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Heiligenstein estimates the toll could be as low as $0.50 during off-peak hours and as much as $8 during rush hour.
What a mess. $15 a day, x5 a week, looking at $75 a week or so just to get to and from work, $300 a month. That's a car payment. And I can almost guarantee you the "benefit" on the back end, namely this one extra "free" lane wont be worth the headache this construction is going to give people.tailgatetimer10 said:
Yep. So if you take mopac/183 toll from South to North during rush hour, you're looking at $15+ bucks
Look at me, look at me!Keeper of The Spirits said:
That home price, again supply and demand, is quickly recovered in terms of my lack of car payments and most importantly my time. But to each his own
Keeper of The Spirits said:
That home price, again supply and demand, is quickly recovered in terms of my lack of car payments and most importantly my time. But to each his own
You have to remember the old Austin politics (same somewhat today), if you do not build it, they will not come. They never asked for money for road construction therefore funds were sent to other cities who asked.evan_aggie said:
I'm curious as to know where all of the funds went for highway and road construction that were used year over year the last 30 years until the first toll lane was suggested?
San Antonio doesn't have a single roll to my knowledge, and they are constantly fixing, widening, adding new roads.
tamc93 said:You have to remember the old Austin politics (same somewhat today), if you do not build it, they will not come. They never asked for money for road construction therefore funds were sent to other cities who asked.evan_aggie said:
I'm curious as to know where all of the funds went for highway and road construction that were used year over year the last 30 years until the first toll lane was suggested?
San Antonio doesn't have a single roll to my knowledge, and they are constantly fixing, widening, adding new roads.
Local leadership has to offer partial funding in the past and the present. The past they offered little, so the funds went elsewhere. It is not a backlash, just the reality of the game and Austin did not want part of it to avoid growth.evan_aggie said:
And the last 5 years? We have snarling traffic on mopac in both directions and 183, But no new solution has involved state funds.
lol @ the serfs in Lakeway, if you don't live in West Lake Hills and fly a helicopter to work every morning you're a LOLpoorMr. Fahrenheit said:
LOL @ you pleebs. Lakeway or GTFO
As I recall, part of the study outcome was it was cheaper for them to buy 130 than bury I-35 for a park to be located on top of it. I think most "smart" money agreed that was a bad investment.BQ92 said:
State highways require state funding and authorization
Austin did propose something for I35 and Lt Dan "came to the rescue" and got it shot down
