Transportation
BY HALEY MCLEOD
Rates increase for 6 Austin toll roads
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The Mobility Agency continues funding $259 million in new toll roads, extending the pay-for-play express lanes from Hero Way in Leander to a little past Hwy. 29 in Liberty Hill. According to the Mobility Authority, 183A Toll has also seen an increase in drivers. It predicts weekday traffic increases of more than 50% by 2040. Plans brought before the public over the summer included adding a fourth lane in both directions from RM 620 and SH 45 to Hero Way. In addition to their work in the north, the agency is also eyeing an extension of the MoPac Express Lanes in South Austin. A public comment period is underway for proposed new toll lanes on an 8-mile stretch of south MoPac from Cesar Chavez Street to Slaughter Lane.
The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, the agency responsible for managing and collecting toll fares on many of the express lanes in the Austin area, increased toll rates Jan. 1. Originally approved during an October Mobility Authority board meeting, the majority of toll collection points will see between a 2%-3% increase. The toll rate increases follow Mobility Authority policy that adjusts rates each year based on inflation to prevent larger hikes every five years. Most tolling location points will see between a $0.01 to $0.05 increase for toll users compared to previous rates in 2024, while three tolling points along the 183A Toll will see a $0.09 increase. The MopPac Express Lane will also see an $0.08 rate increase.
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