KTRK-13 reports that residents on the northeast side have been successful in defeating efforts to turn a stretch of Texas 249 into a toll road:
There’s a victory for residents and business owners who did not want a part of Highway 249 turned into a toll road.
State highway planners have decided against the proposal, which would have made an 8-mile segment of 249 from the beltway to Spring Cypress Road a toll road to pay for a northern extension. The state is now looking into funding the extension through a combination of free and toll lanes.
Rad Sallee covers the issue in more depth for the Chronicle.
