Texas Public Radio » Texas lawmakers discuss the pros and cons of tolling, and considers eliminating toll roads from over 80,000 miles of state-managed roadway across the state. Texas Highway 130 (SH 130) toll revenue did not meet expectations and declared bankruptcy. The Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT’s) Director estimates the state’s debt on all its toll […]
The Texas Tribune » The SH 130 Concession Company was awarded Texas’s first highway public-private partnership (P3) contract to build and operate a 41-mile stretch of the State Highway (SH) 130 toll road in exchange for a portion of the toll revenue for 50 years. Just three years after opening their section of SH 130, the […]
NPR » In depth story on the current traffic congestion issues of Austin, Texas, article goes on to expand on the demographic and economic reasons for this. What comes across is how challenging it is for a major city to accommodate its growing population and maintain the transportation infrastructure necessary. It also briefly touches on the […]
Examiner » Article examines issues facing State Highway 130, a privately-operated tollway in Texas currently operated by Spain-based Cintra. When it first opened the tollway faced intense skepticism as local residents cringed at the idea of putting state sovereignty over its public infrastructure to a private entity. There was also outrage when Texas DOT raised the […]