From statesman, April 27, 2009...
How times have changed: There's a 7.4-mile-long toll road opening in greater Austin in three days, weather permitting, and you don't know about it.
Well, now you do. After a ribbon-cutting Thursday afternoon, Texas 45 Southeast will run from a point on Interstate 35 a few miles north of Buda to U.S. 183 near Mustang Ridge, flowing seamlessly into the south end of the Texas 130 toll road. After a promotional period of one to two months (depending on whether you have an electronic toll tag or not), passenger vehicles with tags will pay $1 to drive it, and everyone else will be billed $1.33 by mail. Truckers will pay about four times that.
The new road will make it easier for cross-country travelers to evade Austin traffic by taking Texas 45 Southeast and Texas 130 around the east fringe of the metro edge.
It might save Lockhart commuters a few minutes. And getting from San Marcos to Bastrop or Elgin will take less time
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Showing posts with label State Highway 130. Show all posts
Showing posts with label State Highway 130. Show all posts
Monday, April 27, 2009
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Toll 45 SE
From Impact News, February 27, 2009...
Construction on Toll 45 SE has begun and is expected to be complete by late April. The 7.4-mile, four-lane roadway will connect IH 35 to Toll 130 just south of FM 1327 near the City of Mustang Ridge.
This corridor will create easier access from south Austin to Georgetown allowing motorists to avoid IH 35. Six exits, three for eastbound traffic and three for westbound traffic, will allow access to Crane Road, Wright Road, FM 1625, Turnersville Road and US 183. The project is funded by the Texas Department of Transportation’s Mobility Funding and will cost an estimated $139 million.
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Construction on Toll 45 SE has begun and is expected to be complete by late April. The 7.4-mile, four-lane roadway will connect IH 35 to Toll 130 just south of FM 1327 near the City of Mustang Ridge.
This corridor will create easier access from south Austin to Georgetown allowing motorists to avoid IH 35. Six exits, three for eastbound traffic and three for westbound traffic, will allow access to Crane Road, Wright Road, FM 1625, Turnersville Road and US 183. The project is funded by the Texas Department of Transportation’s Mobility Funding and will cost an estimated $139 million.
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Thursday, February 5, 2009
Texas 45 SE tollway to open in April
From statesman, January 31, 2009...
The Texas 45 Southeast tollway, which will complete a 56-mile bypass around the metro area's east side, will open in April, officials said Friday. That would be about three months earlier than an estimate made just a couple of months ago.
However, the 7.4-mile connecting road from the Texas 130 tollway to Interstate 35 south of Austin probably will open without one of its three flyover bridges to I-35, the one that would take people driving north on the interstate to the eastbound tollway lanes. Tim Weight, director of construction for the Texas Department of Transportation's Austin office, said that final bridge probably will open about a month later.
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The Texas 45 Southeast tollway, which will complete a 56-mile bypass around the metro area's east side, will open in April, officials said Friday. That would be about three months earlier than an estimate made just a couple of months ago.
However, the 7.4-mile connecting road from the Texas 130 tollway to Interstate 35 south of Austin probably will open without one of its three flyover bridges to I-35, the one that would take people driving north on the interstate to the eastbound tollway lanes. Tim Weight, director of construction for the Texas Department of Transportation's Austin office, said that final bridge probably will open about a month later.
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Saturday, December 27, 2008
Central Texas tollway traffic slows to near-idle
From statesman, December 20, 2008...
The combination of sky-high gas prices this summer and then a plunging economy this fall has caused toll road use in Central Texas to stagnate, tollway officials say, and many tollways across the country have seen falling traffic. The sluggish traffic raises questions about whether some roads will be able to pay the decades of debt remaining without tapping tax money.
In the Austin area, although traffic on all four tollways (three run by the state, one by a local authority) is at or above levels of a year ago, two of the toll roads are bringing in less revenue than was projected when money was borrowed to build them. Revenue on Loop 1 for September through November was about 2 percent less than for the same period of 2007.
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The combination of sky-high gas prices this summer and then a plunging economy this fall has caused toll road use in Central Texas to stagnate, tollway officials say, and many tollways across the country have seen falling traffic. The sluggish traffic raises questions about whether some roads will be able to pay the decades of debt remaining without tapping tax money.
In the Austin area, although traffic on all four tollways (three run by the state, one by a local authority) is at or above levels of a year ago, two of the toll roads are bringing in less revenue than was projected when money was borrowed to build them. Revenue on Loop 1 for September through November was about 2 percent less than for the same period of 2007.
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Friday, October 31, 2008
State considers huge office complex near Texas 130
From statesman, October 28, 2008...
State officials are scouting land along the Texas 130 corridor in eastern Travis County to build a huge office complex that would house thousands of employees of state agencies.
The master-planned campus could save the state money, improve working conditions for about 9,000 employees and put valuable downtown Austin properties on the tax rolls for the city, county and school district, said Edward Johnson, executive director of the Texas Facilities Commission, who has been developing the plan for about 18 months.
Johnson said the state is seeking 250 to 300 acres for what he called "a new company town" with state-of-the-art, energy-efficient facilities and amenities for employees.
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State officials are scouting land along the Texas 130 corridor in eastern Travis County to build a huge office complex that would house thousands of employees of state agencies.
The master-planned campus could save the state money, improve working conditions for about 9,000 employees and put valuable downtown Austin properties on the tax rolls for the city, county and school district, said Edward Johnson, executive director of the Texas Facilities Commission, who has been developing the plan for about 18 months.
Johnson said the state is seeking 250 to 300 acres for what he called "a new company town" with state-of-the-art, energy-efficient facilities and amenities for employees.
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State considers moving state offices to Eastern Travis County
From KVUE, October 28, 2008...
Thousands of state employees may be working in Eastern Travis County instead of downtown Austin.
The state is considering long-range development plans in Eastern Travis County.
State officials are scouting along SH-130 for a huge office complex for up to 9,000 employees.
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Thousands of state employees may be working in Eastern Travis County instead of downtown Austin.
The state is considering long-range development plans in Eastern Travis County.
State officials are scouting along SH-130 for a huge office complex for up to 9,000 employees.
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Friday, July 25, 2008
A case for the Trans-Texas Corridor
From Taylor Daily Press, july 23, 2008...
Taylor used to be a player in Williamson County, with it and Georgetown vying for funds and the attention of passers-through.
But no more, and despite what many city officials will tell you, it will not be a player unless something is done to counteract the rapid growth of surrounding communities. What needs to be done is, Taylor needs to forget its past and embrace something residents see as so vile, that when I first arrived here I thought its mere mention was a dirty word. I am speaking of Rick Perry’s Trans-Texas Corridor.
The Texas Department of Transportation (another dirty word in Taylor) shows the superhighway running just west of town, next to the airport and up through U.S. 29 just west of S.H. 95 — coincidentally, right through the property of the avid TTC opponent who showed me the possible path.
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Taylor used to be a player in Williamson County, with it and Georgetown vying for funds and the attention of passers-through.
But no more, and despite what many city officials will tell you, it will not be a player unless something is done to counteract the rapid growth of surrounding communities. What needs to be done is, Taylor needs to forget its past and embrace something residents see as so vile, that when I first arrived here I thought its mere mention was a dirty word. I am speaking of Rick Perry’s Trans-Texas Corridor.
The Texas Department of Transportation (another dirty word in Taylor) shows the superhighway running just west of town, next to the airport and up through U.S. 29 just west of S.H. 95 — coincidentally, right through the property of the avid TTC opponent who showed me the possible path.
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
TxDOT opens SH 130 flyover
From Austin Business Journal, June 18, 2008...
The flyover access to northbound State Highway 130 from State Highway 71 is now open.
Motorists making their way east on U.S. 71 can use the flyover just east of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to access SH 130 heading north toward Georgetown. Work crews opened the flyover after morning rush hour on Wednesday.
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The flyover access to northbound State Highway 130 from State Highway 71 is now open.
Motorists making their way east on U.S. 71 can use the flyover just east of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to access SH 130 heading north toward Georgetown. Work crews opened the flyover after morning rush hour on Wednesday.
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Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Big business heading to Hutto over next 3 years
From News 8 Austin, May 27, 2008...
With the birth of State Highway 130 came new life for the town of Hutto.
Plans for a major new development called the Crossings of Carmel Creek will forever change Hutto's landscape.
The 500 acres straddling SH 130 to the south of State Highway 79 in Hutto is good land no matter how you look at it.
Developers have plans to make it look like a mecca of retail, restaurant, residences and even contain an amphitheater that will seat 750 people.
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With the birth of State Highway 130 came new life for the town of Hutto.
Plans for a major new development called the Crossings of Carmel Creek will forever change Hutto's landscape.
The 500 acres straddling SH 130 to the south of State Highway 79 in Hutto is good land no matter how you look at it.
Developers have plans to make it look like a mecca of retail, restaurant, residences and even contain an amphitheater that will seat 750 people.
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008
New Section of SH-130 Opens
From KXAN.com April 30, 2008…
Wednesday morning, the Texas Department of Transportation cut the ribbon on the final eight-mile section of State Highway 130 in South Austin.
This now completes 49 miles of toll road from Georgetown to South Austin that allows drivers to cut around the city.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Austin, Developer Take New Tack on Texas 130
From statesman.com April 17, 2008...
Austin has struggled for years to find a way to control development along Texas 130, where many public improvements are needed to spur the dense, mixed-use development the city wants in its future growth zone.
Now, city officials think they may have found a way to regulate how the land is used without spending a big chunk of limited tax dollars to build the new roads, parks and water and wastewater facilities necessary to accommodate a large number of houses, offices, warehouses and shops.
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Austin has struggled for years to find a way to control development along Texas 130, where many public improvements are needed to spur the dense, mixed-use development the city wants in its future growth zone.
Now, city officials think they may have found a way to regulate how the land is used without spending a big chunk of limited tax dollars to build the new roads, parks and water and wastewater facilities necessary to accommodate a large number of houses, offices, warehouses and shops.
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Friday, April 11, 2008
Northern Half of SH 130 to Open
From Austin Business Journal April 11, 2008...
State Highway 130 will see its last Austin segment open April 30, completing the 49-mile toll road's path from north of Georgetown to U.S. Highway 183 at Mustang Ridge.
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State Highway 130 will see its last Austin segment open April 30, completing the 49-mile toll road's path from north of Georgetown to U.S. Highway 183 at Mustang Ridge.
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