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Houston TX area toll rates rising Sept 8 by average 10 percent
2012-08-24: Most toll rates on the 120 mile Houston area toll system operated by Harris County Toll Road Authority (HCTRA) are rising September 8. Mainline toll rates with the EZ TAG transponders will got up a dime to $1.40 (about 8% higher) while cash toll rates go up a quarter from $1.50 to $1.75 (a 17% increase) for cars.
ABC TV in Houston hits toller with charge of reneging on de-toll CRITIQUE/ADDITION
By Peter Samuel on May 23, 2012
In Houston the ABC franchise KTRK13 has a program called 13 Undercover Investigations with a chatty, gravelly-voiced reporter Wayne Dolcefino who this week did a silly hit job on Harris County tollers in Houston. Dolcefino's 13 Undercover crew found its way into the archives of the Harris County Toll Road Authority (HCTRA) and there they came up with an old brochure from the early 1980s on the Hardy Toll Road and the Sam Houston Tollway then in development.
Houston TX to redo their six pike toll system - RFP out
By Peter Samuel on April 23, 2010
Harris County Toll Road Authority (HCTRA) which operates six tollroads in the Houston metro area is doing a big toll system upgrade. This is the first complete system upgrade they've done since they first introduced electronic tolling in 1993. Many incremental improvements have been made by inhouse staff and ETC Corp which has been the longtime system integrator to HCTRA.
Westpark Tollway to be closed for repairs - poor drainage
By Peter Samuel on February 15, 2009
Five years after it opened the Westpark Tollway in Houston has to have major repairs to remedy drainage problems in depressed
segments.
Houston toll roads open, but no power, no comms, no tolls
By Peter Samuel on September 17, 2008Houston's tollroads are open and busy and carrying large traffic volumes in the aftermath of
Hurricane Ike, but there's no early prospect of resuming toll collection. Gary Stobb, spokesman at Harris County Toll Road Authority says he doesn't expect tolls to be collected "until we're a lot closer to normality than we are now."
Toll Roads in Houston closed during hurricane Ike, no current reports
By Peter Samuel on September 15, 2008Harris County Toll Road Authority in Houston told its employees not to report to work at the authority offices Friday or Saturday because the tollroads were
shutting down. Tolls have not been collected since before Hurricane Ike, which hit the Houston area late Friday night and through Saturday morning. Toll collection ceased at 7pm (19:00) Sept 10, Wednesday evening to assist with evacuations ordered for the southeast part of the metro area.
HOUSTON:HCTRA changes
By Peter Samuel on February 25, 2001HOUSTON:HCTRA changes
Originally published in issue 53 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Jan 2001.
Page:32
Subjects:promotions job changes
Facilities:HCTRA
Agencies:HCTRA
Locations:Houston harris Co TX
TEXAS:Houston’s HCTRA Building Westpark
By Peter Samuel on December 5, 1999TEXAS:Houstons HCTRA Building Westpark
Originally published in issue 44 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Nov 1999.
Page:14
Subjects:new toll road Westpark
Facilities:Westpark airport spur downown extension
Agencies:HCTRA
Locations:Houston TX
Sources:Freise
HOUSTON TX:High Speed Violators Tackled
By Peter Samuel on October 22, 1999HOUSTON TX:High Speed Violators Tackled
Originally published in issue 43 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Oct 1999.
Page:16
Subjects:high speed violators VES
Facilities:Houston Hardy
Agencies:HCTRA TransCore ATS Harris County Toll Road Authority
Locations:Harris Co Houston TX
Sources:Strech
Houston toll revs soar
By Peter Samuel on September 9, 1999Houston toll revs soar
Originally published in issue 42 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Sep 1999.
Page:7
Subjects:annual report revenues depreciation
Facilities:HOUSTON HCTRA
Agencies:HCTRA Harris County Harris County Toll Road Authority
Locations:Harris Co Houston TX
