Blacklands Corridor/NE Gateway tollroad project public meeting tonight

Blacklands Corridor / Northeast Gateway
Feasibility Study

Public Input Meeting In Rockwall

September 22^nd at 6:30 PM

 Rockwall High School Performing Arts Center at The Utley Middle School Campus

1201 T L Townsend Drive, Rockwall, Texas 75087

Doors open to the public at 5:30 PM. 

ROCKWALL, TX (September 22, 2014) The public meeting cut short Sept. 4 in Lavon due to exceeding maximum building occupancy restrictions will be Monday, Sept. 22 in Rockwall. The North Central Texas Council of Governments is recommending a combination of strategies to help meet local and regional transportation needs in the area between Greenville and Garland. New and widened arterials, bicycle and pedestrian improvements, IH 30 bottleneck improvements and a new freeway/tollway are among recommended strategies.

Texas Turnpike Corp., a private firm, has begun work to develop the potential tollway. Representatives from Texas Turnpike Corp. will be at the public meeting to answer questions and describe what residents can expect from a state-mandated environmental assessment they will begin this fall. To determine a project location, Texas Turnpike Corp. must complete an environmental and public involvement process under the supervision of the Texas Department of Transportation.

Live Stream of the Public Meeting

For anyone who cannot attend Sept. 22, a live stream of the meeting will be online and accessible from www.nctcog.org/blacklands.

How to Provide Comments

Visit www.nctcog.org/blacklands to submit comments and questions to project staff. Staff can also be reached at jstout@nctcog.org or 817-608-2335.

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