President George Bush Turnpike
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Major junctions | ||||
From | I-20 in Grand Prairie | |||
To | I-30 / US 67 in Garland | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Texas | |||
Highway system | ||||
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The President George Bush Turnpike (PGBT) is a 52-mile (84 km)
The turnpike is operated by the North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA). Currently, all maintenance is done under a five-year total routine maintenance (TRM) contract with Roy Jorgensen Associates, Inc. based in Buckeystown, Maryland, that started in November 2011.
The turnpike passes through three Texas counties (Dallas, Collin and Denton) and nine Dallas suburbs (Rowlett, Sachse, Garland, Richardson, Plano, Carrollton, Farmers Branch, Irving, and Grand Prairie).
Originally the PGBT was equipped with traditional toll plazas for cash payment as well as RFID-based
History
The corridor of SH 161 and the Turnpike was first proposed as an outer loop within
Some of the opposition to the loop came from the city of
Loop 9 was cancelled on October 1, 1977, and the western and northern section was split between two new designations: State Highway 161 from Interstate 20 to State Highway 114 (at Belt Line Road) and State Highway 190 from Interstate 35E to State Highway 78. (The piece between SH 114 and IH 35E was removed from the state highway system.) Spur 484 was absorbed into SH 161 on October 31, 1979, making its northern terminus Interstate 635 (at Valley View Lane). The connection between I-635 and I-35E was added to SH 161 on August 30, 1988.[2][3][8][10]
SH 161 was also the name of a route designated on March 19, 1930, from Clairemont southeastward to SH 70 near Rotan as a renumbering of SH 84A. That route was transferred to SH 70 on December 1, 1930, but was not cancelled until January 22, 1931.[11][12]
SH 190 was also the name of a route designated on November 30, 1932, from Cuero southwestward to SH 119.[13] That route was transferred to SH 29 on March 13, 1934.[14]
At Dallas North Tollway, the interchange had been built in 1994 ready for the turnpike to be built in 1998.
In late December 2015, the PGBT and the I-30 interchange was directly hit by a large, EF4 tornado with winds of up to 180 mph while at peak strength at around 6:52pm CDT. The tornado lofted several cars driving on the interchange bridges and threw them several hundred yards, with some of the cars being found in Lake Ray Hubbard in the following weeks. Multiple cars were mangled beyond recognition and several fatalities occurred on the interchange.
Description
Since the initial construction began in 1988, the turnpike was completed in a number of phases, as described here:
Segment I (North Dallas). Extends from Campbell Road to Midway Road, and includes the
Segment II (Garland/Richardson). Extends from Campbell Road to State Highway 78. Opened in 2000.
Segment III (Carrollton). Extends from Midway Road in north Dallas to Interstate 35E. Opened July 2001.
Segment IV ("PGBT Superconnector"). Connects I-35E to the I-635 airport extension. It covers 5.2 miles (8.4 km) and was built at the cost of $339 million. Much of the expense is because the segment is built within the Trinity River wetland and comprises many miles of bridges.[citation needed] Construction began in January 2003 and was completed in October 2005.
Segment V (Irving). A 3.9-mile (6.3 km) segment connecting the I-635 airport extension to the SH 161 freeway near Belt Line Road. It opened in December 2001. Unstable clay soil was a significant problem in this segment, requiring contractors to use concentrated liquid stabilizers and geosynthetic reinforcement.[citation needed] A part of President George Bush Turnpike was extended from SH 183 to Conflans Road in 2006.
Segment VI ("Western Extension", Irving/Grand Prairie). A 11.5-mile (18.5 km) extension south from
Segment VII ("Eastern Extension", Garland/Sachse/Rowlett). A 9.9-mile (15.9 km) extension from SH-78 in Garland, through Rowlett and Sachse, and back into Garland at I-30.[18] The project, with a price tag of $1.04 billion, included construction of a 1-mile bridge at Lake Ray Hubbard. Construction began in October 2008, and the Eastern Extension opened to traffic on December 21, 2011.[18]
Segment VIII ("East Branch", Garland/Mesquite). A proposed extension from
Expansion plans
The next PGBT segment, the East Branch extension, is planned to begin at the PGBT Lake Ray Hubbard Interchange at I-30, extending south-southeast to near Duck Creek Way, then southward near Mesquite Metro Airport, terminating at I-20 near Rory Galloway Day Camp.[19] The project is well into the planning stages, and an Environmental Impact Statement was under preparation as of December 2015[update].[19] In May 2017 at a Dallas city council meeting it was stated TxDOT had restarted the environmental impact statement review process. Construction is not expected until 2026.
In the longer term, the
Exit list
All exits are unnumbered.
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Dallas | Exit 455A on I-20 | ||||
0.8 | 1.3 | Mayfield Road / Warrior Trail / Forum Drive / Lake Ridge Parkway | Tolled northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
1.6 | 2.6 | Spur 303 (Pioneer Parkway) / Arkansas Lane / Warrior Trail | Tolled interchange | ||
1.9 | 3.1 | Arkansas Mainlane Gantry | |||
2.9 | 4.7 | Marshall Drive / Dickey Road / Southwest 14th Street | Tolled southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
4.3 | 6.9 | SH 180 (Main Street) / Jefferson Street / January Lane / Hill Lane | SH 180 is former US 80; tolled southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
5.6 | 9.0 | Tarrant Road / Egyptian Way | No direct southbound exit (signed at Lower Tarrant Road) | ||
5.7 | 9.2 | Dallas, Fort Worth | Exit 32 on I-30 | ||
6.9 | 11.1 | Lower Tarrant Mainlane Gantry | |||
Lower Tarrant Road / Carrier Parkway / Egygtian Way | Tolled interchange | ||||
7.9 | 12.7 | Oakdale Road | No direct southbound exit | ||
8.8 | 14.2 | Trinity Boulevard / Shady Grove Road / Rock Island Road / Oakdale Road | Tolled southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
West Irving Station | |||||
11.4 | 18.3 | overlap | |||
12.3 | 19.8 | Rochelle Road | Southbound exit only | ||
12.9 | 20.8 | Northgate Drive | |||
13.7 | 22.0 | Walnut Hill Lane | |||
14.7 | 23.7 | Belt Line Road Station | |||
15.2 | 24.5 | Belt Line Main Lane Gantry | |||
16.5 | 26.6 | DFW Airport North Entry | Tolled southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
16.6 | 26.7 | MacArthur Boulevard / Las Colinas Boulevard | No direct southbound exit (signed at Las Colinas Boulevard) | ||
18.1 | 29.1 | DFW Airport North Entry | Exit 29 on I-635 | ||
18.5 | 29.8 | I-635 east | No southbound exit; exits 29-30 on I-635 | ||
Farmers Branch | 19.3 | 31.1 | Valley View Lane / Mercer Parkway | Tolled southbound exit and northbound entrance | |
Carrollton | 21.6 | 34.8 | Luna Road / Belt Line Road | Tolled northbound exit and southbound entrance | |
22.2 | 35.7 | Sandy Lake Main Lane Gantry | |||
22.9 | 36.9 | Sandy Lake Road / Dickerson Parkway | |||
23.9 | 38.5 | Dallas | Exit 445 on I-35E | ||
25.1 | 40.4 | Old Denton Road / McCoy Road / Dickerson Parkway ( SH 190 east) | |||
26.2 | 42.2 | Josey Lane / Scott Mill Road / McCoy Road | |||
27.5 | 44.3 | Kelly Boulevard / Trinity Mills Road | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
Dallas | 28.1 | 45.2 | Frankford Main Lane Gantry | ||
28.6 | 46.0 | Frankford Road / Marsh Lane | |||
Dallas–Carrollton line | 29.8 | 48.0 | Rosemeade Parkway / Midway Road | ||
Dallas | 30.8 | 49.6 | Dallas North Tollway | ||
Dallas–Plano line | 32.7 | 52.6 | SH 289 (Preston Road) | To Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano | |
34.0 | 54.7 | Coit Main Lane Gantry | |||
34.6 | 55.7 | Coit Road | To Medical Center of Plano | ||
UT Dallas | |||||
36.7 | 59.1 | Custer Road (Plano) / Custer Parkway (Richardson) | Custer Parkway is displayed on the exit sign | ||
37.6 | 60.5 | Alma Drive (Plano) / Alma Road (Richardson) | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance, Alma Road is displayed on the exit sign | ||
38.1 | 61.3 | Dallas | Exit 28B on US 75 | ||
38.6 | 62.1 | Avenue K (Plano) / Plano Road (Richardson) | Formerly SH 5 (north) | ||
39.6 | 63.7 | Jupiter Road / Renner Road | |||
40.0 | 64.4 | Renner Road / Jupiter Road | |||
Richardson | 41.0 | 66.0 | Shiloh Main Lane Gantry | ||
Collin–Dallas county line | Richardson–Garland line | 40.5 | 65.2 | Shiloh Road / Lookout Drive / Telecom Parkway | No direct westbound exit (signed at Campbell Road) |
Dallas | Garland | 42.1 | 67.8 | Campbell Road / Holford Road | |
43.2 | 69.5 | North Garland Avenue / Holford Road / Brand Road | |||
44.2 | 71.1 | Brand Road | No direct eastbound exit (signed at North Garland Avenue) | ||
45.0 | 72.4 | SH 78 / Crist Road – Wylie, Garland | No direct westbound exit (signed at Firewheel Parkway) | ||
Firewheel Parkway | |||||
Sachse | 47.4 | 76.3 | Miles Road /Pleasant Valley/ Merritt Road | ||
Rowlett | 48.6 | 78.2 | Merritt Main Lane Gantry | ||
49.6 | 79.8 | Merritt/Liberty Grove Connector | |||
51.4 | 82.7 | SH 66 (Lakeview Parkway) / Main Street | To Lake Pointe Medical Center | ||
52.4 | 84.3 | Miller Road | |||
Lake Ray Hubbard | 53.6– 54.3 | 86.3– 87.4 | Bridge | ||
Dallas | Exit 61B on I-30 | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
- ^ a b Google (September 8, 2013). "President George Bush Turnpike" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
- ^ a b c Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 161". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
- ^ a b c Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 190". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
- ^ a b Nguyen, Kim (June 28, 2009). "Life in the fast lane: Bush Turnpike converts to cashless toll collection to improve traffic flow". Plano Star-Courier.
- ^ Dallas Morning News.
- ^ "Historic Dallas / Fort Worth Freeway Planning Maps". TexasFreeway.
- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Loop No. 9". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
- ^ "Dallas–Fort Worth Freeway Planning Map" (Map). Dallas–Fort Worth Regional Transportation Study, Interim Report. 1971 – via TexasFreeway.
- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Spur No. 484". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
- ^ "Minutes (003673799)" (PDF). Texas Department of Transportation. November 29, 1930. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ "Minutes (003673800)" (PDF). Texas Department of Transportation. January 19, 1931. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ "Minutes (003673821)" (PDF). Texas Department of Transportation. November 28, 1932. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ "Minutes (003673845)" (PDF). Texas Department of Transportation. March 12, 1934. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ North Texas Tollway Authority (December 30, 1999). "North Texas Tollway Authority Opens New Section of President George Bush Turnpike Between Coit Road and Campbell Road" (Press release). PRNewswire. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ^ a b c "The President George Bush Turnpike Western Extension Progress Report" (PDF). North Texas Tollway Authority. December 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ^ Lyn, Kendra (October 15, 2012). "New Stretch of Bush Turnpike Opens". KXAS-TV. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ^ a b "The President George Bush Turnpike Eastern Extension Progress Report". North Texas Tollway Authority. December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2006. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ^ a b c "State Highway 190 East Branch Progress Report" (PDF). North Texas Tollway Authority. December 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ^ North Central Texas Council of Governments (2009). "Mobility 2030" (PDF). North Central Texas Council of Governments. p. 17.
External links
- North Texas Tollway Authority
- Texas Department of Transportation - SH 161 (southern extension)
- Texas Freeways: State Highway 190
- Section 32 Web site | Before and after images of SH 190 Eastern Extension construction