North Texas Tollway Authority -- Driving Forward - A monthly customer newsletter


Government Affairs: 2008 New Year’s Edition
In the New Year, the North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) will make some important changes to our organization which we believe will enhance our relationships not only with our customers, but also with you – our elected leadership and supporters Read More...
SH 161 Moves Closer to Completion

The North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) and Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) have reached an agreement on the terms and conditions and cost assumptions to build State Highway 161 as a toll road, meeting the deadline set by Texas Transportation Commission Chairman Ric Williamson last month.After weeks of negotiations, NTTA and TxDOT came to agreement for the purposes of the market valuation for SH 161 on financial aspects including operations and maintenance costs, toll escalation rates, terms and payments and traffic and revenue figures.
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Keeping you up-to-date on SH 121
The NTTA has submitted its $3.2 billion payment to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the project agreement has been signed, but there are still a few
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New NTTA Information Brochure Now Available
Everything you always wanted to know about the North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) is now available in an informative and colorful new brochure. Read More...

NTTA Prepared for Ice, Extreme Temperatures

Update: NTTA’s People-Driven Transition to Electronic Toll
 
DNT South End Renovations Update
Tis’ the season for extreme temperatures, and, possibly, even ice. However, have no fear because the North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) has cutting edge technology on its roadways that helps the agency anticipate and respond to possible icy situations. Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS)
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When the NTTA’s Board of Directors approved the transition to electronic toll collection, a major component of the plan included assisting more than 400 cash collection positions to be transitioned into other departments within the NTTA. To date, the NTTA has successfully placed nine percent of the affected employees in other areas...
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It may be winter, but work continues on renovations on the 40-year old south end area of the Dallas North Tollway. In December, work on the Cedar Springs Road Bridge was completed. The bridge now has two lanes in each direction, which has significantly improved the flow of traffic.
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NTTA Leadership Can Be Seen…
 
NTTA Closed for Holidays
Things are hopping at the North Texas Tollway Authority. With nearly a dozen projects in the works, including Southwest Parkway in Fort Worth, the Lewisville Lake Toll Bridge, SH 170 in south Denton and
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NTTA’s Executive Director Jorge Figueredo will make a presentation to the City of Denton Mobility Council on January 22, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. (215 East McKinney, Denton, Texas)
 
The NTTA Customer Service Center, TollTag and Administrative offices will be closed on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008 and Monday, Jan. 21, 2008 in observance of New Year’s and Martin Luther King, Jr days respectively.
All NTTA toll roads, main lane and ramp plazas will be open during the holiday.
 
Toy Drive
NTTA employees conducted a “Give from the Heart” toy and food drive for one week in December. The donations were delivered to the North Texas Food Bank and WFAA-TV’s “Santa’s Helpers”. This photo shows how the staff at one of the NTTA’s Main Lane Plazas made the collection box the focal point of their holiday decorations. Hundreds of new toys and several hundred pounds of non-perishable items were donated.
 

 
Projects:
DNT at Wycliff and Oak Lawn Avenue Improvements
DNT Extension Phase 3
DNT Extension Phase 4
Lewisville Lake Toll Bridge
Trinity Parkway
PGBT Eastern Extension
State Highway 121 in Collin, Dallas and Denton Counties
Southwest Parkway
PGBT Traffic Congestion Improvement at US 75
DNT Auxiliary Lane and Safety Improvements
Travel Time Estimate Program
NTTA Roadways:
Addison Airport Toll Tunnel
Dallas North Tollway
Mountain Creek Lake Bridge
President George Bush Turnpike

Customer Service Center
972-818-6882 (NTTA)
www.ntta.org/
TalktoNTTA@ntta.org

Roadway Customer Service / Courtesy Patrol
972-444-4357 (HELP)

NTTA Command Center
(214) 224-2203

Emergencies on the Roadway
Dial 911 immediately

 

NTTA Administrative Offices
214-461-2000

Current Roadway Conditions and Lane Closures
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