From Austin Business Journal. February 12, 2009...
Two bills with implications for Texas highways were referred to the Transportation Committee of the state House on Thursday.
House Bill 11, co-authored by Reps. David Leibowitz, D-San Antonio, and Dwaye Bohac, R-Houston, would repeal the authority to establish and operate the proposed Trans-Texas Corridor, a favorite of Gov. Rick Perry.
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Showing posts with label Trans-Texas Corridor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Trans-Texas Corridor. Show all posts
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
Corridor tab: At least $131 million
From statesman, January 9, 2009...
The Texas Department of Transportation has spent at least $131 million so far developing Trans-Texas Corridor projects, according to a report on the agency Web site.
Although the corridor as an overall vision for the state's transportation future was declared dead this week by agency officials and the originator of that vision, Gov. Rick Perry, that spending figure will continue to grow. Environmental studies are far from complete on two ongoing projects: a tollway twin to Interstate 35 from San Antonio to Oklahoma and the Interstate 69 toll road from Brownsville to Texarkana .
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The Texas Department of Transportation has spent at least $131 million so far developing Trans-Texas Corridor projects, according to a report on the agency Web site.
Although the corridor as an overall vision for the state's transportation future was declared dead this week by agency officials and the originator of that vision, Gov. Rick Perry, that spending figure will continue to grow. Environmental studies are far from complete on two ongoing projects: a tollway twin to Interstate 35 from San Antonio to Oklahoma and the Interstate 69 toll road from Brownsville to Texarkana .
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Friday, January 16, 2009
Residents react to pulled plug on Trans-Texas Corridor
From News 8 Austin, January 7, 2009...
Eddy resident Willis Wilcox, 82, has lived in the same town all his life.
He's seen many buildings and roads go up but said he probably won't be around to see the finished Trans-Texas Corridor or the controversial super-highway that may be called by any other name.
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Eddy resident Willis Wilcox, 82, has lived in the same town all his life.
He's seen many buildings and roads go up but said he probably won't be around to see the finished Trans-Texas Corridor or the controversial super-highway that may be called by any other name.
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TxDOT scraps Trans-Texas Corridor
From Austin Business Journal, January 6, 2009...
The Texas Department of Transportation said Tuesday the organization has revamped its vision for the controversial Trans-Texas Corridor, a project introduced in 2002.
If maintained in its current form, the Trans-Texas Corridor would have significantly changed the functions of Interstates 35 and 69 by creating transportation corridors that would have sustained multiple modes of transportation. The original plan proposed a corridor that would have been 1,200 feet in width.
TxDOT said Tuesday that because of citizen input the agency is now unveiling the Innovative Connectivity in Texas/Vision 2009 proposal -- a campaign that will focus on altering the width of the Trans-Texas Corridor development, while also paying attention to citizen and community groups that have voiced concerns over whether the original project addressed the real needs of communities surrounding the corridor project.
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The Texas Department of Transportation said Tuesday the organization has revamped its vision for the controversial Trans-Texas Corridor, a project introduced in 2002.
If maintained in its current form, the Trans-Texas Corridor would have significantly changed the functions of Interstates 35 and 69 by creating transportation corridors that would have sustained multiple modes of transportation. The original plan proposed a corridor that would have been 1,200 feet in width.
TxDOT said Tuesday that because of citizen input the agency is now unveiling the Innovative Connectivity in Texas/Vision 2009 proposal -- a campaign that will focus on altering the width of the Trans-Texas Corridor development, while also paying attention to citizen and community groups that have voiced concerns over whether the original project addressed the real needs of communities surrounding the corridor project.
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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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Friday, June 27, 2008
Zachry awarded Trans-Texas Corridor contract
From Austin Business Journal, June 27, 2008...
The Texas Transportation Commission has awarded Zachry American Infrastructure and ACS Infrastructure the contract to plan, develop, build and operate the Interstate 69 corridor.
I-69 is one of two highways being considered for the Trans-Texas Corridor -- a proposed multi-use, statewide network of transportation routes in Texas that will incorporate existing and new highways, railways, utility rights of way and toll roads. Parts of U.S. Highway 281 and U.S. 77 will become part of the future interstate.
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The Texas Transportation Commission has awarded Zachry American Infrastructure and ACS Infrastructure the contract to plan, develop, build and operate the Interstate 69 corridor.
I-69 is one of two highways being considered for the Trans-Texas Corridor -- a proposed multi-use, statewide network of transportation routes in Texas that will incorporate existing and new highways, railways, utility rights of way and toll roads. Parts of U.S. Highway 281 and U.S. 77 will become part of the future interstate.
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Thursday, June 26, 2008
TxDOT contract today will push Trans Texas Corridor forward
From Dallas News, June 26, 2008...
The second half of the massive Trans Texas Corridor will take a large step toward reality today, when state transportation officials award a $5 million design contract to a team of private toll road operators. The operators will develop a master plan for the portion of the project that will run from Northeast Texas to Houston and then to Mexico – about 650 miles.
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Here is a map of the proposed Trans-Texas Corridor, I-69.
The second half of the massive Trans Texas Corridor will take a large step toward reality today, when state transportation officials award a $5 million design contract to a team of private toll road operators. The operators will develop a master plan for the portion of the project that will run from Northeast Texas to Houston and then to Mexico – about 650 miles.
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Here is a map of the proposed Trans-Texas Corridor, I-69.
Monday, April 7, 2008
Toll Road Opponents Rally in Austin Against Trans-Texas Corridor
From KDBC.com April 5, 2008...
A crowd marched to the state Capitol today to protest Gov. Rick Perry's plan for 4,000 miles of toll roads across Texas.
The Trans-Texas Corridor, a proposed network of superhighway toll roads, rankles opponents who characterize it as the largest government grab of private property in the state's history and an unneeded and improper expansion of toll roads.
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A crowd marched to the state Capitol today to protest Gov. Rick Perry's plan for 4,000 miles of toll roads across Texas.
The Trans-Texas Corridor, a proposed network of superhighway toll roads, rankles opponents who characterize it as the largest government grab of private property in the state's history and an unneeded and improper expansion of toll roads.
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Friday, February 8, 2008
Update on Trans-Texas Corridor and Rail Lines
From KUT.org February 1, 2008...
Ben Philpott gives us an update on the planned Trans-Texas Corridor project of toll-ways and rail lines.
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Ben Philpott gives us an update on the planned Trans-Texas Corridor project of toll-ways and rail lines.
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Thursday, January 17, 2008
Land Loss a Big Concern at Corridor Meeting
From the Longview News-Journal January 17, 2008...
James Mason doesn't want a new highway cutting him off from his property. James Boggs wants to keep American jobs here.
They were just a sample of about 140 residents who asked, commented and listened during a public forum with state transportation leaders Wednesday night in Carthage. It was the second of several forums scheduled along the Interstate 69/Trans-Texas Corridor, a proposed superhighway that likely will parallel U.S. 59 from Texarkana to the Mexican border.
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James Mason doesn't want a new highway cutting him off from his property. James Boggs wants to keep American jobs here.
They were just a sample of about 140 residents who asked, commented and listened during a public forum with state transportation leaders Wednesday night in Carthage. It was the second of several forums scheduled along the Interstate 69/Trans-Texas Corridor, a proposed superhighway that likely will parallel U.S. 59 from Texarkana to the Mexican border.
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Public Meetings Air Worries About Giant Texas Highway Project
From KXAN.com January 16, 2008...
State transportation officials used to paving roads face a challenge as they try to pave the way for new highways to handle the state's growing population and traffic loads.
That campaign continues in Carthage in East Texas Wednesday night as Texas Department of Transportation executives hold their second town hall meeting in as many nights. Again, they will hear from the public about the Trans-Texas Corridor and other transportation issues.
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State transportation officials used to paving roads face a challenge as they try to pave the way for new highways to handle the state's growing population and traffic loads.
That campaign continues in Carthage in East Texas Wednesday night as Texas Department of Transportation executives hold their second town hall meeting in as many nights. Again, they will hear from the public about the Trans-Texas Corridor and other transportation issues.
Read more...
Saturday, January 12, 2008
TxDOT Forming Citizen Advisory Committees
From the Austin Business Journal January 11, 2008...
In what it bills as an effort to give Texas residents a greater role in developing statewide transportation corridors, the Texas Department of Transportation's Texas Transportation Commission is creating citizen advisory committees.
Initially the commission will form two advisory committees, one focused on the I-35 corridor and the Trans-Texas Corridor 35 and one focused on the planned I-69 corridor and I-69/TTC. Each committee will look at the projects' overall development, TxDOT officials say.
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In what it bills as an effort to give Texas residents a greater role in developing statewide transportation corridors, the Texas Department of Transportation's Texas Transportation Commission is creating citizen advisory committees.
Initially the commission will form two advisory committees, one focused on the I-35 corridor and the Trans-Texas Corridor 35 and one focused on the planned I-69 corridor and I-69/TTC. Each committee will look at the projects' overall development, TxDOT officials say.
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