TRANSPORTATION UPDATES Tolls to rise on regional roads 2018 HIGHER ANNUAL INCREASE
ONGOING PROJECTS
Tolls for roads under the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority will increase 8.2%.
2019
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2022
2023
183
$0.04- $0.14
Toll increase per booth
10%
BY GRACE DICKENS
8%
$0.02- $0.09
SPICEWOOD SPRINGS RD.
Drivers can expect to pay 4-14 cents more per toll plaza on a handful of regional roadways in 2023 as the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority updates its rates for the upcoming year. E ective Jan. 1, the 8.2% toll increase applies to the following roadways: 183A Toll, 183 South, 290 Toll, E. Hwy. 71, MoPac and SH 45 SW. Toll rates for the 183A Toll will increase 4-14 cents, depending on the toll plaza, while rates for MoPac will go up 5 cents. Rates on 290 Toll will increase 5-11 cents, while rates on E. Hwy. 71 and SH 45 SW will increase 8 cents and 9 cents, respectively. 183 South will see an increase of 5-11 cents.
6%
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$0.01- $0.03
$0.01- $0.03
4%
$0.01- $0.03
$0.01- $0.02
US 183 North Expansion Through Dec. 21, there will be an overnight closure from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. on east/westbound Spicewood Springs Road and McNeil Drive between north- and southbound US 183 frontage roads due to the 183 North Mobility Project. Timeline: January 2022-26 Cost: $612 million Funding sources: Texas Department of Transportation, Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority
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AFFECTED TOLLWAYS
SOURCE: CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY COMMUNITY IMPACT
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183A TOLL
rate increase was 5.39%, or 2-9 cents. Toll rates for 2017-20 ranged between 1.46%-2.27%, or 1-3 cents. The additional money raised by tolls will help pay for the rising prices the Mobility Authority endures in its contracts to conduct tra c and revenue studies. “I don’t take it lightly that we’re increasing rates. ... But I also recognize the continued viability of our system. We need to be healthy— that’s in the community interest,” Mobility Authority Director David Armbrust said.
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183
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RECENT PROJECTS
290 TOLL
MOPAC
71
183
71
Toll rates in the last two years have risen higher than in previous years for the Mobility Authority turnpike system. In 2021, the approved toll TxDOT plans ahead for upcoming winter weather season 45 N
E. ANDERSON LN.
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ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF NOV. 11. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT NWANEWS COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM. Georgian Acres mobility hub A mobility hub in Georgian Acres opened Nov. 14. Located at 312 E. Wonsley Drive, the hub includes a eet of Lime e-scooters, two circu- lator buses, covered benches and solar-powered device charging pads. Timeline: 2021-22 Cost: $1 million Funding source: Austin Transporta- tion Department
snow, according to Tucker Ferguson, TxDOT’s Austin district engineer. Ferguson detailed the district’s plans at a news conference Nov. 10. Ferguson said his team has learned from Winter Storm Uri and Winter Storm Landon, which occurred in 2021 and 2022, respectively. He empha- sized the Austin district will adapt to weather patterns, changing road conditions and the length of storms.
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Across the state, the Texas Depart- ment of Transportation is preparing for the winter. Following multiple winter storms in 2021 and 2022, crews have cleaned, tested and set up their equipment to respond to snow and ice. The TxDOT Austin district has dozens of vehicles that will pretreat roads ahead of storms, place gran- ular material on icy roads and plow
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