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January 04, 2012
Truck Toll Promotion on SH 130, SH 45SE this Holiday Season: Bypass I-35 in Austin for $9 or less

TxDOT Truck Toll Promotion on SH 130, SH 45SE Extended through January 25 Initial results show 39 percent increase in truck transactions in past two weeks AUSTIN

– You asked—we listened. All truck tolls will remain $9 or less on the 56-mile State Highway 130 and SH 45SE bypass around Austin through Wednesday, January 25, 2012.
After numerous requests and initial program success, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) will extend its truck toll promotion for three weeks. The original two-week promotion started December 21, 2011 and was slated to end January 4, 2012.

All motorists who choose to avoid traffic congestion through the Austin area and travel nonstop between Georgetown and Buda on the SH 130/SH 45SE toll bypass will continue to pay the passenger vehicle (two-axle) toll rate of $9 or less through January 25. For trucks with four axles or more, this means a savings of more than 67 percent.

Initial results show that truck transactions increased more than 39 percent on both SH 130 and SH 45SE, as well as indicating a 10 percent increase for passenger vehicles for the same period over the previous year.

I-35, from SH 71 to US 183, is the fourth-most highly congested roadway in Texas. Last year,
families on vacation, commuters traveling to work, and truckers working to get their shipments to market on-time experienced more than 4.6 million hours of delay. The state-of-the-art network of tollways was built to offer an alternative to Austin-area traffic congestion, while enhancing safety and connectivity.

Please see more details about this promotion at Truck Toll Promotion on SH 130, SH 45SE this Holiday Season.

June 01, 2011
New Customer Website

TxTag is delighted to unveil our new and improved website. The new site has been refined with your customer feedback in mind. We've made information more friendly and easier to access. We hope you enjoy the experience. Please feel free to provide feedback to us using the customer survey on the bottom of the menu. Thanks!

February 15, 2010
Toll Road Safety

It happens all too often on Central Texas toll roads: drivers get out of their cars at toll booths; they speed through toll plazas; they back up when they miss an exit or to select a different lane.

In response, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) launched a radio campaign in the Austin area Monday urging motorists to slow down and exercise caution at toll plazas. Campaign messages remind motorists to keep safety in mind by avoiding abrupt lane changes and staying in their vehicle at toll plazas.

Travelers may be unaware that, instead of a costly ticket, drivers passing through a Central Texas toll plaza without a TxTag account or cash payment will simply receive a bill in the mail. Toll rates for the Pay by Mail payment option are slightly higher than cash rates and are subject to an additional nominal administrative fee, but larger fees are only applied if a driver fails to pay a bill after 45 days. View Full Release.

May 08, 2009
SH 45 Southeast Now Open

State Highway 45 Southeast is now open to traffic. The new 7.4 mile toll road connects the State Highway 130 toll road at its south end to I-35. Drivers can now avoid traffic congestion through central Austin and travel nonstop from Georgetown to Buda on the SH 130/SH 45 toll bypass. State Highway 45 Southeast will be free for all motorists in May and free for TxTag users in June.

The state-of-the-art network of 70-mile-per-hour tollways is part of the Texas Department of Transportation's long-range plan to keep Central Texans moving into the 21st century by reducing traffic congestion, enhancing safety, boosting the local economy and helping to improve air quality.