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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.'
The Sam Rayburn Tollway is in honor of the late Congressman from Texas who was the longest-serving Speaker of the House of the Representatives from 1940 through 1961. The Interurban Tollway is in honor of the early 20th century passenger rail system that connected Fort Worth, Dallas and many other area cities. More information on the two names can be found on the NTTA Web site, www.ntta.org.
Both names adhere to the NTTA’s Roadway Naming Policy, which encourages geographic location of the project or one or more landmarks, major destinations, infrastructure, or historic sites located near or served by the project; prohibits the use of commercialized names; allows for naming the roadway after any individual posthumously; and, includes “tollway” in all future toll highway names.
As designated in the policy, the NTTA will now solicit feedback to gauge regional sentiment about the proposed names. Letters will be sent to the nine 121 Tollway corridor cities and three corridor counties for their input and comment. In addition, the NTTA will solicit public comment on www.ntta.org. We invite any member of the public wishing to comment on these choices to send an e-mail to TalktoNTTA@ntta.org until March 6, 2009.
The board will consider all input prior to making a final decision.
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