Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Highway 121: There are limits

October 14, 2008
By STEVE STOLER / WFAA-TV

DENTON COUNTY — This week, Natalie Clark drove her car for the first time on a new stretch of State Highway 121 betwen Old Denton Road in Carrollton and Hillcrest Road on the Plano-Frisco line.

Signs clearly indicate that this is a toll road — but what's the speed limit?

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Bridge Damaged By Tanker Fire Must Be Replaced

October 13, 2008

DALLAS (CBS 11 News) ― The traffic tie-ups at U.S. 175 and State Highway 310 are going to continue for some time.

The southbound lanes of 310 at 175 were closed by Sunday's fiery tanker truck explosion and fire.

Monday, Texas Department of Transportation officials inspected the bridge for damage. They say the bridge is so heavily damaged it must be demolished and replaced. That means the bridge will be closed indefinitely -- possibly for as long as six months.

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Study: Dallas-Fort Worth has lowest risk of home price declines

October 1, 2008

By STEVE BROWN / The Dallas Morning News

The Dallas-Fort Worth area came off best in the latest forecast of future home values.

North Texas metro areas were ranked as the least likely in the country to experience a sustained home-price decline in mortgage insurance giant PMI Group's newest report.

The D-FW area has less than a 1 percent chance of having lower home prices in two years, according to PMI Group's risk study.

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Dallas North Tollway tolls increase at Wycliff Avenue gate today

October 1, 2008

By DAN X. McGRAW / The Dallas Morning News

The North Texas Tollway Authority is raising tolls at the Wycliff Avenue gate of the Dallas North Tollway to make them consistent with those at other toll booths.

Starting today, tolls will go up a dime to 70 cents for TollTag customers and a quarter to $1 for other motorists, the authority said.

The tolls had been lower because of construction between Lemmon Avenue and Interstate 35E. Wycliff Avenue sits in the middle of the construction, which just ended.

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