Texas State Highway 130 , also known as Pickle Parkway , is the highway of Interstate 35 (I-35) in San Antonio along I-410 and I-10 to the east of Seguin, then to the north as toll from there to I-35 north of Georgetown. SH 130 runs on corridors 131 miles (211 km) east and south of Austin. This route parallels the I-35 and is intended to reduce the volume of Interstate traffic through the San Antonio-Austin corridor by serving as an alternative route.
The highway was developed in response to a tremendous surge in truck traffic in the I-35 corridor brought by the North American Free Trade Agreement during the late 1990s, notably the truck traffic coming from Laredo, where the Texas Transportation Department (TxDOT) reported 150 trucks enter the United States every hour. A supporter of the construction of the highway, the Capital City Transport Coalition, said that the congestion along the I-35 corridor weighed on business more than $ 194 million per year with higher operating costs and lost productivity.
This highway is noted for having a speed limit of at least 80 mph (130 km/h) along the remaining part. The 41-km (66-km) section of the highway between SH 45 and I-10 has a posted speed limit of 85 mph (137 km/h), posted the highest posted speed limit in the United States.
Video Texas State Highway 130
Route description
SHÃ, 130 starts while running alongside I-410 at the crossroads with I-35 in southwest San Antonio. SH, 130 follow I-410 to an exchange with I-10/US 90 east of Downtown San Antonio, and then follow two highways to Seguin. SHÃ, 130 left I-10 in eastern Seguin, walking north as the highway. Close to Lockhart, the highway starts to overlap with US 183; US 183 stretches along the front road. In the small Mustang Ridge community, US 183 left the front road and overlapped with SHÃ, 45 begun. Both highways headed northeast through the countryside of Travis County. The highway passes near Austin-Bergstrom International Airport at the crossroads with SH 71 and runs in extreme east Austin. The freeway turns around Lake Walter E. Long after the intersection with the Manor Expressway near the Manor. In the town of Pflugerville, there is little progress along the route near Ranch to Market Road 620 (RM 620). SHÃ, 45 leaves the highway in Pflugerville, and SH 130 runs through the rural areas of Williamson County. SH 130 runs in northwest direction before ending on I-35 in north Georgetown.
Maps Texas State Highway 130
History
Previous route
SHÃ, 130 was originally designated in western Texas, between the cities of El Paso and SHÃ, 54 in El Paso, Hudspeth, and Culberson counties. The route was set on January 18, 1928. In 1932, the route was designated as part of US 62. On January 21, 1936, SH 130 was extended eastward to the New Mexico state line, replacing a portion of the SHÃ, 54 SHÃ, 130 Determination by a general description of the state highway system on September 26, 1939. Since September 6, 1943, the previous route has also been established as part of US $ 180 along with US 62.
Route now
In June 2002, Lone Star Infrastructure, a consortium of major road construction contractors and civil engineering companies, was awarded a Comprehensive Development Agreement by TxDOT to design and build parts of I-35 in Georgetown to US $ 183 southeast of Austin. The cost of this section is expected to be $ 1.5 billion, which includes the cost of utility relocation, design, construction, and right-of-way. The right-of-way cost is estimated at $ 389 million.
Laying the first stone for SH 130 was made on 3 October 2003. The first segment opened to the public was from USÃ, 290 northward to US $ 79 on November 1, 2006. On December 13, the highway extended northward to the junction with the I-35. On September 6, 2007, the route was extended south from US $ 290 to SH 71. Segment 4 opened on April 30, 2008, running 8.7 miles (14.0 km) from SH 71 to US $ 183.
On June 28, 2006, a partnership between Cintra and Zachry American Infrastructure, the Trans-Texas Corridor developer, reached a $ 1.3 billion deal with the state to build segments 5 and 6 from Austin's $ 183 southeast to I-10 in Seguin. Cintra-Zachry established the SHÃ Concession Company, 130 to manage the project. In return for investment, the company received the right to collect toll for 50 years in a revenue-sharing arrangement with the state. The state has a temporary way the company is responsible for financing, design, construction, operation and maintenance during the term of the agreement. Although substantially private sector projects, some of the costs for segments 5 and 6 are borne by TxDOT, including about 400 road signs promoting SHÃ, 130 as an alternative route and subsidized toll road tariffs for truck drivers to use the highway instead of I-35. In 2013, Moody's downgraded the company's debt to junk status due to low traffic revenues, increasing the likelihood that TxDOT may terminate the toll contract with the group. The company explored debt restructuring around December 2013, and in danger of default in June 2014, eventually filed for bankruptcy in March 2016.
The 2007 session of the Texas Legislature passed HB 2296, appointing SH. 130 in Williamson, Travis, Caldwell, and Guadalupe County as "Pickle Parkway" in honor of former US Congressman J.J. "Jake" Pickle. Construction begins in early 2009 at the end of SH 130, from Lockhart via Caldwell and Guadalupe County to I-10, which opens on October 24, 2012. On the first night of the open road, three cars crashed into a pack of wild pigs. US $ 183 runs parallel to SH 130 from southeast Austin to Lockhart.
TxDOT announced on 29 September 2011 that the SH 130 designation has been extended westward, along I-10 to I-410, then south and west along I-410 to I-35 in southern San Antonio. On March 2, 2016, the SH 130 Concession Company, which operated the toll road between Seguin and Mustang Ridge, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The concessionaire CEO, Alfonso Orol, stated that the toll road will continue to operate during the bankruptcy process.
Proposal for removal of toll
In 2013, House Bill 3682 was filed by State Representative Paul Workman with the intention of removing a toll on SHÃ, 130 and re-designating a highway as an Interstate. Cost is estimated at $ 3 billion. $ 1.5 billion will come from the state rainy day fund, with the same amount funded from federal sources.
Exit list
References
External links
- State Highway 130 Concession Company, LLC, developer of SH 130 segments 5 and 6.
- Anti-130 page (BicycleAustin.info)
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