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Pam Cantwell:
This week the House Transportation Committee and its newest members met for the second time of this new legislative Session.

At their first meeting on February 1st they discussed with TxDOT the implementation of House Bill 3588 in glowing terms.

Chairman Mike Krusee suggested that TxDOT has neither asked for, nor received, a 1,200-foot wide corridor proposal from Cintra. Yet the Request For Proposal document TxDOT issued for TTC-35, and to which Cintra responded, clearly identifies the Crossroads of the Americas: The Trans Texas Corridor Plan as the implementation plan. That plan consistently, and without reservation, details the TTC as having a width of 1,200-feet. Clearly TxDOT asked for a 1,200-foot wide corridor. When the Cintra proposal is made public, we will see what width Cintra has planned for TTC-35.

Peggy Hamric suggested that TxDOT hire someone for public relations like Disney to do a better job selling the TTC to the public.

At their most recent meeting they heard from Dallas and other members of the River of Trade Corridor Coalition. They also heard from Transportation Commission members Robert Nichols and Hope Andrade.

Dallas Mayor Laura Miller and others expressed serious concern about TTC-35 and negative impact it would have on their cities and counties if it is located away from the existing IH-35 route.

ANOTHER COUNTY OFFICIALLY QUESTIONS THE TRANS TEXAS CORRIDOR

Last Tuesday McLennan County (Waco) joined a growing list of County Commissioner’s Courts that have passed Resolutions opposing the Trans Texas Corridor project.

TEXAS’ SUPERHIGHWAY QUESTIONS RAISED IN TODAY’S WASHINGTON POST

On Tuesday morning Washington Post readers in our Nation’s Capitol read about Gov. Perry’s TTC toll road Vision. It contrasts the Texas shift from gas tax to tolls against toll weary states like Ohio, Washington and Indiana who are now moving back to gas taxes. It points out that public-private transportation contracts are not universally well received and in some case are costing taxpayers millions of dollars through subsidies and tax-exempt bonds.

NEXT ROUND OF TTC-35 PUBLIC MEETINGS HAVE BEGUN

TxDOT is holding another 47 open house style public meetings in 46 of the 77 counties that could be impacted by the Mexico to Oklahoma corridor element. All meetings will occur from 5pm to 8pm.

These meetings will end on March 31.

Click on the blue Hot Topics button [TTC-35 PUBLIC MTGS] on the CorridorWatch.org home page for meeting dates and locations.

TELL THE HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE WHAT YOU THINK

As of this week no bills have been filed to change or repeal any element of HB-3588 (which includes the Trans Texas Corridor and toll conversion).

Whenever such a bill is filed it will go before the House Transportation Committee. They will have control over what leaves that committee for House consideration. They need to know what the voters are expecting them to do!

We’ve told our Representatives that we’re unhappy about the TTC project. Now we need to tell those who sit on this Committee.

Please write the Chairman and members of the House Transportation Committee.

HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

The Honorable Mike Krusee, Chairman
Texas House of Representatives
PO Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768-2910

The Honorable Larry Phillips, Vice-Chairman
Texas House of Representatives
PO Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768-2910

The Honorable Fred Hill
Texas House of Representatives
PO Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768-2910

The Honorable William Callegari
Texas House of Representatives
PO Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768-2910

The Honorable Joseph Dehotel
Texas House of Representatives
PO Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768-2910

The Honorable Peggy Hamric
Texas House of Representatives
PO Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768-2910

The Honorable G. E. West
Texas House of Representatives
PO Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768-2910

The Honorable Carter Casteel
Texas House of Representatives
PO Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768-2910

The Honorable Ismael Flores
Texas House of Representatives
PO Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768-2910

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCERN AND INTEREST

www.CorridorWatch.org

blackpercheron:
Coordor Watch is a good group. I've been reading about this topic in WorldNetDaily on the web. Amazing how this stuff is going on without ever a vote by anybody!

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