TxDOT Approves 85 MPH Limit for Stretch of Toll Road
Update, 4:10 p.m.:
Toll rates for the new stretch of Texas 130 under construction will be set and announced "very quickly," said Chris Lippincott, spokesman for the SH 130 Concession Company, the private consortium building the new toll road.
The Texas Department of Transportation has expressed hope that the higher speed limit on the toll road will ultimately draw a significant number of drivers away from congested roads in Austin and San Antonio.
"Safety is our top priority and tests have shown the designated speed is a safe one," said Mark Cross, a spokesman for the Texas Department ...
Comments (7)
Esteban Perez via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Now this needs to happen on the newer stretches of the PGBT.
Mary Muna via Texas Tribune on Facebook
and we are pushing for that, will all the idiots driving around without a valid license or insurance???? hmmm
Jordan Mandelberg via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Please don't text while going 85!
Priscilla Renteria via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Ridiculous!
Marsha Hendershot via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Better hope for no pot holes !!!!!!
Barbara Peyton
Now Texas has confirmed its stupidity! Ridiculous.
Marshall Collins
I don't think my Jeep will go that fast.