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NTTA Linking the Region with Sam Rayburn Tollway Opening The NTTA will celebrate the opening of the newest portion of the Sam Rayburn Tollway (SRT) with an Oct. 1 ceremony that will offer a clear view of improved mobility in North Texas.
The NTTA will hold an open-to-traffic celebration at 10 a.m. Oct. 1 on the top floor of the four-story Valliance Plaza building, at the intersection of SRT and Lake Forest Drive in McKinney. The NTTA’s use of the Valliance Plaza building is provided courtesy of Capstar Commercial Real Estate Services. The event is also being sponsored by HDR, KBR, Inc. and La Madeleine.
“The ceremony will salute the increased mobility the new roadway offers North Texas motorists, and it also will celebrate the NTTA’s early delivery of the project,” said NTTA Executive Director Allen Clemson.
The NTTA is opening the northern portion of Segment 3 to traffic on Sept. 29--three months ahead of the completion date outlined in the Authority’s project agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The southern portion of Segment 3 opened Sept. 1, four months ahead of the completion date.
Segment 3 extends approximately seven miles from Hillcrest Road to Hardin Boulevard in Collin County. The new segment rounds out 23 miles of the Sam Rayburn corridor, a vital roadway that extends southwest to northeast through some of the region’s fastest-growing communities. The roadway features six main lanes and all-electronic toll collection.
The ceremony’s location is a few miles north of a new two-level interchange at SRT and Exchange Parkway, the site of the future Arts of Collin County park and hall. The NTTA entered into a partnership with Collin County, the City of Allen and the City of McKinney to share the costs of constructing that interchange.
The next portion of the SRT extends from Hardin Boulevard to east of U.S. 75, and will feature the new, four-level SRT/U.S. 75 interchange – soon to be a distinctive landmark and a symbol of the NTTA’s commitment to better mobility. Segment 4 is scheduled to open by January 2011. The final portion consists of adding direct-connect bridges between the SRT and the Dallas North Tollway. It scheduled to open by January 2012.
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