[BobL]

...I think what bothers him is the 10 to 20 miles between TTC crossings that will make life a bit more difficult for people on or near the route.

With a typical freeway, you hang a few I-Beams, lay an overpass, and you're done. In this case, it's more complicated. Also, we don't know how that dreaded non-compete clause will play in. If a new county-built overpass will make it easier to for local drivers to bypass the toll road in some way, the county will have to pay Cintra royalties for the next 50 years, to make up for Cintra's lost revenue.

As was mentioned to me a couple of days ago, "it's only fair, if we want Cintra to invest the billions necessary to build the road". Yes, it's fair to Cintra - but how about Texans?

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

...I think what bothers him is the 10 to 20 miles between TTC crossings that will make life a bit more difficult for people on or near the route.

basil is a she.

[Dog Gone]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Cintra doesn't even have a contract to build or operate the TTC. They have the contract to create the design study.

So there's no non-compete clause because the contract has yet to be signed.