[TomGuy]

You have no idea what you are talking about.

The graphic you posted shows exactly what I was talking about. I said the lanes included more than just a highway for automobiles.

My exact quote I made in post #13:

"I think the 10-12 lane reference is the width of the right-of-way. It would include the actual highway lanes, plus railway(s), utility and pipeline areas, access roadways, etc."

Maybe they teach reading comprehension differently in Texas.

[Sarajevo]

TXnMA knows what he is talking about.

It's not about transportation, it's all  about revenue and eminent domain.

 

excerpt from the Texas Toll party site:

The Trans Texas Corridor is a 4,000 mile plan of supertollways more. The Corridor will include tollways for 12 passenger vehicles lanes, 4 truck lanes, 2 passenger train tracks, 2 commuters train tracks, 2 freight train tracks, underground lines for water, natural gas, petroleum, telecommunication, fiberoptics and overhead high-voltage electric transmission lines and electrical transmission towers.

Plans also include gas stations, garages, restaurants, hotels, stores, billboards, warehouses, freight interchange, intermodal transfer areas, passenger train stations, bus stations, parking facilities, dispatch control centers, maintenance facilities, pipeline pumping stations, and of course, toll booths. The Trans Texas Corridor is the largest engineering project ever proposed for Texas. This statewide network of corridors will measure a quarter mile wide and cost over $180 Billion dollars.

Secret deal with a private foreign company.
Gov. Rick Perry has had secret negations with a company from Spain, Cintra, to hold a 70 year concession for a portion of the Corridor. Perry and Cintra/Zachery withheld the agreement from the public, claiming it included proprietary information, even though taxpayer dollars to the tune of $3.5 million is going to Cintra's partner, Zachry, for planning.

 

The state will take 1/2 million acres, including the richest farm land in Texas called "The Blacklands".

In addition to TxDOT, private-sector analysis will identify other corridors for immediate development and future investment as revenue is needed. The typical corridor section will require 146 acres of right of way per mile. The total anticipated right of way for the 4,000 miles of corridor is 584,000 acres.

 

http://www.texastollparty.com/ttp_trans_texas.php

 

...and more of the same from Wiki:

The Trans-Texas Corridor (TTC) is a transportation network in the planning and early construction stages in the U.S. state of Texas. The network, as planned, would be composed of a 4,000 mile (6,000 km) network of supercorridors up to 1,200 feet (370 m) wide to carry parallel links of tollways, rails, and utility lines^[1]. The tollway portion would be divided into two separate elements: truck lanes and lanes for passenger vehicles. Similarly, the rail lines in the corridor would be divided among freight, commuter, and high-speed rail. Services expected to be carried in the utility corridor include water, electricity, natural gas, petroleum, fiber optic lines, and other telecommunications services. The Trans-Texas Corridor will allow passenger vehicular speed limits of up to 85 mph (140 km/h). The network will be funded by private investors and built and expanded as demand warrants.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Texas_Corridor

TXnMA- Thanx for the graphic