TheDutchman
Member
This a Toll road that a Spanish company wants to build in Texas from San Antonio to Dallas which they will operate, in exchange they will give the State of Texas a Few Billion dollars. I am not to sure about the plan it seems like Gov. Rick Perry is trying to shove this down our throats in exchange for campaign donations.
Trans-Texas Corridor critics to rally at Capitol
WACO, Texas — Trans-Texas Corridor critics will rally at the Capitol on Tuesday in a last-ditch effort to delay plans for Gov. Rick Perry's statewide toll road network.
Opponents want the state House Transportation Committee to hold a hearing on legislation that would impose a two-year moratorium on further corridor developments and on tolls on existing roads.
However, the panel doesn't plan to consider the bill, said Jason Nelson, a spokesman for committee chairman Rep. Mike Krusee, R-Round Rock. Tuesday is the committee's final meeting this session to conduct hearings on bills.
The two-year moratorium would enable state officials and residents to determine whether the toll road, rail and pipeline corridors are really needed, said Rick Wegwerth, organizer of the McLennan County group Demanding Ethics, Responsibility and Accountability in Legislation.
Opponents argue the corridor plan is excessive and would irreparably harm property owners in its path.
The state "has never acted this rashly or quickly in matters of such importance in transportation before," said Heidi Ullrich, the rally's organizer and a member of the Fayette County group Citizens Against the Trans-Texas Corridor.
Critics have said the Legislature is their last chance to change the plan before the state finalizes a 50-year deal with developer Cintra-Zachry to build and operate the first phase from Oklahoma to San Antonio.
Proponents say population and trade growth cannot be handled by expanding existing routes. They argue that Cintra-Zachry's private capital will help the state expedite needed improvements to offset transportation congestion on the state's primary north-south artery, Interstate 35.
The bill's sponsor, Rep. Garnet Coleman, D-Houston, has said he will try to attach his measure to another bill on the House floor if it does not survive the transportation committee.
Overview of plan
http://www.keeptexasmoving.org/pdfs/cda_overview.pdf
Proposed projects
http://www.keeptexasmoving.org/pdfs/factsheet_cintra_proposed.pdf
Trans-Texas Corridor critics to rally at Capitol
WACO, Texas — Trans-Texas Corridor critics will rally at the Capitol on Tuesday in a last-ditch effort to delay plans for Gov. Rick Perry's statewide toll road network.
Opponents want the state House Transportation Committee to hold a hearing on legislation that would impose a two-year moratorium on further corridor developments and on tolls on existing roads.
However, the panel doesn't plan to consider the bill, said Jason Nelson, a spokesman for committee chairman Rep. Mike Krusee, R-Round Rock. Tuesday is the committee's final meeting this session to conduct hearings on bills.
The two-year moratorium would enable state officials and residents to determine whether the toll road, rail and pipeline corridors are really needed, said Rick Wegwerth, organizer of the McLennan County group Demanding Ethics, Responsibility and Accountability in Legislation.
Opponents argue the corridor plan is excessive and would irreparably harm property owners in its path.
The state "has never acted this rashly or quickly in matters of such importance in transportation before," said Heidi Ullrich, the rally's organizer and a member of the Fayette County group Citizens Against the Trans-Texas Corridor.
Critics have said the Legislature is their last chance to change the plan before the state finalizes a 50-year deal with developer Cintra-Zachry to build and operate the first phase from Oklahoma to San Antonio.
Proponents say population and trade growth cannot be handled by expanding existing routes. They argue that Cintra-Zachry's private capital will help the state expedite needed improvements to offset transportation congestion on the state's primary north-south artery, Interstate 35.
The bill's sponsor, Rep. Garnet Coleman, D-Houston, has said he will try to attach his measure to another bill on the House floor if it does not survive the transportation committee.
Overview of plan
http://www.keeptexasmoving.org/pdfs/cda_overview.pdf
Proposed projects
http://www.keeptexasmoving.org/pdfs/factsheet_cintra_proposed.pdf