Tolling Texans: Impact of Trans-Texas Corridor Lingers
A series on the growth of toll roads and lanes around the state.
Nearly 11 years ago, Gov. Rick Perry offered a vision for Texas that was covered in toll roads.
At a news conference in Austin, Perry delivered the first of hundreds of pitches for the Trans-Texas Corridor, a 4,000-mile network of privately operated toll roads, railroad tracks and utility lines that would stretch across the state. The projected timeline for the project: roughly 50 years. The price tag: $175 billion.
With just a year as governor under his belt, Perry proposed the most expensive transportation project in ...
Comments (3)
BiffTannen
No more roads at all. We need rail.
Leon Drozd
How about some relief on those tolls? Insightful article in today's NY Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/03/us/winners-and-losers-in-texas.html?emc=eta1
Lines Blur as Texas Gives Industries a Bonanza
Under Mr. Perry, Texas gives out more of the incentives than any other state, around $19 billion a year, an examination by The New York Times has found.
Matt Taylor
This article has been linked on thejavelina.com