The Texas Department of Transportation would implement tolls on two freeways as part of its "Southern Gateway Managed Lane Project." According to a recent article, the idea has not produced a positive response from locals.
"A proposal to add toll lanes along two southern Dallas highways has run into vocal opposition," reports Roy Appleton. The Texas Department of Transportation has proposed the implementation of managed toll lanes in existing carpool lanes on stretches of Interstate 35 East and U.S. Highway 67.
The article goes on to detail more of the plan, as well as the proceedings from a recent public meeting held in Oak Cliff where many members of the crowd expressed their displeasure with the plan.
Appleton also notes that the so-called Southern Gateway project would become a component of a growing network of managed toll lanes: "Such lanes debuted in North Texas on LBJ Freeway in 2013. They also are planned for portions of Interstate 30, Loop 12 and State Highways 183 and 114. When complete, the network of managed toll lanes in North Texas likely would be the nation’s largest."
Read the full story: Residents oppose toll lanes on 2 southern Dallas highways
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