New tollway struggles to find more traffic

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About 30 miles north of the the Downtown Austin gridlock, drivers have an important decision to make. Brave the stand-still rush hour on Interstate 35 or try a relatively new route around the city, the toll road, State Highway 130.

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  • @Jonathan-uc7do
    @Jonathan-uc7do5 жыл бұрын

    Ill use the road if you make it free

  • @bigzclipz5104

    @bigzclipz5104

    3 жыл бұрын

    😭😭😭😭

  • @kcastillo1234

    @kcastillo1234

    Ай бұрын

    Jokes on you they will tax you

  • @dajointguy9905
    @dajointguy99056 жыл бұрын

    Nothing like tolls, lets use tax money to build public roads and highways then charge the public to use the road that they paid for

  • @crucisnh

    @crucisnh

    6 жыл бұрын

    I can't speak for this particular road, but the reality usually is that states pay for major new high way projects with bonds, not tax money. And the tolls are used to pay off the bonds. Then after the bonds are paid off, it's a question of whether you have a corrupt state that floats new bonds (to pay for maintenance) so that they can keep the tolls in place, or removes the tolls and just have the maintenance paid for with tax monies. In Massachusetts, the Mass State toll road was built in the 50's and paid off sometime in the 80's, IIRC. But they floated another bond so that they could keep the tolls, and keep paying toll takers, supposedly to pay for the maintenance. And while it does pay for the maintenance, the road is maintained at a ridiculously high level that just wasn't justifiable. But the worst part is that the road is an East/West road, and the toll monies are also being used to pay for the massive "Big Dig" project through Boston, which just happens to be a North/South road (and NOT a toll road). And the people west of Boston were/are pissed to be having to pay the cost of a road that other people use.

  • @ZeldagigafanMatthew

    @ZeldagigafanMatthew

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@crucisnh If the state orders its construction, it should be free for everyone to use, regardless of where that money came from.

  • @nick4506

    @nick4506

    3 жыл бұрын

    this road was built with private money.

  • @cat-.-

    @cat-.-

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@crucisnh boston resident here. Always wondered why i93 is not tolled but i90 is. This explains a lot. BTW i really really hate i90 toll, it is such a useful road!

  • @matthewgonzalez9034

    @matthewgonzalez9034

    3 жыл бұрын

    Amen bruther

  • @bward5827
    @bward58276 жыл бұрын

    the toll roads at night are very bright ,and empty ,deep in the Heart of Texas.

  • @Eugenepanels

    @Eugenepanels

    5 жыл бұрын

    i love it when it travel i have the time selected as night its awesome just came back from a trip in tennesee the road trip was beautiful

  • @THEBBAGLEY29
    @THEBBAGLEY295 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Kxan. I am a new HR specialist for the Lubbock division, and your videos has indeed helped me see some things we can improve on. Thank you!

  • @user-ln7of9gs4s

    @user-ln7of9gs4s

    Ай бұрын

    Improve on what?

  • @Astinsan
    @Astinsan6 жыл бұрын

    Sounds like it’s over priced. Lower the toll to get more traffic then creep it up. Gotta get people used to it.

  • @reponut12345

    @reponut12345

    6 жыл бұрын

    $1 is expensive ?

  • @joshuahawkes7218

    @joshuahawkes7218

    6 жыл бұрын

    its $o.15 per mile, can't get much lower than that

  • @NSUScooter

    @NSUScooter

    5 жыл бұрын

    Jacob Cannon you’re right! Pause the video at 1:51 and it’s only $0.94 lol Texans must be some cheap bastards! Oh what I would give to pay less than $5 in tolls

  • @ZeldagigafanMatthew

    @ZeldagigafanMatthew

    3 жыл бұрын

    Or kill the tax to use it.

  • @ZeldagigafanMatthew

    @ZeldagigafanMatthew

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@joshuahawkes7218 Should be a penny per parsec.

  • 5 жыл бұрын

    I avoid toll roads like the plague!

  • @PC-uh6hk
    @PC-uh6hk3 жыл бұрын

    I always set my GPS to avoid tolls, I can't see paying to drive on a road that should have been paid for by tax payers. Interstate highways should be paid for before starting a project and there should be penalties for jobs that were under bid.

  • @Rhaman68
    @Rhaman685 жыл бұрын

    Do the math; 41 miles at 85 mph wasting gas is not worth the toll fees. Time “saved?” Very little. The people know.

  • @Eugenepanels

    @Eugenepanels

    5 жыл бұрын

    whats the ideal speed on the highway then? 70? 77?

  • @aimxdy8680

    @aimxdy8680

    3 жыл бұрын

    85? People already go past 90 mph on the the I-35 with speed limit of 75.

  • @user-zt6bt8dp2c
    @user-zt6bt8dp2c6 жыл бұрын

    $3.30 for trucks to save 30-45 min? Shit I’ll be taking it daily

  • @ajlacostewm
    @ajlacostewm Жыл бұрын

    I say once they've reached the cost of the road ,they should cut the cost to those consumers who use it to commute to and from work everyday.

  • @tomservo5007
    @tomservo50073 жыл бұрын

    I'm surprised investors didn't intentionally cause accidents and/or slow downs on I-35 , daily and during rush hour.

  • @southernbreeze3278
    @southernbreeze32785 жыл бұрын

    Great - all that and they don't say how much

  • @user-bs1zo6tr2g
    @user-bs1zo6tr2gАй бұрын

    I've driven this a few times but never needed to do so. Once I got to Seguin, I'm still like, I still have a long drive to San Antonio.

  • @skeleguns10oooooo10
    @skeleguns10oooooo106 жыл бұрын

    It shouldn't be a toll road.

  • @Johnny-vu7db
    @Johnny-vu7db6 жыл бұрын

    That's Fk'd up that they're privately owned "for profit," roads. Here, in Canada we do toll roads until the project is paid off. After that the tolls stop

  • @alexsu6872

    @alexsu6872

    6 жыл бұрын

    uh u mean the 407?

  • @Rocheman79

    @Rocheman79

    6 жыл бұрын

    haha yeah 407 is privatly owned and many think it was a mistake to sell it

  • @MihalisNavara

    @MihalisNavara

    5 жыл бұрын

    In Greece we pay tolls before the road is ready and we keep paying after its payed off. Some of them are not even highways, they are normal roads. Car accidents are often fatal. And many toll stations can't be avoided, as there are toll stations even at many entries and exits. Furthermore, there are many toll stations at the roads parallel to the highway. This is just legal theft...

  • @markadams5823

    @markadams5823

    5 жыл бұрын

    Johnny5 I am in total agreement used tools until the road is paid off. When I get my car registered there's a Road and Bridge fee on there they can just use that for maintenance

  • @Flexin010

    @Flexin010

    5 жыл бұрын

    Wow! Tolls roads in states are for-ev-fer

  • @davidjames3289
    @davidjames32895 жыл бұрын

    North Dallas tollway has been in place for years and years ..people sit on it in heavy traffic and still pay ?

  • @asantaraliner
    @asantaraliner2 жыл бұрын

    In my country, people continues to use the Toll Road because the standard roads were narrow and bumpy. There were major Toll Road projects after 2014.

  • @HOWYOUDOIN884
    @HOWYOUDOIN8847 жыл бұрын

    they make it too hard to keep track of what you owe... just use the tollroad as a garbage can. next we are gonna pay for the air we breathe

  • @crazyknarf
    @crazyknarf2 жыл бұрын

    IMO To me toll roads are a sham. If we are paying taxes for roads, why do we need private roads controlled by for profit companies in the first place? I live in NJ and my late father told me that the government promised that route 444 (Garden State Parkway today) would be a toll-free road once it was paid for. But that was in 1950's? So why are the toll still on the Garden State Parkway? I mostly avoid the toll roads if I can. I find it more joyful to drive on country roads or even state roads like route 9 in Southern shore area of New Jersey. And remember when Al Alberts sang "On the Way to Cape May" the Garden State Parkway was not even built yet.

  • @cthornton3481
    @cthornton34816 жыл бұрын

    this is an advertisement. not news

  • @ekop6543

    @ekop6543

    5 жыл бұрын

    HERE IN CONNECTICUT NO TOLLS SINCE 1983 BECAUSE OF A DEADLY ACCIDENT YET ROADS BRIDGES ARE SHIT STATE HAS NO MONEY TO FIX THANKS TO POLITICAL ASSHOLES

  • @MoonLiteNite
    @MoonLiteNite11 жыл бұрын

    well without watching this video.. Remove gas tax, car registration tax, and car inspection, and i would have money to use a toll road. Or, use alllll those taxes to pay for roads. You can't take best out of both worlds for the govenment!

  • @saaamember97
    @saaamember976 жыл бұрын

    All you potential toll road users hurry-up and get on the stick! The sooner you get with the program, the sooner I can enjoy the eased traffic on the non-tolled roads! I don't use toll roads, because the very few times I have used them, I got no less than 3 separate toll bills in the mail each time! With such a billing scheme, I have no idea if I'm being overcharged or not .... They could charge ANYTHING, and you'd be none the wiser!

  • @geoffreylee5199
    @geoffreylee5199Ай бұрын

    If the operators are those who run Ontario’s 407 ETR, you guys are pooched!

  • @richardrice3137
    @richardrice31373 жыл бұрын

    that toll road and one like it in Colorado are similar in that there was a need but poorly thought out and not convenient enough to use. I 25 in Colorado is a very convenient road to use at any time, unlike I35.

  • @sphillips6357
    @sphillips63573 жыл бұрын

    So how much is the toll? Why is it people want to keep that info a secret? Of all the videos I've seen on toll roads, not one has ever mentioned how much the actual tolls are.

  • @Sirphil-dj9dh
    @Sirphil-dj9dh5 жыл бұрын

    This road made no sense to me. In San Antonio the road was hoped to ease rush hour gridlock both in the morning and late afternoon. Especially big rig traffic. State highway 130 has not accomplished this. I feel sorry for the investors.

  • @anb7408
    @anb7408Ай бұрын

    Imagine that……drivers who are sick and tired of being bilked with road tolls!

  • @frankyflowers
    @frankyflowers6 жыл бұрын

    they sent me a ton of bills and they were crazy expensive. i would use it but then id be fired.

  • @christianrogers9439
    @christianrogers94395 жыл бұрын

    how do those toll scanners work?

  • @WhiteOut-

    @WhiteOut-

    4 жыл бұрын

    Wikipedia time!

  • @fauhlin
    @fauhlin5 жыл бұрын

    wow i’d love to drive on that..speed limit is 85!! basically the autobahn 😂

  • @julianheald8661

    @julianheald8661

    5 жыл бұрын

    the autobahn circulates at more than 110mph..... basically a mini version of it.

  • @bobsyeruncle9401

    @bobsyeruncle9401

    2 жыл бұрын

    You've obviously never driven on the Autobahn. American: Wow 85mph, that's fast. German: 85mph is the slow lane

  • @davidjames3289
    @davidjames32895 жыл бұрын

    It's 2 expensive

  • @sevenhornets
    @sevenhornets6 жыл бұрын

    Dumps too far east of SA. Needed to be within 10 mi not 40.

  • @themanwiththepan
    @themanwiththepan3 жыл бұрын

    Remember time is money

  • @richardmann5049
    @richardmann50495 жыл бұрын

    A private company built this toll road and will split the revenue with the state. I didn't hear what the toll is.

  • @mnoble247
    @mnoble2475 жыл бұрын

    Try lowering the toll...

  • @gsm1021
    @gsm10215 жыл бұрын

    Just make sure unlimited toll fees are covered in your rental car while your on vacation.

  • @SuperDrewH
    @SuperDrewH3 жыл бұрын

    I always take it every time I am in the area. I hate traffic so no problem paying to ride.

  • @ischul
    @ischul3 жыл бұрын

    I never heard how much the toll was but I’m not about to watch it again

  • @cheraylucas
    @cheraylucas3 жыл бұрын

    I'm having trouble with paying the toll, my information won't take, I can't even get to the vehicle and credit card section. 😡

  • @coreysmith8560
    @coreysmith85603 жыл бұрын

    SH 130 is like a racetrack.

  • @lakesnake2005
    @lakesnake20053 жыл бұрын

    Make it free for Commercial traffic. Trucking companies will NOT reimburse the drivers.

  • @HSMiyamoto
    @HSMiyamoto3 жыл бұрын

    $19 million a year? ROOKIE NUMBERS! You won't even be able to maintain the road for that money.

  • @timberousek12
    @timberousek125 жыл бұрын

    tax after tax after tax

  • @billykobilca6321
    @billykobilca63215 жыл бұрын

    So this is stupid... ya left out the rates... how REDICULIOUS for NEWS to leave out. Hello ...

  • @SteelRhinoXpress
    @SteelRhinoXpress6 жыл бұрын

    you want more traffic? trun your toll road into a lottory and give out prizes and money to lucky drivers who get randomly picked each month after driving on your toll road. the more they drive on it the better their chances of getting selected for the lottory drawing each month.

  • @WhiteOut-

    @WhiteOut-

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes and make it even more corrupt :)

  • @andrepoiy1199
    @andrepoiy11992 жыл бұрын

    Pay a toll to drive 85 mph, which also uses more fuel and is a longer distance? Hmmm

  • @tardis3962
    @tardis39626 жыл бұрын

    I thought 75 was the limit

  • @danieldaniels7571

    @danieldaniels7571

    3 жыл бұрын

    Not in Texas. Everything’s bigger in Texas.

  • @stokerboiler
    @stokerboiler3 жыл бұрын

    Give us a 90 MPH limit.

  • @Mr3344555
    @Mr33445553 жыл бұрын

    Texans are cheap! It's $0.94 for the toll

  • @jimleech2364
    @jimleech23642 жыл бұрын

    why worry about development on the new route. Its intention is to BYPASS congestion for thru travellers.

  • @nickb1973
    @nickb19736 жыл бұрын

    Paid me To Drive...

  • @richardrice3137
    @richardrice31373 жыл бұрын

    if that picture is accurate of where the road starts and ends, I would not use it because it goes from the Interstate to nowhere. If it went from I35 north to I35 south then it would make sense but it doesn't so why use it. very stupid idea from start to finish and the investors were just stupid to fund a road that went nowhere!

  • @bobsyeruncle9401

    @bobsyeruncle9401

    2 жыл бұрын

    It may not go anywhere now, but in time the area will grow, because of the highway.

  • @cityplanner3063
    @cityplanner30633 жыл бұрын

    Why so cheap. In sydney one tollway costs $5 USD for 1 mile. Every single motorway here is tolled (world’s most tolled city).at least you have free interstate you can use.

  • @MrWc867
    @MrWc8673 жыл бұрын

    Old news, believe me they have their "needed" traffic now.

  • @joelmcgrath9745
    @joelmcgrath97455 жыл бұрын

    Extortion government 👈👈👈

  • @AmateurHistorian999
    @AmateurHistorian99921 күн бұрын

    Seguin? Why on Earth? If you happen to live in Seguin then lucky you. But if you're going to SA or Houston, I can't imagine that the extra speed makes up for the detour.

  • @timberousek12
    @timberousek125 жыл бұрын

    RIP freedom of movement

  • @gusespe4458
    @gusespe44582 жыл бұрын

    So Cities build a Road by Taxing the People that live in that state then Build a Toll that the same people & Tourists have to pay for the Road regularly ? Well if that isn’t a damn Scam I don’t know what is !!!! Wow

  • @ffieditor
    @ffieditor3 жыл бұрын

    Get rid of the TOLL's

  • @stynkanator
    @stynkanator3 жыл бұрын

    Americans: we want nice things! But we refuse to pay for them!

  • @MrDjvance
    @MrDjvance5 жыл бұрын

    i have a idea but the people will not like it !! the idea that i have is shut down I 35 throw Austin and make the people drive on the toll way 130 !!! that is my only idea !!

  • @fm00078
    @fm000786 жыл бұрын

    BY LAW all roadways are to be PAID IN FULL by year 7 after completion. That's PAID IN FULL folks, tolls are simply a revenue scam. GEE, can I start charging toll passage in front of my house? The road is PAID for, I pay taxes on its upkeep. They are incurring wear & tear on my piece of roadway.

  • @Notallwhowanderarelost98

    @Notallwhowanderarelost98

    5 жыл бұрын

    You sure about that? A lot of toll roads are independently run(but are overseen by state governments,) in an effort to offset the cost of the roads to the taxpayers. Troopers assigned to the toll road are funded solely by toll revenue on toll roads in the state I live in. Honestly toll roads are a convenience to get around.

  • @juliog9416
    @juliog94165 жыл бұрын

    Lol this is a promotion, who paid for this section,probably wont discloses this information

  • @jnyerere
    @jnyerere3 жыл бұрын

    One day these large southern metropolitan areas will have the audacity to build world-class public transit systems. Stubborn until you have no choice but to embrace progress and finally change.

  • @MysLed
    @MysLed6 жыл бұрын

    WTF is that posted 85mph sign for real? That just seems unreal! I really can't believe that there's any road in America that's actually approved to be safe enough to travel at speeds over 70mph.

  • @MysLed

    @MysLed

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thelondonbadger so does that mean the drivers abilities have been upgraded as well? Thats my concern!

  • @donalddrumpfp.i.g3514

    @donalddrumpfp.i.g3514

    5 жыл бұрын

    Genapher S - Good question! No lol

  • @markadams5823

    @markadams5823

    5 жыл бұрын

    Genapher S if people would actually pay attention to the road and not be on their phones or whatever else they're doing I think it's okay to drive 85 miles an hour if the road is safe because people can easily crash at 30 miles an hour if they're not paying attention besides the vehicles nowadays how much better than a older vehicles my car won't even let me change lanes unless I use the turn signal. I think things will get better.

  • @pequalsnp

    @pequalsnp

    5 жыл бұрын

    Montana had NO speed limit until 1999. Did you know that accidents increased after they imposed a speed limit? That's right, the speeders were safer.

  • @SuperEman500
    @SuperEman500 Жыл бұрын

    Give it to street racers

  • @maddiekits
    @maddiekits Жыл бұрын

    Honestly they should probably toll all non local traffic on I-35 and use that to pay for the new road, so people actually start to use it lol.

  • @Questchaun
    @Questchaun6 жыл бұрын

    Fuck toll roads hope the company bankrupts.

  • @cmikesmith664
    @cmikesmith6645 жыл бұрын

    Hahaha!!!!

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