Government Affairs Update The state budget and transportation issues are just a few of the major issues still facing the Texas Legislature. Once the legislative session ends on June 1, the NTTA will provide updates on its legislative program in the July edition of Shaping the Road Ahead.
In the meantime, the NTTA continues outreach efforts to the North Texas community and elected officials about the NTTA’s conversion to all-electronic toll collection (all-ETC) on the President George Bush Turnpike, which is scheduled to be implemented in July. Read More ›
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 At its regularly scheduled board meeting Monday, May 18, the North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) Board of Directors approved the formation of the NTTA Business Diversity Advisory Council (BDAC) to advise the NTTA’s Business Diversity Department (BDD) in its efforts to encourage the participation of minority, women, small and disadvantaged business enterprises in NTTA contract opportunities.
The BDAC will be comprised of six Read More ›
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 The NTTA will hold its first-ever Vendor Outreach Symposium in Fort Worth on June 4 to promote Southwest Parkway (SWP) contracting opportunities to minority, women, small and disadvantaged business vendors. The symposium will be held from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Garden Room at Goodwill Industries located at 4005 Campus Drive in Fort Worth.
“Including these business enterprises in the procurement of goods and services with the North Texas Tollway Authority is a top priority,” said Business Diversity Director Anthony Coleman. “This symposium will
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 The NTTA will formally dedicate the Sam Rayburn Tollway during a ceremony at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 5.
The NTTA Board of Directors approved the new name on March 16, 2009, after months of deliberation and input from the communities along corridor as well as the general public.
The June 5 ceremony also will celebrate 54 years of distinguished public service by the Read More ›
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Newest Segment of the Sam Rayburn Tollway to Open Ahead of Schedule
A progress report delivered to the NTTA System Projects and Operations Committee in May indicated that Segment 3 of the Sam Rayburn Tollway (SRT) is likely to open to traffic ahead of its January 2010 anticipated completion date. Read More ›
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Lewisville Lake Toll Bridge Arch Almost Complete
Crews continue to work diligently to finish the Lewisville Lake Toll Bridge (LLTB), which will provide a much needed east/west connection in Denton County north of Lake Lewisville. As work on the arch nears completion, crews focus on bringing the concrete decking to meet the signature steel arch.
The bridge construction Read More ›
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Customers Learn About All-ETC at Public Forums 
“Keep Moving” was the message heard at three public meetings held in April along the President George Bush Turnpike (PGBT) to provide an open forum for citizens to learn more about the all-electronic toll collection (all-ETC) conversion coming to the PGBT in July.
NTTA staff answered questions ranging Read More ›
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Hundred Attend Trinity Parkway Hearing
Approximately 450 people attended an open house and public hearing for the Trinity Parkway corridor project on Tuesday, May 5, at the Dallas Convention Center Arena. The event was coordinated by the NTTA in cooperation with the Texas Department of Transportation. Eight alternatives were presented for the proposed project that would extend from the Interstate Highway 35E/State Highway 183 interchange to Read More ›
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Roadway Customer Service Team Handles it All
The team’s name says it all.
If you can think of a need a driver may encounter while on one of the NTTA’s nearly 80 miles of roadways, chances are the Roadway Customer Service (RCS) team can help. This free service is part of NTTA’s ongoing efforts to provide a safe travel experience.
In April alone, the team changed 192 flat tires, provided enough fuel to 104 gas tanks to get drivers safely to a gas station Read More ›
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Dirt Keeps Flying on Bush Extension 
As construction on the President George Bush Turnpike (PGBT) Eastern Extension progresses, one thing is for certain – crews will be up to their ears in dirt as they begin the “messy” task of moving more than one million cubic yards of dirt to make way for the eastern expansion of the PGBT.
The NTTA is building Sections 28-31 of the Read More ›
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All-ETC Radio Campaign Helps Educate Customers
 If you have not already heard NTTA’s radio promotions about the President George Bush Turnpike (PGBT) transitioning to all-Electronic Toll Collection (all-ETC), listen closely.
As a TollTag customer, the conversion will not affect your commute; however, it will affect drivers who are used to stopping and paying with cash. Those customers will have the option of “driving now and paying later” with ZipCash. When the tollbooths disappear, you will pass under high-speed cameras that take pictures of your vehicle’s license plate. You will receive an invoice Read More ›
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 Walkers, runners and nature lovers who use the Pecan Grove Park trail in Rowlett might feel as if they are stepping back in time. The trail begins just outside the recently transplanted Coyle House and Farmstead, which has been landscaped to match its early 20th century architecture.
The six Coyle Farmstead structures and an ornamental fence had stood since 1918 on the southwest corner of Main Street and Kirby Road, in the path of the future President George Bush Turnpike (PGBT) Eastern Extension. Read More ›
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