{"id":2841,"date":"2018-06-27T08:15:22","date_gmt":"2018-06-27T08:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/toll-road-politics-shut-the-door-on-i-35-overhaul-plan\/"},"modified":"2018-06-27T08:15:22","modified_gmt":"2018-06-27T08:15:22","slug":"toll-road-politics-shut-the-door-on-i-35-overhaul-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/politics\/toll-road-politics-shut-the-door-on-i-35-overhaul-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Toll road politics shut the door on I-35 overhaul plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P0WPsGhNWp0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>More than half a year after TxDOT\u00a0unveiled a plan to overhaul the Interstate 35 corridor through downtown Austin, Central Texas lawmakers haven&#8217;t heard an update.<\/p>\n<h3>More info on Toll road politics shut the door on I-35 overhaul plan<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ss-local-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/news\/search\/?q=Toll+road+politics+shut+the+door+on+I-35+overhaul+plan&amp;qft=sortbydate%3D%221%22&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rss_title\">Toll road politics shut the door on I-35 overhaul plan - BingNews<\/a><br \/><span class=\"rss_description\"> Search results<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul>\n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662fea2eab69478297f1cc1e11dfb1da&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.independent.ie%2Firish-news%2Ftaoiseach-simon-harris-to-hold-meeting-on-road-safety-as-fears-grow-over-rising-death-toll%2Fa405792987.html&amp;c=6652392263786090815&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTaoiseach Simon Harris to hold meeting on road safety as fears grow over rising death toll\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>So far this year, 63 people have died on our roads, with the death toll ... road policing officers will not be on duty between 2am and 7am most days, according to a policing plan agreed by Mr ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662fea2eab69478297f1cc1e11dfb1da&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailytelegraph.com.au%2Fnews%2Fnsw%2Fmobile-speed-camera-locations-to-double-to-more-than-5000-as-road-toll-hits-100%2Fnews-story%2Fe0b2c902b320344dbc5f01bda7882426&amp;c=16337731394706326910&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMobile speed camera locations to double to more than 5000 as road toll hits 100\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>It also comes as the state\u2019s road toll hit 100 this week \u2013 up from 86 the same time last year, with 365 lives lost in the past 12 months. Mobile speed camera operators will continue to ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662fea2eab69478297f1cc1e11dfb1da&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.themercury.com.au%2Fnews%2Fnsw%2Fmobile-speed-camera-locations-to-double-to-more-than-5000-as-road-toll-hits-100%2Fnews-story%2Fe0b2c902b320344dbc5f01bda7882426&amp;c=11116924125841887739&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMobile speed camera locations to double to more than 5000 as road toll hits 100\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>It also comes as the state\u2019s road toll hit 100 this week \u2013 up from 86 the same time last year, with 365 lives lost in the past 12 months. Mobile speed camera operators will continue to ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662fea2eab69478297f1cc1e11dfb1da&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.iol.co.za%2Fmercury%2Fnews%2Fgrim-easter-weekend-road-toll-expected-f8b6ca88-fcbc-408f-9004-84c92efdc35c&amp;c=13599638738839421382&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGrim Easter weekend road toll expected\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>As Easter holidaymakers embark on their journeys home, the country\u2019s transport minister engaged with motorists at the Mariannhill Toll Plaza in ... Newspapers The Road Traffic Management ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662fea2eab69478297f1cc1e11dfb1da&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ffox8.com%2Fnews%2Fnew-toll-collection-system-on-ohio-turnpike-what-travelers-need-to-know%2F&amp;c=7555029755225869362&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNew toll collection system on Ohio Turnpike: What travelers need to know\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The new toll system went live at 2 a.m. Wednesday, April 10. According to the Ohio Turnpike Commission\u2019s Communications Director, Charles Cyrill, open road tolling is a big upgrade.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662fea2eab69478297f1cc1e11dfb1da&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bleepingcomputer.com%2Fnews%2Fsecurity%2Ffbi-warns-of-massive-wave-of-road-toll-sms-phishing-attacks%2F&amp;c=1325863452522264382&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFBI warns of massive wave of road toll SMS phishing attacks\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>On Friday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation warned of a massive ongoing wave of SMS phishing attacks targeting Americans with lures regarding unpaid road toll fees. These attacks started last ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662fea2eab69478297f1cc1e11dfb1da&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.iol.co.za%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Fe-tolls-officially-switched-off-in-gauteng-8d8e4f60-5f49-4d22-bc12-3de6939582d6&amp;c=2051680999501058032&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tE-Tolls officially switched off in Gauteng\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Transport Minister Sindiswa Chikunga and Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi led the celebrations on Thursday midnight as the government officially terminated the e-tolls. There was ululation and ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662fea2eab69478297f1cc1e11dfb1da&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jamaicaobserver.com%2F2024%2F04%2F12%2F30-injured-toll-road-crash%2F&amp;c=17509469954590850873&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t30 injured in toll road crash\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>A wrecker pulls this Toyota Coaster bus from the spot where it ran off the Portmore toll road and crashed Thursday morning, leaving more than 30 people injured. The injured passengers, among them ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662fea2eab69478297f1cc1e11dfb1da&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wishtv.com%2Fnews%2Findiana-news%2Fisp-on-paw-patrol-with-dog-rescue-on-indiana-toll-road%2F&amp;c=5700281355692720134&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tISP on \u2018paw patrol\u2019 with dog rescue on Indiana Toll Road\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>LAGRANGE COUNTY, Ind. (WISH) \u2014 Indiana State Police were on \u201cpaw patrol\u201d Thursday morning and rescued a stray dog on the Indiana Toll Road. Indiana State Trooper Joshua Brown with the dog he ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662fea2eab69478297f1cc1e11dfb1da&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pulse.ng%2Fnews%2Ffg-announces-naira3000-average-toll-for-lagos-calabar-coastal-road%2F1p0qrht&amp;c=11307620395433678689&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFG sets average toll at \u20a63,000 per gate for coastal roads - Will you use it?\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Minister of Works said the big trucks could be charged up to \u20a65,000 per toll gate when the Lagos-Calabar coastal road is completed. While speaking on the program, Umahi said, \u201cLet me leave ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662fea2eab69478297f1cc1e11dfb1da&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.realclearpolitics.com%2Farticles%2F2024%2F04%2F11%2Fmigrants_feel_the_pain_of_bidens_virtue_150779.html%23!&amp;c=6140304523446935882&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMigrants Feel the Pain of Biden\u2019s Virtue\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>For women and children, the road to hell is paved with Democrats ... either \u2013 using the migrant crisis to score political points while ignoring the human toll. But Biden is our president ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662fea2eab69478297f1cc1e11dfb1da&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jamaicaobserver.com%2F2024%2F04%2F11%2Fseveral-injured-portmore-toll-road-crash%2F&amp;c=12195189573355057561&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSeveral injured in Portmore toll road crash\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>ST CATHERINE, Jamaica \u2013 Police have confirmed a serious motor vehicle accident involving a coaster bus on the Portmore toll road in St Catherine Thursday morning. As of now, there are no ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            <\/ul> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than half a year after TxDOT\u00a0unveiled a plan to overhaul the Interstate 35 corridor through downtown Austin, Central Texas lawmakers haven&#8217;t heard an update. 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