NTTA Board Narrows List of Names
for 121 Tollway
 The NTTA Board of Directors have embarked on a process to formally name the 121 Tollway.
Over the last several months, the Board has considered numerous name suggestions and, at its January meeting, selected three finalists: ‘Interurban Tollway,’ 'Sam Rayburn Tollway,’ and '121 Tollway.' more »
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Agreement Reached to Advance Southwest Parkway Project
 
The North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA), the city of Fort Worth, Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) approved an agreement regarding the design, construction and maintenance of Southwest Parkway/SH 121 across the UPRR Davidson Yard, to advance construction of the Southwest Parkway in Fort Worth.
The Davidson Yard Crossing Agreement, which is the culmination of several months of complex and collaborative negotiations, provides a solution to UPRR’s concerns about operational interruptions during construction of the Southwest Parkway, as well as the ability of the completed project to coexist with the Davidson Yard. The agreement is contingent upon the successful testing of a “temporary hump lead” that is now under construction pursuant to an agreement previously signed by the NTTA, the city of Fort Worth and UPRR. The temporary hump lead – a structure used to assemble railcars into trains – will support construction of Southwest Parkway over the yard while minimizing disruption to UPRR Davidson Yard operations. more »
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Official 70 mph speed limit set on
121 Tollway
 The NTTA Board of Directors voted during its Jan. 30 meeting to set a 70 mph speed limit on the 121 Tollway.
The Board acted after receiving the results of a speed limit study on Segment 2 of the 121 Tollway, which opened to traffic Aug. 31 and stretches more »
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Lewisville Lake Toll Bridge Nearing Completion
The Lewisville Lake Toll Bridge (LLTB) in Denton County is 80 percent complete and on schedule for a summer 2009 opening. This month, the bridge’s 360-foot-long more »
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Work on Bush Turnpike Retaining Walls in Las Colinas Continues
Crews are drilling shafts for 31-foot posts to support new retaining walls at the southwest end of the President George Bush Turnpike (PGBT).
The NTTA’s $26-million renovation project, which began in August 2007, will replace all existing eastbound and westbound retaining walls between MacArthur Boulevard and Los Colinas Boulevard in Irving. The project is more »
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Leadership Profile: Gerry Carrigan, P.E.
Gerry Carrigan, P.E., has taken the entrance ramp to the NTTA, joining the executive team in December as the Assistant Executive Director of Project Delivery. He is in the driver’s seat providing key leadership to move the NTTA’s multiple projects from concept to concrete. more »
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Year End Blast for TollTag Program
The NTTA’s Third Party TollTag Vendor Program saw tremendous growth in 2008. Municipalities that sold TollTags increased by over 100%, from 15 to 34, more »
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Employee Transitions
As the NTTA continues its transition from traditional toll booths and toward all-electronic toll collection (all-ETC), it remains committed to helping its former cash collection employees find new careers—both within and outside more »
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Tree Planting Efforts
The NTTA began planting more than 430 trees on the Dallas North Tollway (DNT) between the 121 Tollway and Panther Creek in December as part of the landscape and irrigation improvement project on the northern DNT. more »
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