"Does anybody have a dime?"
Posted on 04/09/2018 11:13:04 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Austin roads suck. Have for decades. Hence the need for toll roads.
Hate to break the news to these clowns, but people in Texas are simply FED UP with toll roads, which is why the state government expressly forbids new ones now.
Maybe the Austin liberals, wealthy lobbyists, rich politicians and Robert Plant feel differently.
Have you noticed that the tolls go up and the roads never get repaired?! I’d LOVE to see an accounting on how all that money is spent.
Pinging the Texas List!
I don’t think they even build toll-free roads in Texas anymore, how is this a “success” story? Texas Taxpayers are being gypped with every 4 quarters to get to/from work every day.
Around Dallas, the tolls do go up but the toll roads are visibly being maintained. As for accounting, NTTA has that information publicly available.
Can’t speak to other toll authorities in the state, though.
Thanks! Good to know that some roads are being maintained and upgraded!
Another advantage for toll-roads is it keeps the unwashed masses off and also out of state visitors who have no toll tags and the toll roads don’t accept money.
I suspect a lot of illegals drive the tollways and never bother paying. Many of them do not have drivers licenses so why pay for driving?
I would like to know how much goes uncollected by the toll authority.
From article: The widening project was suspended indefinitely by the Transportation Commission after Gov. Gregg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and some other Republicans in November called to shut down all planning and funding of new tollways across the state.
Oops.
See #12.
LMAO. Reminds me of Tollroad 130.
I would hope they wouldn’t need too many repairs being 12 years old or less...Other than striping, signing and collecting tolls, they shouldn’t have much in the way of operating costs.
183 vs. toll road 183A is a joke. I have no problem it taking 4 minutes longer to save whatever they’re charging to go on the toll road.
Thanks.
Says someone unfamiliar with the system.
You are wrong on both counts.
Bills get mailed to the address associated with the license plates, but enforcement is minimal for deadbeats and out of staters.
Top 10 scofflaws owe NTTA more than $1.2 million in unpaid tolls, fines
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/transportation/2011/07/17/top-10-scofflaws-owe-ntta-more-than-1.2-million-in-unpaid-tolls-fines
For the top scofflaws, the amounts owed exceeded $100,000 each at the time of that story. But note that the story refrains from naming names.
At least it ain't Cali.
I have converted. Sadly. I first came upon toll roads in Chicago and they drove me nuts. However, time is money. I can drive between I-10 and toll road 45 in less than half an hour at 90mph. Going up SH 123 and I-35 would take at least an hour or more determining the day and time.
HOWEVER, this toll road is only 4-5 years old and they have one lane shut down half the distance for repairs already. Wonderful!
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