/tags/toll-roads toll roads en-US Copyright Thu, 27 Feb 2025 11:49:08 GMT /texas-news/2025-02-27/a-toll-bill-scam-is-going-around-dont-fall-for-it The "smishing" scam says you have an overdue toll bill you need to pay to avoid fines. Thu, 27 Feb 2025 11:49:08 GMT /texas-news/2025-02-27/a-toll-bill-scam-is-going-around-dont-fall-for-it Katy McAfee /texas-news/2024-09-20/txdot-looks-to-pass-off-management-of-txtag-toll-and-customer-services TxDOT expects the Harris County Toll Road Authority to take over by the end of the year. Current TxTag customers would still be able to use their toll stickers after the transition. Fri, 20 Sep 2024 13:58:26 GMT /texas-news/2024-09-20/txdot-looks-to-pass-off-management-of-txtag-toll-and-customer-services Mason Rouser /texas-news/2024-05-20/who-pays-for-texas-highways Highways cost billions of dollars in state and federal tax revenue to build and maintain. Then there are the hidden costs: polluted air, traffic congestion and increased greenhouse gas emissions. Mon, 20 May 2024 10:44:47 GMT /texas-news/2024-05-20/who-pays-for-texas-highways Nathan Bernier /business-economy/2023-12-21/a-tollway-cost-2-6-billion-to-construct-how-much-of-an-impact-is-it-making Construction of the 18-mile North Tarrant Expressway had forced Weaver to take the long way around, criss-crossing through overpasses and navigating different exits. Thu, 21 Dec 2023 16:28:01 GMT /business-economy/2023-12-21/a-tollway-cost-2-6-billion-to-construct-how-much-of-an-impact-is-it-making Matthew Sgroi | Fort Worth Report /transportation/2023-08-18/texas-drivers-vexed-by-toll-road-payment-problems-got-little-relief-from-state-lawmakers Double billing, rejected automatic payments and expensive late fees are the most frequent complaints about a toll system with different operators and rules across the state. Fri, 18 Aug 2023 15:08:01 GMT /transportation/2023-08-18/texas-drivers-vexed-by-toll-road-payment-problems-got-little-relief-from-state-lawmakers Francisco Urganda | The Texas Tribune /news/2023-08-10/regional-leaders-talk-future-projects-in-the-north-texas-boom-at-infrastructure-summit Leaders in the public and private sectors discussed new projects, energy and innovation at the summit. Thu, 10 Aug 2023 21:12:42 GMT /news/2023-08-10/regional-leaders-talk-future-projects-in-the-north-texas-boom-at-infrastructure-summit Pablo Arauz Peña /texas-news/2018-02-04/texas-transportation-commission-member-victor-vandergriff-reportedly-stepping-down Texas Transportation Commission member Victor Vandergriff plans to step down from the board that oversees the state’s transportation agency, according to… Sun, 04 Feb 2018 23:14:59 GMT /texas-news/2018-02-04/texas-transportation-commission-member-victor-vandergriff-reportedly-stepping-down Brandon Formby, Texas Tribune /2017-11-20/if-not-tolls-or-taxes-what-then-texans-grapple-with-funding-highways From Texas Standard: In an attempt to manage the growing congestion on Texas highways, and corresponding rates of frustration for drivers, the Texas... Mon, 20 Nov 2017 20:30:16 GMT /2017-11-20/if-not-tolls-or-taxes-what-then-texans-grapple-with-funding-highways Jill Ament | Texas Standard /texas-news/2017-08-09/how-angela-hunt-changed-dallas-mind-about-its-divisive-riverside-toll-road The Trinity River is a relatively narrow, usually calm waterway that meanders past the western edge of downtown. It wasn’t a particularly popular… Wed, 09 Aug 2017 15:47:16 GMT /texas-news/2017-08-09/how-angela-hunt-changed-dallas-mind-about-its-divisive-riverside-toll-road Brandon Formby, Texas Tribune /business-economy/2017-08-02/after-a-long-slow-decline-dallas-trinity-toll-road-looks-to-be-dead The plan to build a toll road next to the Trinity River in downtown Dallas appears to be near death. The Dallas City Council spent hours Wednesday talking… Wed, 02 Aug 2017 21:12:53 GMT /business-economy/2017-08-02/after-a-long-slow-decline-dallas-trinity-toll-road-looks-to-be-dead Rick Holter, Brandon Formby, Texas Tribune