Government Affairs Update
Existing federal transportation legislation is set to expire on Sept. 30, and both the Senate and House have been working to develop extension legislation. The Senate has long proposed an 18-month extension of the existing legislation; however, this week House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman James Oberstar filed and passed H.R. Read More ›
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We’d like to take the time to set the record straight about the NTTA’s collection process because you deserve to know the whole story.
While we are reviewing our collections process and the fees that violators are charged, it’s important that we take a hard-line stance on habitual violators so that the 92% of motorists who pay Read More ›
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A letter from NTTA Executive Director Allen Clemson.
Safety is of the utmost importance to the NTTA – that’s why I’d like to take the time to tell you about what the NTTA is doing to combat a problem facing
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NTTA Works with MADD to Help Prevent Drunk Driving
The NTTA joined Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) to spotlight the dangers of drunk driving and, in turn, enhance safety on NTTA roadways.
The NTTA and MADD launched the initiative in response to a spate of incidents on the Dallas North Tollway, all caused by intoxicated motorists driving the wrong way.
“The safety of our roads is the NTTA’s top priority, and we are committed to doing everything we can to prevent wrong-way drivers,” said NTTA Read More ›
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Members Appointed to Diversity Council
At its regularly scheduled September board meeting, the NTTA Board of Directors approved a group of nine business and community leaders to guide the NTTA’s new Business Diversity Advisory Council (BDAC). The group will advise the NTTA in its efforts to encourage the participation of disadvantaged minority, women and small business enterprises Read More ›
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Bill Moore to Join
NTTA Board 
At its regularly scheduled September board meeting, the North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) Board of Directors announced that William “Bill” Moore will join the Board of Directors as a Collin County appointee beginning Oct. 1. Moore was appointed by the Collin County Commissioners Court Read More ›
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Business Diversity: Success in Partnership
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of columns from the NTTA’s Director of Business Diversity, Anthony Coleman.
A business diversity success story is at work on Section 29 of the President George Bush Turnpike Eastern Extension.
Last year, Parsons Brinkerhoff Americas, Inc. and minority-owned TEI Construction and Engineering, Inc., formed a joint venture to work with the NTTA as a construction management firm. Parsons Brinkerhoff holds 51 percent of the joint venture, while TEI holds the remaining 49 percent. The resulting Read More ›
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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 Read More ›
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Southwest Parkway/Chisholm Trail Progress
Progress continues on the Southwest Parkway/Chisholm Trail project in Tarrant County as the NTTA, City of Fort Worth, Union Pacific Rail Road (UPRR) and Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) waived their termination rights Sept. 23 to the formal agreement that will advance the construction of Southwest Parkway (SWP) across and adjacent to the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) Davidson Yard. Read More ›
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Eastern Extension Public Meeting to be Held Oct. 8
As progress on the President George Bush Eastern Extension (PGBT EE) continues, residents and business owners in Garland, Sachse and Rowlett may have questions about how construction of the road will affect their travel routes and how the completed turnpike will interplay with crossroads such as State Highway Read More ›
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North Texas motorists have found relief from bottlenecks and heavy traffic now that two additional roadways joined the NTTA System.
Drivers in northern Denton and Dallas counties now can sail across Lewisville Lake Toll Bridge (LLTB) to travel between IH 35 and the Dallas Read More ›
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Did you know you can get receipts for your toll road use, as well as airport parking and pass through, at www.ntta.org? This is especially useful for those who travel for business. To get a receipt, follow these easy steps:
1. Log-on to your TollTag account at www.ntta.org
2. Click on “Online History”
3. Select the date range
4. Select the Tag ID or license plate for the vehicle
5. Choose the “Transaction Type” (All, toll only, parking only, payments only) Read More ›
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 Did you know your friends and family can sign up for TollTags with the NTTA’s Tag Wagon?
If you are out and about, look for the NTTA Tag Wagon, a mobile TollTag registration outlet, at special events and festivals in your community this month. While you are out enjoying the festivities, stop by and get a free gift.
10/03: Prosper Arts & Music Festival
10/04: Fall Fest, Immaculate Conception Church (Denton)
10/05: Irving Soccer Clinic
10/09-11: Southlake Oktoberfest Read More ›
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 Calculating your tolls is easier than ever with the NTTA’s trip rate calculators, now online at www.ntta.org.
That means no more adding up the rates for each entry or exit. Instead, simply select the chart for the roadway you intend to travel. Once the chart appears, simply select your starting point on the left side of the chart, and find your destination across the top of the chart. Your trip rate is the point where the two lines intersect. TollTag rates are listed in black. Cash and ZipCash rates are listed in red.
The NTTA adopted influence-distance based tolling that better reflects the distance you travel. Rates at all gantries have been calculated based upon a distance that closely aligns the amount drivers pay with how far they drive. This tolling method is consistent with the tolling plan on the Sam Rayburn Tollway. Read More ›
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