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North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority Presentation To Texas Transportation Commission October 25, 2012. NET RMA 12 Member Counties 19 Board Members Coordinating with 2 TxDOT Districts 3 MPO’s. Toll 49 in Smith County
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North East TexasRegional Mobility Authority Presentation ToTexas Transportation CommissionOctober 25, 2012
NET RMA • 12 Member Counties • 19 Board Members • Coordinating with • 2 TxDOT Districts • 3 MPO’s
Toll 49 inSmith County • Segments 1, 2 and 5 – Open to Traffic and Tolling • Segment 3A – Construction is 93% complete (TxDOT) • Segment 3B – Construction is 85% complete (NET RMA) • Segment 4 – being planned by TxDOT, with ROW, Design and Construction by NET RMA
Toll 49 Segment 3B • TTC approved SIB and TELA loans for $89.2M on October 28, 2010 • Design Build NTP was issued on March 31, 2011. The CDA Developer proposed to construct 10-miles of toll road in 22 months • Construction is on schedule and is 85% complete (NET RMA oversight) • Estimated Opening Early Spring 2013
LOOKING FORWARD Toll 49 - ETHG • Feasibility Planning is underway • Segments 6 and 7 are now segmented to allow for easy planning, design and construction
INNOVATIVE FINANCING Smith, Gregg and Upshur Counties are considering a Transportation Reinvestment Zone (TRZ) to accelerate funding for Toll 49.
Smith CountyMulti-Modal Facility • Site Feasibility Analysis is 95% complete. • MMF will combine taxi, local and regional bus, paratransit, airport shuttles, rental cars and future commuter rail services all at one facility.
Dallas – Shreveport High Speed Rail NET RMA is coordinating with DART for planning of High Speed Rail from Dallas to Shreveport as the Texas Louisiana Rail Coalition.
NORTH EAST TEXASREGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY 909 ESE Loop 323 Tyler, Texas 75701 903-594-4834 Linda Thomas - Chair