Electronic Tolling Moves Forward in 2010
Motorists traveling on the Dallas North Tollway (DNT), Mountain Creek Lake Toll Bridge (MCLB) and through the Addison Airport Toll Tunnel (AATT) will begin seeing the first steps of the conversion of those roadways to all-electronic toll collection. The conversion is slated for the fourth quarter of 2010. Benefits of only accepting TollTags and ZipCash include faster travel times, improved safety, better fuel efficiency and better air quality.Once converted, these facilities will no longer accept cash payments in the toll lanes. After the conversion, tolls must be paid with a TollTag account or through the NTTA’s ZipCash program, the “Drive Now, Pay Later” method used to replace cash collection. Read More ›
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Please take about 10 minutes now to give us your opinions and register for your chance to win! The NTTA has retained the services of a market research firm to conduct a customer experience survey to help the NTTA identify its strengths and opportunities for improvement. The NTTA will take the results into account as it makes decisions moving forward. You will also be automatically entered into a drawing for one (1) of ten (10) $100 gift certificates when you take the 10-15 minute survey. Your identity will be kept confidential. We will notify winners of the drawing within a week of the survey closing on Sunday, Jan. 31. Click here to proceed with the NTTA Customer Survey. Read More ›
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As the new year unfolds, the NTTA’s Wrong-Way Driver Task Force continues to implement and monitor ways to curtail wrong-way driver incidents. Safety is the NTTA’s first priority, and to date, the NTTA has already implemented a number of system enhancements to address these incidents. They include: LED-enhanced “Wrong Way” Signs Six light-emitting diode (LED) signs were installed by Dec. 15, 2009 on the south end of the
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Customer Service Center to Receive Software Upgrade
At its January meeting, the NTTA Board of Directors approved a $12.8 million upgrade to its customer service center system to better support the growth the organization has experienced over the past decade. The upgrade is expected to improve convenience and efficiency for customers and provide the NTTA with a system more equipped to handle the continuous growing number of Read More ›
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Safe-T Buzz: Sharing the Road with Big Rigs
Safety is a top priority at the NTTA, and in this month’s Safe-T Buzz feature, we would like to offer some tips on sharing the road with big rigs. To reduce the chance of a crash with a truck, drivers should first be familiar with a truck’s physical capabilities and common maneuvers. Many motorists falsely assume that truckers can see the road better because they sit twice as high as the driver of a car. While truckers do enjoy a better forward view and have bigger mirrors, they also have large blind spots. Unlike cars, trucks have deep Read More ›
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Where Do Your Tolls Go?
As a regular TollTag customer, you may have wondered where your tolls are going and how that revenue is used. Now you can read how your tolls contribute to North Texas' improved mobility, economic development and more in the NTTA’s latest edition of eTa (estimated time of arrival). The NTTA is dedicated to making sure the tolls you pay are put to work to improve regional mobility. The eTa contains information explaining how each time a vehicle passes through a toll booth, the funds collected go toward the construction, maintenance and operation of NTTA roadways. This, in return, Read More ›
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TollTag Basics: Answers to Your Questions
Q: Do I have to wait for my permanent license plate before getting a TollTag or updating my account? A: No, a temporary license plate can be added to your TollTag account. Each TollTag is directly associated with a specific license plate on record with the NTTA. For temporary (paper) plates, please update your vehicle by checking the “temporary plate” box, and include the expiration date. Once you receive your permanent license plates, you must update your account with the new information. If you change license plates on your vehicle, you also may update your account online at www.ntta.org. Throughout 2010, Driving Forward will include answers to some frequently asked questions you may have about your TollTag account, including information about maintaining your account, toll rates, interoperability, where to get TollTags, and much more. So be sure to check back each month for more information! Read More ›
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Public Meetings on Dallas North Tollway Extension Scheduled for March
Progress continues on the planning of the Dallas North Tollway Extension Project Phase 4B/5A. Stakeholders have been meeting with NTTA staff since October 2009 to develop and refine several alignment alternatives. The NTTA is now ready to bring the alignment alternatives to the public for review and comment. Read More ›
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Construction to Begin on New Sam Rayburn/Dallas North Tollway Interchange
The NTTA expects to begin construction in February 2010 on the new Sam Rayburn Tollway (SRT)/Dallas North Tollway (DNT) interchange in the cities of Frisco and Plano. During its regularly scheduled meeting in December 2009, the NTTA Board of Directors awarded the construction contract on the new $79.4 million interchange. The contractor, Williams Brothers Construction Company Inc. of Houston, is readying the necessary documentation in order to receive an official notice to proceed with construction from the NTTA. The construction will add a fourth and fifth level to the existing three-level interchange through the Read More ›
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Southwest Parkway Advances with Contract Opportunities
The NTTA published an advertisement in December 2009 calling for bids on the Southwest Parkway (SWP) project for advanced construction work in and around the Union Pacific Railroad’s (UPRR’s) Davidson Yard, between Forest Park Boulevard and Hulen Street in Fort Worth. Designated as Section 2C, the early construction package consists of retaining walls along the right-of-way between UPRR and SWP, the Rosedale Connector bridges, and several bridge components (bents) inside the Yard. More than 20 contractors and interested parties Read More ›
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