Government Affairs Update
Senate Bill 882, which revises the NTTA’s enabling statute, became law this week. The new law authored by Sen. John Carona and sponsored by Rep. Charlie Geren was unanimously approved in both the Senate and House during the 81st Texas Legislature. For a copy of SB 882, please go to the News Center page of the NTTA’s Web site, www.ntta.org.
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The NTTA System Finance and Audit Committee received a staff briefing in June, but took no action, on a plan to implement a new distance-based tolling structure for its roadways. Under the plan, motorists would pay roadway tolls that are based on actual distance traveled. The recommended toll structure increases tolls by approximately three-and-a-half cents per mile.
If approved by the full board, beginning Sept. 1, three months ahead of a scheduled and previously announced increase, the new toll rate would Read More ›
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On Wednesday, July 1, the NTTA will transition to all-electronic toll collection (all-ETC) on the President George Bush Turnpike (PGBT).
If you have a TollTag, you shouldn’t notice a major change. But motorists without a TollTag, ZipCash customers, will have a new way to pay. Instead of stopping to pay cash, ZipCash customers should KEEP MOVING.
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Allen Clemson Selected as New Executive Director
The NTTA Board of Directors selected Allen Clemson as NTTA’s new executive director. Clemson joined the staff on June 1.
"Following a comprehensive national search, Mr. Clemson emerged as the candidate uniquely qualified to lead the NTTA as it seeks solutions to the region’s transportation challenges of the next Read More ›
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Lewisville Lake Toll Bridge to Offer Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity
Competitive runners and Saturday strollers will have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to cross the NTTA’s new Lewisville Lake Toll Bridge (LLTB) during a 5K race and Family Fun Walk before the bridge opens to traffic in August.
Organized by community leaders and sponsored in part by the NTTA, the “Run the LLTB” 5K race begins at 8 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 1.
Runners will travel on the eastbound lanes, make the turn on the east bank and return on the westbound lanes. Registration Read More ›
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NTTA Dedicates Sam Rayburn Tollway
The NTTA formally dedicated the Sam Rayburn Tollway on June 5 with help from several generations of the public servant’s descendants.
Sam Rayburn’s niece, Martha Rayburn Dye, and members of the extended Rayburn family unveiled a plaque that commemorates the corridor’s name change from the 121 Tollway and celebrates the namesake’s devoted service.
The plaque reads, “The North Texas Tollway Authority bestows the name Sam Rayburn Tollway on this vital corridor in Collin Read More ›
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NTTA Reaches Out to Tarrant County Vendors with Southwest Parkway Business Opportunities
The NTTA Business Diversity Department held its first Vendor Outreach Symposium in Tarrant County on June 2 as a way to increase its outreach efforts and market Southwest Parkway (SWP) contracting opportunities to the public. More than 100 attendees participated in the event that was held at Goodwill Industries in southeast Fort Worth. Read More ›
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Use Your TollTag at Area Airports
As a TollTag customer, your benefits go well beyond D/FW and state-wide toll roads. As many of you know, your TollTag can be used for parking at D/FW International Airport and Dallas Love Field. However, there are a few things you must know before you use your TollTag at the airports.
First and foremost, your TollTag account must be secured with a credit/debit card since cash-backed TollTag accounts cannot be used for airport Read More ›
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PGBT Eastern Extension Progresses
Construction on the President George Bush Turnpike (PGBT) Eastern Extension has gone vertical.
The contractor has completed about a dozen of the nearly 100 bridge columns that are needed to support overpasses in Section 30, which runs from west of Miles Road to Read More ›
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All-ETC Toll Gantries Going Up Along SH 161
Drivers in Irving, Grand Prairie and beyond soon will have a clear path from State Highway (SH) 183 south to Interstate Highway (IH) 20 thanks to construction progress on SH 161.
Phase 2 of SH 161 is expected to open to traffic in late summer after installation of all-electronic toll collection (all-ETC) equipment by the NTTA. It includes two main Read More ›
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NTTA employees have a wealth of knowledge to share with customers and each other to help make life a little easier. This month, we asked the NTTA Maintenance Center employee, Tony Lucido, who has 13 years of professional experience as a registered landscape architect in Texas, to share tips on improving your own yard – whether you have a green thumb, or are just a beginner! Read More ›
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Two college students received a much deserved boost toward reaching their academic and career goals last month when they won the NTTA’s Jere W. Thompson, Jr. Scholarship. Nadezhda Polyanskaya and Guillermo Ramos now can spend more time studying for exams and less time worrying about tuition.
The fund, named in honor of NTTA’s first chairman of the Board of Read More ›
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