San Marcos Mercury: Worsening Austin Traffic Prompts Talk of Toll Road Swap

1.http://smmercury.com/2013/11/05/worsening-austin-traffic-prompts-talk-of-toll-road-swap/

2.Category of problem/issue: Transportation/Traffic

3. Level of problem/issue: Local/State

4. A potential policy that is being considered to help a problem/issue that individuals/families face.

5. Why is it important to individuals/families and how does it affect them?

This affects the individuals and families that travel on 35 in any capacity but especially during rush hour. It would also affect them financially.

6. What are your views?

Though I'm never traveling on 35 when it's rush hour, I feel their pain. I don't know how well their idea of turning the 35 we have now into a toll lane is going to pan out. Maybe if they stuck to the original plan of expanding the toll road they already have to San Antonio, this congestion problem would be fixed. There's no need to merge the free lanes with another highway and turn 35 into a toll road. That's more expensive and really confusing.