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  • Firm chosen to develop Trans-Texas pay system

    08/26/2005 3:22:30 PM PDT · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 15 replies · 1,510+ views
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram ^ | August 26, 2005 | Gordon Dickson
    A company was selected Thursday to develop a system so that motorists can pay their way on Trans-Texas Corridor toll roads without stopping at a booth. Meeting in Austin, the Texas Transportation Commission selected Raytheon Co. as the prime contractor for the system. The first leg of Trans-Texas is a planned toll road that would be an alternative to Interstate 35 from Dallas-Fort Worth to San Antonio. Construction is expected to be under way by 2007 and be completed by 2015. Eventually, toll roads, rail lines and utilities would crisscross the state, according to Gov. Rick Perry's vision of Trans-Texas....