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TTC Approves $35 Million For Final Americas Ramps



The TTC also reprogrammed $35 million from one project to another as part of its minute order. The final two direct connector ramps that are part of the Americas Interchange in Far East El Paso can now be built, completing the project that began with construction of three direct connectors in 2010. The fourth, fifth, and sixth ramps are currently under construction.
 
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New Chisholm Trail Parkway ramp opens off I-20



North Texas Tollway Authority officials say they’re on course to finish Chisholm Trail Parkway by late September, and the latest sign of progress is a new direct connection ramp in southwest Fort Worth.

The new ramp, which opened Sunday night, connects westbound Interstate 20 to southbound Chisholm Trail Parkway. That’s a connection that could be useful for thousands of residents who travel each day among communities along the toll road such as southwest Fort Worth, Burleson, Joshua and Cleburne and job centers such as Arlington, Dallas/Fort Worth Airport and Irving.

http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/07/21/5985041/new-chisholm-trail-parkway-ramp.html#storylink=cpy
 
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High Speed Rail from FW-Austin..? Also, a 2nd stop for the Dallas-Houston Line in B/CS

The Commission for High-Speed Rail in Dallas/Fort Worth voted unanimously to seek federal funding for a study of a route to Austin, according to the newspaper.
hat line would be separate from the entirely private high-speed rail that’s being developed to go from Dallas to Houston. That 200 mph train is being proposed by Texas Central Railway and now includes plans for a stop near Texas A&M University, officials confirmed at the meeting. An environmental study is underway now and the train could be operating by 2021.
“It will have one stop, in College Station. It will be just east of Highway 6.”
http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/b...-rail-could-expand-to-austin-san-antonio.html
 
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“It will have one stop, in College Station. It will be just east of Highway 6.”
Awesome!

This is how I've always imagined an HSR line passing through that area.

If they are going to hook west, maybe also hit Waco too? That would leave the possibility of an I-35 line down to Austin-San Antonio.
 
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The ultimate plan is a thorough expansion for the high speed rail network. A connection with Dallas and Houston is supposed to be the first stage. Since this is being financed privately, the line has to be built in prudent and financaially feasible stages. However, the ultimatum is a connection to Fort Worth from Dallas, and from Fort Worth a southward line that will connect Waco, Austin, San Antonio and even Monterrey, Mexico. There could be a possibility for a Oklahoma City connection too. Either way, this will bring this region into the 21st century and the way in which it will positively impact the cities with which it connects will forever transform the landscape of this state.
 
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If you were referring to towns that have less than 50,000 people then I would agree but College Station and Waco are sizable enough to be served by HSR. Many HSR lines in Europe serve small cities as well in addition to Acela in the Northeast which stops in cities such Wilmington and New Haven in addition to DC and NYC.
 
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the promise of this and the attraction is the speed of service because of the huge air travel industry in the US. The Texas cities aren't nearly as urban as the NE cities so there is even less of an attraction. This needs to be a quick trip if they are going to spend billions on it. Let the other stuff come much later.
 
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Dallas - Houston line's stops: Dallas / Waco / College Station / Houston

Fort Worth - Austin (should be San Antonio) line's stops: Ft. Worth / Waco / Austin / (future) San Antonio

Waco being a possible transfer center...

4 stops for each. After all, those would be the only towns with anything worth having a stop for. The major cities, for obvious reasons. Waco, for being a decent enough sized city. And College Station for A&M.
 
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Learn more about Texas high-speed rail at these public meetings

Here's a list of the Public Meeting to discuss the HSR and the route

The meetings will have identical hours with an open house at 4:30 pm, a presentation at 6:30 pm and public comments at 7 p.m.
Oct. 21: Dallas Infomart, 1950 N. Stemmons Freeway, suite 1000, Dallas
Oct. 22: IOOF Event Center, 601 N. 45 th St., Corsicana
Oct. 23: Teague Community Center, 511 Main St., Teague
Oct. 27: The Brazos Center, 3232 Briarcrest Drive, Bryan
Oct. 28: Veterans Conference Center, 445 N. State Highway 75, Huntsville
Oct. 29: NRG Center, 1 Reliant Park, Houston
The project itself would be privately funded. Texas Central Railway, a Dallas-based company, is paying for the environmental impact study, which could take about 30 months or more.
The goal is to start construction by 2017.
Looks like a no go for a B/CS stop now

So far, the future ridership from Texas A&M University and the cities doesn't justify the cost to build that connection, Kelly said.
“We just weren’t able to get the numbers to work to serve Bryan/College Station,” Kelly said.
The project will use existing highway or railroad right-of-way as much as possible, requiring a 50 to 100 foot width depending on the elevation.
 
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Bullet train developer identifies preferred Dallas-Houston route

The private company developing a high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston told federal officials today it wants to focus on just one possible route.

Texas Central Railway is recommending building the line on what’s called “the utility corridor,” which is the orange line on the map. That route includes a large amount of right of way already being used for utilities throughout the state. It was also focusing on a route alongside freight lines.
 
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Dumb question, what purpose does the downtown-sunland park segment of the planned Border West expressway serve when it is almost directly adjacent to I-10?

Does I-10 actually have significant traffic for enough of the day that a reasonable person would pay a toll?
 
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