Sam Rayburn Tollway (formerly the 121 Tollway) in Collin, Dallas and Denton counties
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Sam Rayburn Tollway (121 Tollway) in Collin, Dallas and Denton counties.
The Sam Rayburn Tollway, formerly known as State Highway (SH) 121, extends northeasterly from State Highway Business 121 near the Dallas/Denton County line to U.S. 75 in Collin County, a total length of approximately 26 miles. Since 2007, the North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) have worked together on the toll road that passes through the cities of Allen, Carrollton, Coppell, Fairview, Frisco, Lewisville, McKinney, Plano and The Colony. The Sam Rayburn Tollway became part of the NTTA System on September 1, 2008.
PUBLIC MEETING HELD JUNE 16, 2008
The NTTA conducted a public meeting on June 16, 2008, to discuss design enhancements the Authority had proposed for the interchange at the Sam Rayburn Tollway (121 Tollway)/ U.S. 75. For more information, click here .
Frequently Asked Questions about these enhancements are available here .
To see the proposed interchange configuration, please click here .
View a map showing the Sam Rayburn Tollway (121 Tollway)/ U.S. 75 interchange design that was approved in 2005.
View a map showing the Sam Rayburn (121 Tollway)/ U.S. 75 interchange design currently under construction by the NTTA.
More about the Sam Rayburn Tollway (formerly the 121 Tollway):
The NTTA is constructing the Sam Rayburn Tollway to feature six main lanes and all-electronic toll collection gantries. There is no cash option available. Motorists will be able to use the toll road with their NTTA-issued TollTag, a Texas Tollways TxTag, or an EZ TAG from the Harris County Toll Road Authority. Customers who use the toll road without a transponder will receive a bill from the NTTA. Cameras at various entrances and exits along the toll road will take a picture of your license plate and the vehicle owner will be mailed an invoice.
The Sam Rayburn Tollway project is divided into five segments, all in various stages of development.
Segment 1, from Denton Tap Road to Old Denton Road, opened to traffic in July 2006.
Segment 2, which runs from Old Denton Road to Hillcrest Road, officially opened to traffic on Sept. 1, 2008, when NTTA took full responsibility for Segments 1 and 2 as well as the operation, maintenance and construction of the remaining segments of the Sam Rayburn Tollway.
NTTA contractors began work on Segment 3 of the Sam Rayburn Tollway in March 2008 . On Sept. 1, 2009, the NTTA opened the main lanes from Hillcrest Road to just east of Custer Road. On Sept. 29, 2009, the NTTA opened the main lanes from just east of Custer Road to west of Hardin Boulevard.
Segment 4 consists of the area that encompasses the Sam Rayburn Tollway/U.S. 75 interchange, from west of Hardin Boulevard to just east of U.S. 75. This portion of the roadway is under construction and expected to open in January 2011.
The Sam Rayburn Tollway/Dallas North Tollway interchange is referred to as Segment 5. The anticipated completion date for Segment 5 is January 2012.
For a complete listing of toll rates, please click here .
Work continues on the Sam Rayburn Tollway. To get a status report on current efforts to complete the roadway, please click here to view this month’s Sam Rayburn Tollway progress report. |