NTTA Milestones
The North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) was created on September 1, 1997 with 213 employees, to finance, construct and oversee turnpike projects in North Texas. At that time, the Texas Turnpike Authority’s (TTA) assets and liabilities in North Texas were transferred to NTTA. Today, the NTTA operates almost 51 miles of toll roads in North Texas and has over 700 employees.
Our origins were with the Texas Turnpike Authority (TTA), which was established as a state agency in 1953.
The TTA’s first project was the Dallas-Fort Worth Turnpike, started in 1955 and completed in 1957. In 1977, when all outstanding bonds were retired, the road was transferred to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) as a toll-free highway, 17 years ahead of schedule. TxDOT designated the former DFW Turnpike as Interstate Highway 30 (IH-30).
TTA began its second project, the Dallas North Tollway, in 1966 and opened the first segment to motorists in 1968. In 1977, TTA initiated construction on the two-mile Mountain Creek Lake Bridge in Grand Prairie which was opened to traffic in 1979. Throughout the years, the TTA also began projects in other areas of Texas, including the Houston Ship Channel Bridge.
| 1953 |
Texas Turnpike Authority created |
| 1957 |
Dallas-Fort Worth Turnpike opened |
| 1968 |
Dallas North Tollway opened |
| 1978 |
Dallas-Fort Worth Turnpike tolls removed, designated Interstate Highway 30 (IH-30) |
| 1979 |
Mountain Creek Lake Bridge in Grand Prairie, southwestern Dallas County, opened |
| 1987 |
Dallas North Tollway extension – Phase I opened (IH-635 to Briargrove Lane) |
| 1989 |
Electronic TollTag system introduced on Dallas North Tollway |
| 1994 |
Dallas North Tollway extension – Phase II opened (Briargrove Lane to SH-121 in Plano) |
| 1997 |
North Texas Tollway Authority created |
| 1998 |
President George Bush Turnpike – Segment I opened (Midway to Preston) |
| 1999 |
Addison Airport Toll Tunnel opened |
| 1999 |
President George Bush Turnpike – Segment II opened (Coit to Campbell) |
| 2000 |
President George Bush Turnpike – Segment II opened (Campbell to SH 78 in Garland) |
| 2001 |
President George Bush Turnpike – Segment III opened (Midway Road to IH-35E) |
| 2001 |
President George Bush Turnpike – Segment V opened (IH-635 to Belt Line Road in Irving) |
| 2003 |
Electronic TollTag system became interoperable with Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Harris County Toll Road Authority (HCTRA) |
| 2004 |
SH 121 Interchange at the Dallas North Tollway and extension to Gaylord Parkway in Frisco opened |
| 2005 |
Electronic TollTag system became interoperable with Dallas Love Field Airport |
| 2005 |
Construction began on the 10-mile Dallas North Tollway Extension Phase 3 (Gaylord Parkway to US 380 in Frisco) |
| 2005 |
President George Bush Turnpike – Segment IV opened (IH-35E to IH 635) |
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