"There is another project that may not be let because we are pulling money onto other projects," Ryan said.

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