{"id":"AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-101","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Texas (statewide: Travel Information Centers, safety rest areas, TxDOT offices, ferries at Galveston-Port Bolivar and Port Aransas)","state":"TX","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT","eco":"","issuer":"Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT); Texas Transportation Commission","authority":"GA-08 gathering limit (recited); TxDOT facility and personnel management under the disaster declaration of Mar. 13, 2020","instrument":"TxDOT \u0027Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update\u0027 (captured Apr. 25, 2020): Travel Information Center lobbies closed until further notice; safety rest areas open but groups over 10 barred \u0027per government requirements\u0027; office-based employees at all TxDOT locations directed to telework; in-person public meetings and hearings postponed, Commission meetings virtual; ferries on regular schedule \u0027but may be reduced based on demand,\u0027 drivers to remain in vehicles","title":"Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update - TxDOT\u0027s precautionary actions (Travel Information Centers closed; rest areas; offices teleworking; public meetings postponed; ferries)","dateIssued":"2020-04-01","effective":"As captured Apr. 25, 2020 (measures from mid-March 2020; GA-08 from Mar. 20, 2020 11:59 p.m.)","end":"GA-08 superseded by GA-14 (Apr. 2, 2020) and GA-18 (Apr. 27, 2020); TxDOT telework and meeting postponements continued into 2020 (end not documented)","startDate":"2020-04-25","endDate":"","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["GATH","TELE","CRT","TRAV"],"addressees":["travelers (Travel Information Centers; rest areas)","TxDOT office employees (telework)","the public and contractors (public meetings and hearings postponed)","ferry users"],"clause":"TxDOT\u0027s Travel Information Center lobbies are closed until further notice... Safety rest areas remain open, although Texans should avoid gathering in groups larger than 10, per government requirements.... Office-based employees at all TxDOT locations have been directed to telework temporarily and are available to answer citizen calls and inquiries regarding TxDOT-related business.... In-person public meetings and hearings have been postponed, except for our monthly Texas Transportation Commission meeting. Until further notice, Commission meetings will be conducted virtually.... Ferries continue to run on their regular schedule at this time but may be reduced based on demand. Drivers are asked to remain in their vehicle.","enforcement":"GA-08 penalties (Tex. Gov\u0027t Code § 418.173: fine up to $1,000, confinement up to 180 days); agency telework directive; facility closures","functions":["OP office (office employees at every TxDOT location teleworking)","MK and BD (in-person public meetings and hearings for projects postponed)","TV travel (Travel Information Center lobbies closed; rest-area gathering limit)","CB customer access"],"notes":"The State DOT\u0027s own record of GA-08\u0027s gathering limit applied at rest areas, of its statewide telework directive and of the postponement of in-person project meetings and hearings. Implementing rule under order; graded context for the service statements.","sourceUrl":"","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":335503,"grade":"primary","character":"binding","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT","url":"/library/AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-101","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-101","citation":"Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT); Texas Transportation Commission, TxDOT \u0027Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update\u0027 (captured Apr. 25, 2020): Travel Information Center lobbies closed until further notice; safety rest areas open but groups over 10 barred \u0027per government requirements\u0027; office-based employees at all TxDOT locations directed to telework; in-person public meetings and hearings postponed, Commission meetings virtual; ferries on regular schedule \u0027but may be reduced based on demand,\u0027 drivers to remain in vehicles (Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-101)","stateName":"Texas","related":[]}