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Road and Bridge Strategic Planning Project

Smith County Road Bond Program Update

September 23, 2025: The Smith County Commissioners Court received a progress report on Phase 2 of the Smith County Road and Bridge Bond Program. County Engineer Frank Davis presented a list of more than 121 miles of county roads currently under contract, including those that have been completed, projects that are currently underway or will soon be bid out for contract. He said more roads will be added to the list for Fiscal Year 2026. Davis also talked about more than 107 miles of county roads that are on the bond list that will be overlayed or reconstructed in-house by Road and Bridge employees. About 20 miles of those roads have been completed in this fiscal year.

Smith County Road and Bridge Department Bond Update - September 23, 2025

July 15, 2025: A Smith County Road and Bridge Bond Program update was presented to Commissioners Court. County Engineer Frank Davis gave an analysis on roads that still need work as part of Phase 2 of the voter-approved bonds. Some of those roads are being contracted out while others are done by Road and Bridge crews.

Read the full list of county roads included in the Phase 2 Road Bond here:

Smith County Phase 2 Road Bond Program Update - July 15, 2025

Read the entire news release about the July 15 update here:

www.smith-county.com/Home/Components/News/News/1200/97

March 11, 2025: Smith County officials gave an update during Commissioners Court on March 11, 2025, on the progress of the two road bonds approved by voters. The 45-page presentation can be found here:

Smith County Road Bond Update - March 11, 2025

View the news release about the bond update here:

www.smith-county.com/Home/Components/News/News/1176/97

Phase 2 of the Road and Bridge Bond

On November 2, 2021, the $45 million Smith County Road Bond passed with 62.4 percent of the vote. It is Phase 2 of the Road and Bridge Capital Improvement Project. For the full news release, click here:

2021-11-02 Smith County Road and Bridge Bond Phase 2 Passes

Here are the proposed plans for Phase 2 of the Smith County Road and Bridge Bond:

Smith County Road Bond Phase 2 Projects (Published January 19, 2023)

2021-08-03 Smith County Road Bond Phase 2 Working Draft

2021-05-18 Smith County Road and Bridge Phase 2 Bond Proposed Plan

Citizen Input

The following online form is designed to help Commissioners Court staff to identify the top issues of importance to citizens and gather information on specific recommendations pertaining to those issues of importance. Provide as much detail as necessary so that appropriate action can be taken.

Road and Bridge Projects Citizen Feedback Form Phase 2

Smith County projects for Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the Road and Bridge Capital Improvement Plan

Click on the maps below to see what kinds of road projects have been done in each precinct for Phase 1 of the Road Bond Project, as well as what types of projects are planned for Phase 2.

Smith County Precinct 1_Map_Phase1 Smith County Precinct 1_Map_Phase2

Smith County Precinct 2 Map_Phase1 Smith County Precinct 2 Map_Phase2

Smith County Precinct 3_Map_Phase1 Smith County Precinct 3_Map_Phase2

Smith County Precinct 4_Map_Phase1 Smith County Precinct 4_Map_Phase2

Phase 1

The $39.5 million Smith County Road Bond passed with 73 percent of the vote on November 7, 2017.

The issuance of bonds are for road and bridge construction and major improvements. On June 22, 2021, the Smith County Commissioners Court voted to approve the sale of the fourth tranche of voter-approved road bonds at a lower-than-expected interest rate after receiving five competitive bids.

For more, click here: 2021-06-23 News Release Road Bond Sale

The process of developing a Road and Bridge Capital Improvement Plan began in 2015, when Smith County hired Atkins Engineering to analyze the condition of each road in the county.

When Phase 1 of the Road Bond projects are complete at the end of Fiscal Year 2022, more than 250 miles of roads will have been reconstructed and/or repaved. If approved, Phase 2 will improve another estimated 283 miles of roads.

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In order of priority, please list the county roads or sections of county roads you believe need to be improved, with a brief description of the road issue or suggested improvement for each road.

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1.	In order of priority, please list the county roads or sections of county roads you believe need to be improved, with a brief description of the road issue or suggested improvement for each road.	In order of priority, please list the county roads or sections of county roads you believe need to be improved, with a brief description of the road issue or suggested improvement for each road.	In order of priority, please list the county roads or sections of county roads you believe need to be improved, with a brief description of the road issue or suggested improvement for each road.
2.	In order of priority, please list the county roads or sections of county roads you believe need to be improved, with a brief description of the road issue or suggested improvement for each road.	In order of priority, please list the county roads or sections of county roads you believe need to be improved, with a brief description of the road issue or suggested improvement for each road.	In order of priority, please list the county roads or sections of county roads you believe need to be improved, with a brief description of the road issue or suggested improvement for each road.
3.	In order of priority, please list the county roads or sections of county roads you believe need to be improved, with a brief description of the road issue or suggested improvement for each road.	In order of priority, please list the county roads or sections of county roads you believe need to be improved, with a brief description of the road issue or suggested improvement for each road.	In order of priority, please list the county roads or sections of county roads you believe need to be improved, with a brief description of the road issue or suggested improvement for each road.

Please tell us what other road concerns you have relating to county roads (including any observations or issues relating to intersections, congestion, accessibility, emergency services, developments, etc.):

Please rate the importance of Smith County strategically developing and implementing a long-term road plan (1 being unimportant to 10 being very important):

Please rate the importance of Smith County strategically developing and implementing a long-term road plan (1 being unimportant to 10 being very important):