55-530: [REDACTED] Pres. George Bush Turnpike in Dallas The Dallas North Tollway ( DNT , or simply the Tollway ) is a 30.2-mile (49 km) controlled-access toll road operated by the North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA), which runs from Interstate 35E near Downtown Dallas , Texas ( USA ), to U.S. Highway 380 , in Frisco, Texas . On December 20, 2023, the NTTA announced the Tollway's next extension which runs 6 miles (9.7 km) through Prosper and Celina and ends at FM 428. The Dallas North Tollway
110-779: A car with it being more expensive closer to downtown; the lone exception is the Eldorado Pkwy. toll plaza in Frisco. The Tolltag offers a discount on these rates (tolls are $ 0.30 to $ 1.41) but requires a prepayment of $ 40 for up to three transponders, and after that, TollTag accounts can be reloaded at a minimum of $ 10. Rates increased in September 2009 and will increase every two years. All toll plazas are now equipped for electronic toll collection and main lane plazas feature TollTag express lanes. The Dallas North Tollway begins at an interchange with I-35E and Harry Hines Boulevard in
165-524: A corridor still planned as an extension of SH 161). From State Highway 183 it would run roughly along present SH 161, turning north on Belt Line Road and east just south of the Denton County line, crossing I-35E near the present junction. Rather than cross into Denton and Tarrant Counties, the loop would stay in Dallas County, running roughly where Campbell Road is now. It would rejoin
220-609: A curve. On December 20, 2023, the NTTA announced the Tollway's latest extension. This six lane extension runs 6 miles (9.7 km) through Prosper and Celina, ends at FM 428, and is expected to cost $ 460 Million. The Tollway segment between the Sam Rayburn Tollway and US 380 will also be widened during this time, with both projects scheduled to be completed by the end of 2027. It is expected that future extensions will follow
275-736: A nearly 90-degree curve in both places. The turnpike is operated by the North Texas Tollway Authority . Currently, all maintenance is done under a five-year total routine maintenance contract with Roy Jorgensen Associates, Inc. based in Buckeystown, Maryland , that started in November 2011. The turnpike passes through three Texas counties ( Dallas , Collin and Denton ) and nine Dallas suburbs ( Rowlett , Sachse , Garland , Richardson , Plano , Carrollton , Farmers Branch , Irving , and Grand Prairie ). Originally
330-706: A partial beltway around Dallas, Texas , United States. It is named for the late George H. W. Bush , the 41st president of the United States. At its west end near Belt Line Road in Irving , State Highway 161 ( SH 161 ) continues southwest to I-20 in Grand Prairie . The discontinuous free frontage roads along the turnpike from I-35E in Carrollton east to its end at I-30 in Garland are assigned
385-681: A premium being significantly higher than both the TollTag rate and the earlier cash prices. The corridor of SH 161 and the Turnpike was first proposed as an outer loop within Dallas County in 1957. The 1964 plan was the first to designate it as a freeway , and in 1969 the full loop was added to the state highway system as Loop 9 . The loop would begin at Interstate 20 just east of the Tarrant County line and head north (along
440-645: A price tag of $ 1.04 billion, included construction of a 1-mile bridge at Lake Ray Hubbard . Construction began in October 2008, and the Eastern Extension opened to traffic on December 21, 2011. Segment VIII ("East Branch", Garland/Mesquite). A proposed extension from I-30 in Garland to I-20 in Mesquite, with an estimated cost of $ 730 million. In December 2015 an Environmental Impact Statement for
495-423: A route designated on March 19, 1930, from Clairemont southeastward to SH 70 near Rotan as a renumbering of SH 84A . That route was transferred to SH 70 on December 1, 1930, but was not cancelled until January 22, 1931. SH 190 was also the name of a route designated on November 30, 1932, from Cuero southwestward to SH 119 . That route was transferred to SH 29 on March 13, 1934. At Dallas North Tollway ,
550-402: A toll financing scheme, providing an infusion of cash and new construction. The SH 190 designation was removed from the plans for the not-yet-constructed main lanes on October 26, 1995, and SH 190 was truncated to SH 78. and on April 30, 1998, SH 161 was removed from the piece between Belt Line Road and I-635 (Segment V). On April 26, 2007, SH 190 extended to I-30. SH 161 was also the name of
605-665: Is generally 100 feet (30 m) along this segment, one of the narrowest controlled-access roads in Texas. The segment was completed in June 1968 and toll was originally 20 cents. The tollway was later extended to Briargrove Lane in 1987, to Headquarters Drive in 1994, to S.H. 121 and Gaylord Parkway in 2004, and to US 380 in 2007. The extensions generally parallel S.H. 289 , also known as Preston Road. The "DNT Extension Phase 3," which runs from State Highway 121 to U.S. Highway 380 , opened in mid-2007. Current tolls vary from $ 0.40 to $ 2.15 for
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#1732765885831660-638: Is the target of the investigation or that the investigation will materially adversely affect the operations or financial condition of the Authority or the transactions contemplated by the Resolution, the Trust Agreement and this Official Statement, or would adversely affect the validity or enforceability of the Resolution, the Trust Agreement or the Series 2014 Bonds. The investigation is ongoing and
715-489: Is well into the planning stages, and an Environmental Impact Statement was under preparation as of December 2015 . In May 2017 at a Dallas city council meeting it was stated TxDOT had restarted the environmental impact statement review process. Construction is not expected until 2026. In the longer term, the North Central Texas Council of Governments is studying a very broad outer loop around
770-656: The Dallas North Tollway , in 1966, and its first segment (from I-35E to I-635) was opened in 1968. The Tollway (as it is popularly known) has (along with general Dallas-area growth) expanded continually northward, opening extensions in 1987, 1994, and most recently in 2007. TTA started construction in 1977 on its first toll bridge, the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) Mountain Creek Lake Bridge , which opened in 1979. The bridge spans Mountain Creek Lake in
825-620: The I-635 airport extension. It covers 5.2 miles (8.4 km) and was built at the cost of $ 339 million. Much of the expense is because the segment is built within the Trinity River wetland and comprises many miles of bridges. Construction began in January 2003 and was completed in October 2005. Segment V (Irving). A 3.9-mile (6.3 km) segment connecting the I-635 airport extension to
880-699: The President George Bush Turnpike exit; between the Bush Turnpike entrance ramp and Frankford Road; between the Frankford entrance ramp and Sojourn Drive; around the Keller Springs exit at the main lane toll plaza; and between the Keller Springs toll plaza and Spring Valley. The projects would noticeably lengthen many shorter merging lanes, including one at Trinity Mills where vehicles must merge quickly after driving around
935-576: The State Highway 190 ( SH 190 ) designation. SH 190 signage appears only along the Rowlett, Garland, Richardson, Plano, and Carrollton sections of the frontage road with the undersign "frontage road only". At intersections with city streets, only the Bush Turnpike signs are displayed, not the SH ;190 signage. Prior to the construction of the main lanes as a tollway, SH 190 was used as
990-544: The Victory Park and Market Center areas of Dallas . Southbound traffic from the Tollway going onto I-35E must first get on the access road before entering onto the main freeway. The Tollway's first toll plaza is located at Wycliff Avenue in Oak Lawn . Nearby, the Tollway's first northbound exit is at Lemmon Avenue, just before it enters Highland Park . The city streets of Eastern Avenue and Roland Avenue run alongside
1045-689: The Dallas Parkway alignment. As of early 2024 the Parkway reaches Gunter's West Main Street, four miles west of the Gunter central business district. So far, all extensions are following the general outline of the 2011 Grayson County Tollway study. This study projects an alignment north to US 82 that then veers northeast to the Tollway's end, a connection with US 75 in North Denison. Due to
1100-551: The East Branch had been prepared but the review process was restarted in 2017. Construction is not expected until 2026. The next PGBT segment, the East Branch extension, is planned to begin at the PGBT Lake Ray Hubbard Interchange at I-30, extending south-southeast to near Duck Creek Way, then southward near Mesquite Metro Airport , terminating at I-20 near Rory Galloway Day Camp. The project
1155-762: The Gunter central business district, and 51 miles (82 km) north of Downtown Dallas. The Texas Legislature created the Turnpike Act on June 9, 1953, thereby creating the Texas Turnpike Authority. The Texas Turnpike Authority began issuing bonds in 1955 for its second project, the first 30 mile section of the Dallas North Tollway. The original cost was $ 33,650,000 and started in 1966 and completed from Interstate 35E near downtown Dallas north to Royal Lane in 1968, and soon after to Interstate 635. J.H. "Jack" Davis, Engineer-Manager for
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#17327658858311210-569: The Highway Department. The North Texas Tollway Authority's web site states that "it was no longer a statewide practice to remove tolls from roadways due to a lack of state funding to maintain the roadways". While it may have been Jack Davis' unofficial intent, it was not law. The last bond payment was made January 1, 2005. The Texas Legislature created the North Texas Tollway Authority in June 1997, replacing
1265-534: The President George Bush Turnpike was equipped with traditional toll plazas for cash payment as well as RFID-based TollTag express lanes. However, on July 1, 2009, the cash plazas were closed and replaced with "ZipCash", an OCR-based camera system which reads the license plate and bills the owner by mail. This made the turnpike the first in the United States to transition to all-electronic toll collection. The ZipCash rates, however, come at
1320-707: The SH 161 freeway near Belt Line Road . It opened in December 2001. Unstable clay soil was a significant problem in this segment, requiring contractors to use concentrated liquid stabilizers and geosynthetic reinforcement. A part of President George Bush Turnpike was extended from SH 183 to Conflans Road in 2006. Segment VI ("Western Extension", Irving/Grand Prairie). A 11.5-mile (18.5 km) extension south from SH 183 in Irving to I-30 in Grand Prairie. A portion of
1375-647: The Texas Turnpike Authority on September 1, 1997. The Regional Tollway Authority Act, Chapter 366 of the Texas Transportation Code, is what authorizes the North Texas Tollway Authority, thereby making it a political subdivision of the State of Texas and the operator of the North Dallas Tollway. The initial segment of the tollway ran from Interstate 35E to Royal Lane along an old St. Louis Southwestern Railway corridor. The right-of-way
1430-549: The Texas Turnpike Authority, stated in 1968 that "When revenue bonds for a project are finally paid off, however, the facility reverts to the state as part of its highway system, to be used free." This was supposed to happen the same way the Texas Turnpike Authority turned over the Dallas–Fort Worth Turnpike to the Highway Department in 1977 to become I-30, which then became toll free. However, the Dallas North Tollway never became toll free and has never been turned over to
1485-506: The Tollway on the southbound and northbound sides respectively. Due to passing through a previously developed heavily populated area at the time of construction, high noise cancelling walls line the Tollway with numerous signs warning drivers about limited sight distance. At the Mockingbird Lane interchange, the Dallas North Tollway briefly enters into University Park before returning to Dallas. Between Loop 12 and Northaven Road,
1540-639: The Tollway runs about a 1/4 mile west of SH 289 (Preston Road) . The Tollway connects with I-635 (LBJ Freeway) near the Galleria Dallas and runs along the eastern edge of Farmers Branch and enters into Addison . At the Dallas - Collin county line, the Tollway connects with the President George Bush Turnpike and enters the city of Plano . North of I-635, The Tollway is adjacent to many shopping centers and housing developments. The northern Plano corporate headquarters of Pizza Hut are also adjacent to
1595-572: The Tollway. It connects with SH 121 / Sam Rayburn Tollway and enters into Frisco , passing by the Dr Pepper Ballpark and Toyota Stadium. As of early 2024, the segment between the ballpark and Main Street Frisco is relatively undeveloped, as are the rural areas north of Frisco. The Dallas North Tollway currently ends at US 380 , with Dallas Parkway continuing north as a county road. At the Tollway's southern end, near downtown,
1650-541: The Western Extension, from SH-183 to I-30 in Grand Prairie, opened in August 2009. The remaining 6.5-mile (10.5 km) of the Western Extension, from I-30 to I-20 in Grand Prairie, opened in October 2012. Segment VII ("Eastern Extension", Garland/Sachse/Rowlett). A 9.9-mile (15.9 km) extension from SH 78 in Garland, through Rowlett and Sachse, and back into Garland at I-30 . The project, with
1705-454: The agency has rebuilt the road around the main toll plaza and added ramps at Oak Lawn Avenue. This project, started in 2006, ended in late fall 2008. On the southern sector of the tollway, the agency plans to spend about US$ 43 million to add an entrance and exit at Oak Lawn and rebuild most of the tollway surface from the I-35E ramps to Lemmon Avenue. The tollway authority has completely rebuilt
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1760-675: The aging toll plaza, adding a third TollTag express lane in each direction. This work coincides with major projects by the city of Dallas to rebuild part of Oak Lawn under the tollway, and by Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) to build a rail line along nearby Harry Hines Boulevard . The North Texas Tollway Authority started work in January 2006 at seven North Dallas locations to improve ramps and add merging lanes. The project cost US$ 14 million. Northbound projects included adding acceleration or auxiliary lanes between Keller Springs and Trinity Mills roads and between Alpha and Spring Valley roads. Southbound projects include adding outside lane pavement at
1815-954: The cars being found in Lake Ray Hubbard in the following weeks. Multiple cars were mangled beyond recognition and several fatalities occurred on the interchange. Since the initial construction began in 1988, the turnpike was completed in a number of phases, as described here: Segment I (North Dallas). Extends from Campbell Road to Midway Road, and includes the Dallas North Tollway and US 75 ( Central Expressway ) interchanges. Opened in December 1998 (Midway Road to Preston Road) and December 1999 (Preston Road to Campbell Road). Segment II (Garland/Richardson). Extends from Campbell Road to SH 78 . Opened in 2000. Segment III (Carrollton). Extends from Midway Road in North Dallas to I-35E . Opened July 2001. Segment IV ("President George Bush Turnpike Superconnector"). Connects I-35E to
1870-419: The continuous frontage road system north of I-635, those exits serve more than one roadway. This table lists the combined destinations as they would be viewed when traveling in the northbound direction, though southbound exits will occasionally be grouped in a different way. NTTA does not provide mile reference markers or exit numbers. However, reference markers are provided at 500-foot (150 m) intervals along
1925-512: The entire Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Assuming it receives environmental clearance, funding, and political support, much of it would be completed in the 2020s or 2030s. The President George Bush Turnpike is not part of this outer loop, but the PGBT East Branch alignment was closely coordinated with the loop's master plan. The segment of the proposed outer loop through southern Dallas County would be known as Loop 9 and would likely be
1980-644: The first segment to be built. All exits are unnumbered. TollTag The North Texas Tollway Authority ( NTTA ) is a not-for-profit government organization that maintains and operates toll roads , bridges, and tunnels in the North Texas area. Functioning as a political subdivision of the State of Texas under Chapter 366 of the Transportation Code, the NTTA is empowered to acquire, construct, maintain, repair and operate turnpike projects; to raise capital for construction projects through
2035-459: The interchange had been built in 1994 ready for the turnpike to be built in 1998. In late December 2015, the President George Bush Turnpike and the I-30 interchange was directly hit by a large, EF4 tornado with winds of up to 180 mph while at peak strength at around 6:52pm CDT. The tornado lofted several cars driving on the interchange bridges and threw them several hundred yards, with some of
2090-551: The issuance of turnpike revenue bonds; and to collect tolls to operate, maintain and pay debt service on those projects. The NTTA is governed by a nine-member board of directors, two appointed by each of the four counties in its service area: Collin County, Dallas County, Denton County and Tarrant County as well as one appointed by the Texas Governor . North Texas Tollway Authority is a non-profit entity, and performs many of
2145-572: The laws by which they are governed. TollTag is the electronic toll collection system used by the NTTA in the Dallas / Fort Worth metro area. It was North America’s first electronic toll collection system when it was installed on the Dallas North Tollway in 1989. There are currently over 4 million TollTags in operation in the North Texas area. The NTTA offers reduced toll rates for TollTag users at all toll points. TollTags can be used on all of
2200-502: The major corridors. These markers are installed on the top of the concrete traffic barrier along the DNT corridor. The reference marker corresponds to the station of the alignment in the construction plans. All exits are unnumbered. President George Bush Turnpike The President George Bush Turnpike ( PGBT ) is a 52-mile (84 km) controlled-access toll road running through the northern, northeastern and western suburbs, forming
2255-443: The midst of bidding on lucrative Tollway contracts, as well as not having a firmly defined code of corporate ethics . Various DFW news outlets first started reporting that the North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) had been raided by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officials in late October 2011. NBC 5 DFW ( KXAS-TV ) first reported this story on October 22, 2011 that "FBI Questioned NTTA Officials". Four years after that article
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2310-481: The name of the planned main lanes too. Similarly, the part west of I-35E was planned as part of SH 161. Bush Turnpike is signed as a north–south road from I-20 to I-35E (the "Western Extension"), an east–west road from I-35E to the Merritt Main Lane Gantry (the original sections) and as a north–south road from the Merritt Main Lane Gantry to I-30 (the "Eastern Extension"), as Bush Turnpike makes
2365-480: The opposition to the loop came from Richardson , which was already divided by the Central Expressway . In conjunction with Plano , the city acquired empty right-of-way about two miles (3 km) to the north, where the Turnpike now runs, and set the centerline of the right-of-way to the border between Richardson and Plano. Loop 9 was cancelled on October 1, 1977, and the western and northern section
2420-420: The present Turnpike alignment and head southeast to Interstate 30 west of Lake Ray Hubbard . The south part of the loop would continue in a roughly circular route to end at the junction of I-20 and Spur 408 , several miles east of the beginning of the loop. The short Spur 484 , designated in 1970, would run from Loop 9 at Belt Line Road northeast along the present Turnpike alignment to I-635 . Some of
2475-533: The roadways of the NTTA, and they can also be used on any other toll road in the state of Texas as well as for some parking lots in downtown Dallas for parking or toll payment at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), and at Dallas Love Field Airport (DAL). Current TollTags are small stickers, similar to those used for state inspections and auto registrations but cannot be moved between vehicles. The previous TollTag
2530-590: The same functions as the Texas Department of Transportation , but is limited solely to facilities that it operates for revenue. There are nine members of the NTTA Board of Directors. Eight members are appointed by four counties, two per county. The ninth member is appointed by the governor. Of these members, one is elected to serve as board chairman, and another is elected to serve as vice chairman. The Texas Turnpike Authority (TTA) began construction on
2585-534: The southwestern Dallas County city of Grand Prairie . Construction was started on TTA's only project outside the area, the 2.0-mile (3.2 km) Jesse Jones Memorial Bridge across the Houston Ship Channel, in 1979, with the bridge opening in 1982. TTA sold the bridge to the newly created Harris County Toll Road Authority in 1994, leaving all of TTA's assets in the area in which NTTA was later established. The North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA)
2640-488: The state's first toll road, the Dallas–Fort Worth Turnpike , in 1955 and opened the road in 1957. Original plans were for the bonds on the Turnpike to be retired in 1995; however, the bonds were retired in 1977 (17 years ahead of schedule) and tolls were then removed from the road, which the next year was officially designated as Interstate 30 (I-30). Construction began on NTTA's oldest existing toll road,
2695-444: Was a hard case tag which was affixed to the windshield using velcro tags; these tags have since been removed from service and replaced with the current version. In August 2010, the NTTA faced criticism by replacing the only minority member of the board—making the nine-member board all white and all male. A multi-year audit released in October 2011 stated that the NTTA had inappropriate discussions with consultants while they were in
2750-493: Was added to SH 161 on August 30, 1988. Construction on service roads began in late 1988 in north Garland and Richardson. A stack interchange was constructed in 1990 at U.S. Highway 75 in Richardson, which quickly became a white elephant as the structure remained abandoned for several years. On January 29, 1991, SH 190 was extended to I-20. In 1995 following a revision in federal laws, authorities agreed to shift to
2805-450: Was converted to all-electronic toll collection on December 11, 2010. North of Interstate 635 , the Dallas North Tollway is accompanied by frontage roads, which are designated as Dallas Parkway for address purposes. Historically, Dallas Parkway has demarcated future Tollway construction, and properties along the Tollway actually carry a Dallas Parkway address. Currently, Dallas Parkway extends to Gunter , about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of
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#17327658858312860-487: Was established in 1997 by Texas Senate Bill 370. The legislation abolished the TTA, which was an independent state agency, and established the Texas Turnpike Authority division of the Texas Department of Transportation . The bill established the NTTA and made it the successor agency to TTA, assuming the prior agencies assets and liabilities. The bill authorized the establishment of other regional tollway authorities and established
2915-630: Was published, January 13, 2015, the NTTA finally released a nine-page PDF document entitled 'NTTA RUMORS Q&A' where the authority explained what exactly happened. According to the published memo: "Beginning in October 2011, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (the "FBI") interviewed several officials of the Authority regarding any knowledge the officials may have concerning the conduct of certain current and former Board members, including possible conflicts of interests pertaining to Authority business. The Authority has no reason to believe that it
2970-405: Was split between two new designations: State Highway 161 from Interstate 20 to State Highway 114 (at Belt Line Road ) and State Highway 190 from I-35E to SH 78 . (The piece between SH 114 and IH 35E was removed from the state highway system.) Spur 484 was absorbed into SH 161 on October 31, 1979, making its northern terminus I-635 (at Valley View Lane). The connection between I-635 and I-35E
3025-503: Was the first toll road in the United States to implement electronic toll collection technology, with the introduction of the TollTag in 1989. TollTag users were originally charged $ 0.05 extra per transaction, but by 1999, the agency moved to the active encouragement of TollTag use by giving tag users a discount off the cash toll rate. In August 2007, the NTTA announced plans to phase out staffed toll booths entirely by May 2010. The Tollway
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