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Keep MoPac Local Community Forum
Name: Keep MoPac Local Community ForumDate: November 9, 2015Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM CSTEvent Description:Join Your Neighbors at the Keep MoPac Local Community Forum
MoPac South Toll Road Expansion – New Facts, New Concerns
What: Keep MoPac Local Community Forum
When: Monday, November 9th @ 6:00-8:00 PM
Where: Austin High School Cafeteria (1715 W. Cesar Chavez)
Hosted by:
Travis County Commissioner Brigid Shea
Austin Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo
Austin City Council Member Leslie Pool
Keep MoPAC Local Coalition
Please attend the November 9th meeting to learn new facts about the MoPac South Toll Road Plan. Hear from elected officials, transportation experts, and the Keep MoPac Local coalition about the impact the MoPac Toll Road proposal could have on Austin and Travis County residents.
The forum will include discussion on alternative transportation solutions.
DID YOU KNOW?- MoPac South is only the first phase of a massive 14-16 lane freeway/toll road project that will connect MoPac to IH-35, via SW45. (To be completed in 10 years.1 )
- When completed it could add 40,000- 60,000 extra cars and trucks a day on MoPac, turning it into an IH-35 bypass
- The MoPac South Environmental and Traffic Study includes only 8 miles of the 18 mile planned toll road loop and does not include traffic impacts to local roads, neighborhoods, businesses, Cesar Chavez, Downtown, Austin High School, Lady Bird Lake, the Butler Hike & Bike Trail, Zilker Park, Barton Springs, the Wildflower Center, Nature Center, air and water quality, etc.
- MoPac toll plan will pave 14-16 lanes over sensitive watershed and protected lands
- MoPac toll lane fares can rise to $13 and higher for a one-way 8 mile trip from Slaughter Lane to Cesar Chavez
- Building 2 toll lanes in each direction on MoPac South will not make travel time faster for vehicles on the “free” lanes
- For IH-35 congestion relief, a TxDOT Blue Ribbon Committee recommends removing the tolls from SH-130, making it the preferred route for interregional traffic from south of Austin to north of Georgetown
1 Central Texas Turnpike System Revenue Bonds prospectus dated January 15, 2015 (p. 2.13) “…Phase 2 Project between FM1625 and IH-35, scheduled for completion in 2025.”
