NTTA Board Selects New Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director
 The NTTA Board of Directors announced Mr. Jorge Figueredo as its new Executive Director and Mr. Rick Herrington as Deputy Executive Director on July 26.
"Following a comprehensive national search, Mr. Figueredo emerged as the candidate uniquely qualified to lead the NTTA into its second decade as an organization and as we begin to implement the historic SH-121 project," stated Paul N. Wageman, Chairman of the Board of Directors. "His background and experience will greatly enhance the NTTA's ability to address the mobility needs of North Texas as we develop regional projects in the coming years such as the Five in Five."
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Northern Extension of Tollway to Open to Traffic in September
 Attention NTTA customers, business owners and residents in Frisco, McKinney, Prosper and Little Elm: The Phase 3 extension of the Tollway, from SH 121 to U.S. 380, is still on track to be open in late September!
Stay tuned for more details. Next month’s eNewsletter will contain more information including exact opening date and time, toll rates and much more.
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South end update: Progress continues despite soggy weather
 If you spend time driving on the south end of the Tollway at Wycliff Avenue or in the Oak Lawn area, you have probably noticed the construction. But have you noticed the progress?
After a closure in late June, the NTTA opened the Cedar Springs Road bridge to two-way traffic, which has greatly improved mobility in the area. In the same closure, crews were able to install new, larger drainage pipes under the Cedar Springs Road bridge to prevent the Tollway from flooding. The NTTA is proud to report that these drainage pipes were successful during the record-breaking rainfall in June and July.
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Government Relations Update
 On July 3, Tarrant County fulfilled its second seat on the North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) Board of Directors, as stipulated in Senate Bill (SB) 964, by appointing Arlington businessman Victor Vandergriff. Mr. Vandergriff’s term will begin September 1. Dallas County has not yet announced its second appointment to the NTTA Board. As of September 2007, the NTTA will have two permanent members from each of its four founding counties, in addition to an appointee selected by the Governor.
Other north Texas counties will be able to apply for a first board seat when they have a planned NTTA project in their county. A second seat will be added when the NTTA project has been operating for three years (and meets a 10-mile threshold).
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NTTA Board Approves SH 121 Project Agreement
 The NTTA Board of Directors approved a Term Sheet for the Project Agreement on the State Highway (SH) 121 project during their monthly meeting on July 25. By a unanimous vote of 6-to-0, the Board took the next major step towards a final agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) that will result in the NTTA financing, designing, constructing, operating, and maintaining the SH 121 toll project. The “term sheet” sets forth the basic elements of the full Project Agreement.
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Discussions Begin on SH 161 through Grand Prairie
 The NTTA is committed to playing an integral role in meeting the region’s mobility needs by delivering projects such as State Highway (SH) 161. As planned, SH 161 will extend from the western end of the President George Bush Turnpike (Bush Turnpike) at SH 183 southward through Irving and Grand Prairie to Interstate Highway 20.
The NTTA has begun discussions with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to compile the terms and conditions that will be used to determine the market value of this much needed roadway. The NTTA understands the region’s urgency to complete this process and deliver this project. We look forward to working with TxDOT in the advancement of SH 161.
For more information, please visit http://www.keepitmovingdallas.com/SH161.
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TollTags, Coming to a Place near You
 You can now get TollTags throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area at several locations. Recently added cities where sign up is available at the Utility Desk include:
City of Frisco
6891 W. Main Street
Frisco, TX 75034
City of Little Elm
100 W. Eldorado Parkway
Little Elm, TX 75068
City of Coppell
255 Parkway Boulevard
Coppell, TX 75019
Remember, the NTTA offers family packs—up to three TollTags per account at no additional charge.
TollTags are readily available at the NTTA’s Customer Service Center at 5900 W. Plano Parkway, Suite 200; the TollTag Store at 12300 Inwood Road, Suite 100; selected Kroger Food Stores; and several local municipalities. To find the outlet nearest you, call the NTTA Customer Service Center at 972.818.NTTA (6882) or visit www.ntta.org. If you are out and about, look for the NTTA Tag Wagon, a mobile registration outlet, at special events and festivals in your community.
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