The Connect November 2024

$80M Federal Grant Fuels Innovation at AllianceTexas

The next evolution of AllianceTexas is here, and Hillwood’s 27,000-acre master-planned, mixed-use development will be the logistics blueprint of the future.

AllianceTexas has been awarded an $80M federal Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant to support the construction of an east-west highway flyover connecting State Highway 170 and Intermodal Parkway, creating a key gateway to the core of AllianceTexas' inland port. This next-generation infrastructure investment forms the foundation for an additional $96M in private funding, solidifying AllianceTexas' position as the national leader in technology integration for industrial development and mobility innovation.

This funding allows us to continue advancing the regional transportation network while enabling our customers to integrate cutting-edge logistics and autonomous technologies within real-world operations in AllianceTexas.

In another successful public-private partnership, Hillwood and the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG), with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), the City of Fort Worth, and the City of Haslet, worked together to secure funding as the only project in the state of Texas from the INFRA grant program.

This monumental grant will transform the U.S. supply chain and increase supply chain resilience by providing regional, state, and national leaders with real-time tracking of goods and services as they move through the new Smart Port at AllianceTexas.

QUOTED

“AllianceTexas is poised to redefine what it means to be a modern logistics hub. By integrating automation and forward-looking technologies through this grant, we will not only strengthen the national supply chain but also set a global benchmark for resilience and efficiency in port operations."

— Ross Perot Jr., Chairman, The Perot Group & Hillwood
 

“The award of an $80 million grant to the AllianceTexas Inland Port Project is a groundbreaking achievement made possible by the collaboration of leaders across the public and private sectors. By leveraging technology to improve supply chain resilience, this project allows Dallas-Fort Worth to serve as a transformative model for the efficient movement of goods to market.”

— Denton County Judge Andy Eads, who also serves on the Regional Transportation Council
 

“The AllianceTexas Smart Port, a $262 million public-private partnership, allows our supply chain to function more efficiently and more reliably than it ever has before and provide greater safety and reduced congestion on our state’s highway network. The project ties into the National Highway System, which includes the 865-mile Texas Connected Freight Corridor and its critical corridors I-35 and I-45.”

— TxDOT Executive Director Marc Williams
 

By the Numbers 

1 AllianceTexas was the only project selected from Texas and one of only 44 chosen nationwide with $4.2 billion in total funding allocated to this round of the INFRA and Project Assistance (MEGA) grant programs.

15 The AllianceTexas Inland Port is ranked 15th nationally. It’s the port of entry for the southwestern United States, bringing shipped, global goods directly from the ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach and Houston via intermodal rail containers. More than half of all U.S. freight tonnage moves through Texas.

4.2 million The number of trucks that move in and out of the BNSF Railway Alliance Intermodal Facility each year. That number will nearly double by 2035.

$96 million The public-private partnership includes $96 million of private-sector investment.