[Paleo Conservative]

"It's understandable," he said. "But it's important to remember one thing: Gov. Perry ... recognized there would be concerns and nervousness from some of the rural folks over the Trans-Texas Corridor. The Trans-Texas Corridor will be the first highway system in the state and the only highway system that will allow landowners who have the corridor running through their land to collect royalties.

[Paleo Conservative]

A map of possible alternatives for TTC-35.

[Paleo Conservative]

Here are some links various Freepers have posted on other Trans Texas Corridor (TTC) threads on Free Republic

Paleo Conservative

Free Republic search on keyword "TTC"

Interview (Audio) NPR | February 8, 2005 A Superhighway for Texas?

Diddle E. Squat

Here's the website with more info and explanation:

http://www.keeptexasmoving.org/

Here's a list of meetings where you can ask questions(and I encourage everyone who can to attend and ask questions)

http://www.keeptexasmoving.org/pdfs/TTC-35_Public_Meetings.pdf

Here's a link to the map of the TTC-35 corridor alternatives, which are approximately 10 miles wide study areas (the actual selected single corridor will be at most 1/4 mile wide):

http://www.keeptexasmoving.org/pdfs/TTC- 35_Alternatives_Map.pdf

Ben Ficklin

The Oklahoma Extension

La Entrada al Pacifico

1990-2000 Population Growth of Border Metro Areas

Bidders for TTC contract

NHS High Priority Corridors

Texas Sets the Pace in Highway Finance

Ray Perryman's Economic Benefit Analysis Of TTC

maui_hawaii

Port of Houston teams up with Panama to draw a piece of Asia's massive trade away from West Coast

[Paleo Conservative]

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[ken21]

"Gov. Perry ... recognized there would be concerns and nervousness from some of the rural folks over the Trans-Texas Corridor."

it'd'n't that downright neigborly? (/s)

actually, there's other folks concerned 2.

[Texas_Jarhead]

"Since the constitution requires Congress to create roads, it is an important duty."

???

[deport]

With all these proposed roads, tollways, loops, connectors, Regional, Statewide, Federal, etc Texas will be lucky if it isn't all concrete by mid century.... Green zones may have to become the priority...

They are correct about needing something up in the Tyler area at this time.... imo.

[BobL]

"The Trans-Texas Corridor will be the first highway system in the state and the only highway system that will allow landowners who have the corridor running through their land to collect royalties."

So now us poor hapless drivers will have to pay royalties to land owners, in addition to paying for condos on the French Riviera (for Cintra investors), in addition to paying the gas tax (that doesn't even get used for these roads), in addition to paying for the driver identification and tracking system (for collecting tolls), in addition to...

Thanks Governor Perry, we appreciate your conservatism.

NOT!

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

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