Why are toll roads needed in Texas?
Planners have identified $188 billion in needed projects to achieve an acceptable level of mobility by 2030. The Texas Department of Transportation estimates that only $102 billion will be available to meet those needs, leaving a significant funding gap of $86 billion. The traditional tax-based method of financing roads is no longer sufficient to handle the state’s mobility needs in a timely fashion. Developing roads as tollways will stretch limited taxpayer dollars and accelerate construction of highway projects, resulting in congestion relief for motorists, sooner rather than later.
