Texas State Highway 130
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North end | I-35 in Georgetown | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Texas | |||
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State Highway 130 (SH 130), also known as the Pickle Parkway, is a
The highway was developed in response to the tremendous surge in truck traffic on the I-35 corridor brought on by the North American Free Trade Agreement during the late 1990s, especially truck traffic originating from Laredo, where the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) reported 150 trucks entering the United States every hour. A proponent of the highway's development, Capital Area Transportation Coalition, said that congestion along the I-35 corridor is costing businesses more than $194 million a year in higher operating costs and lost productivity.
The 41-mile (66 km) section of the toll road between SH 45 and I-10 has a posted speed limit of 85 mph (137 km/h), the highest posted speed limit in the Americas. As of September 2012, the only speed limits in the world higher than this are the 140 km/h (87 mph) limits of Poland, Bulgaria and Abu Dhabi,[2] though some jurisdictions like Germany and Isle of Man have roads without any posted maximum limit.[3][4]
Route description
SH 130 begins while
History
Previous route
Location | El Paso to Pine Springs |
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Existed | January 18, 1928–September 26, 1939 |
The SH 130 designation was previously used for a highway in far west Texas, between the city of El Paso and SH 54 in El Paso, Hudspeth, and Culberson counties. That route was designated on January 18, 1928.[5][6] In 1932, the route was co-designated as a portion of US 62.[7] On January 21, 1936, SH 130 was extended east to the New Mexico state line, replacing a portion of SH 54.[8] The SH 130 designation was dropped as part of the general redescription of the state highway system on September 26, 1939. Since September 6, 1943, the previous route has also been designated as a portion of US 180 along with US 62.[9]
Current route
SH 130 was designated on May 22, 1985, along with
In June 2002,
Groundbreaking for SH 130 took place on October 3, 2003. The first segment to open to the public was from
On June 28, 2006, a partnership between
The
TxDOT announced on September 29, 2011, that the SH 130 designation had been extended westward, along I-10 to I-410, then southward and westward along I-410 to I-35 in southern San Antonio.[21] On March 2, 2016, the SH 130 Concession Company, who operates the toll road between Seguin and Mustang Ridge, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The concession's CEO, Alfonso Orol, stated that the highway will continue to operate during the bankruptcy proceedings.[22]
Proposal for toll removal
In 2013, House Bill 3682 was filed by state Representative Paul Workman with the goal of removing the tolls on SH 130 and re-designating the highway as an Interstate.[23] The cost was estimated at $3 billion. $1.5 billion would come from the state's rainy day fund, with an equal amount being funded from federal sources.[24]
Exit list
County | Location | mi | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes | |
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San Antonio, Laredo | South end of I-410 / SH 16 overlap | ||||||
see I-410 | |||||||
19.2– 19.9 | 30.9– 32.0 | San Antonio | North end of I-410 overlap; south end of I-10 / US 90 overlap; SH 130 north follows exit 33; SH 130 south follows exit 581 | ||||
see I-10 | |||||||
Houston | North end of I-10 overlap; SH 130 north follows exit 614 | ||||||
53.7 | 86.4 | 496 | US 90 – Seguin | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |||
| 59.0 | 95.0 | 491 | FM 20 | |||
| 65.6 | 105.6 | 484 | FM 621 | |||
Caldwell | | 68.1 | 109.6 | 482 | SH 80 – San Marcos, Luling | ||
Lockhart | 75.9 | 122.1 | 475 | Maple Street | no direct southbound exit (signed at exit 474) | ||
76.8– 78.9 | 123.6– 127.0 | 474 471 | FM 2001 / Boggy Creek Road | signed as exit 474 northbound and 471 southbound; no direct southbound exit to FM 2001 (signed at exit 466) | |||
79.7 | 128.3 | 470 | US 183 – Lockhart | no direct access from SH 130 south to US 183 north or US 183 south to SH 130 north | |||
| 82.1– 83.9 | 132.1– 135.0 | 469 466 | FM 1185 | signed as exit 469 northbound and 466 southbound | ||
| 84.4 | 135.8 | 464 | Schuelke Road | no direct northbound exit (signed at exit 469) | ||
Mendoza | 86.3 | 138.9 | 465 | Briarpatch Road / Homannville Trail | no direct southbound exit (signed at exit 461) | ||
Mustang Ridge | 87.5– 89.5 | 140.8– 144.0 | 463 461 | SH 21 / Laws Road | signed as exit 463 northbound and 461 southbound | ||
Travis | 89.7 | 144.4 | 460 | Old Lockhart Road | no direct northbound exit (signed at exit 463) | ||
90.8– 93.9 | 146.1– 151.1 | 460 457 | US 183 north – Austin, Austin–Bergstrom International Airport | signed as exit 460 northbound and 457 southbound | |||
91.1 | 146.6 | 458 | SH 45 Toll west – Buda | south end of SH 45 overlap | |||
94.6 | 152.2 | 455 | Moore Road | ||||
| 96.3 | 155.0 | 453 | FM 812 – Circuit of the Americas | |||
Austin | 98.1 | 157.9 | 451 | Elroy Road | |||
99.1 | 159.5 | 450 | Pearce Lane | ||||
| 101.3 | 163.0 | 449 | Austin-Bergstrom International Airport | |||
| 103.4 | 166.4 | 446 | Tesla Road | |||
| 105.1 | 169.1 | 444 | FM 969 | |||
| 108.2 | 174.1 | 441 | FM 973 | |||
| 111.7 | 179.8 | 439 | Blue Bluff Road | No northbound exit | ||
Houston | |||||||
| 113.3 | 182.3 | 436 | FM 734 (Parmer Lane) | |||
| 114.7 | 184.6 | 435 | Howard Lane / Gregg Manor Road | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
| 117.1 | 188.5 | 432 | Cameron Road | |||
Pflugerville | 118.0 | 189.9 | 431 | Pecan Street | |||
120.5 | 193.9 | 429 | Pflugerville Parkway | no direct southbound exit (signed at exit 428A) | |||
121.4 | 195.4 | 428A | FM 685 south / Kelly Lane | ||||
121.9 | 196.2 | 428B | SH 45 Toll west – Round Rock | North end of SH 45 overlap | |||
FM 685 north / Gattis School Road | signed as exit 426 northbound and 425 southbound | ||||||
| 126.5 | 203.6 | 423 | US 79 – Taylor, Round Rock, Hutto | |||
| 128.9 | 207.4 | 421 | Limmer Loop | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
| 130.3 | 209.7 | 419 | Chandler Road / University Boulevard | |||
Georgetown | 133.3 | 214.5 | 417 | County Road 104 | |||
135.0 | 217.3 | 415 | SH 29 – Georgetown | ||||
137.1 | 220.6 | 413 | FM 971 – Granger | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | |||
138.3 | 222.6 | 411 | I-35 south – Austin | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | |||
139.6– 140.0 | 224.7– 225.3 | I-35 north / SH 195 north – Waco, Florence, Killeen | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; northern terminus; I-35 exit 265 | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b c Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 130". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ^ "85 mph speed limit in Texas a potential killer?". CBS News. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
- ^ "Current speed limit policies - Mobility and transport - European Commission". Mobility and transport. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
- ^ "How Do You Police a Land with No Speed Limits?". Retrieved March 19, 2017.
- ^ Texas State Highway Commission (January 16, 1928). "Minutes" (PDF). Austin: Texas State Highway Department.
- ^ Texas State Highway Department (1928). Official Map of the Highway System of Texas (Map). Austin: Texas State Highway Department. §§ M6-7. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "U.S. Highway No. 62". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 25, 2009.
- ^ Texas State Highway Commission (January 20, 1936). "Minutes" (PDF). Austin: Texas State Highway Department.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "U.S. Highway No. 180". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 25, 2009.
- ^ "Adapting to a Mega Project". Associated Construction Publications. June 18, 2007. Archived from the original on August 10, 2007.
- ^ Harris, Tom (April 30, 2008). "Final Leg of SH 130 Opens". Texas Cable News. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011.
- ^ "State Reaches $1.3 Billion Deal to Finish Toll Road". Houston Chronicle. Associated Press. June 28, 2006. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011.
- ^ a b Batheja, Aman (October 23, 2013). "Debt Issues Tied to SH 130 Could Impact Toll Projects". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
- ^ Koppel, Nathan; Glazer, Emily (January 2, 2014). "Fast Texas Toll Road Struggles to Pick Up Drivers". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
- ^ "Issuer Comment: SH 130 Payment Default Looms as Senior Lenders Evaluate Waiving a Part of the June 30th Debt Service and Swap Payments to Allow Time to Restructure Debt". Moody's. June 18, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
- ^ "SH 130 Toll Road Operator Files for Bankruptcy". The Texas Tribune. March 2, 2016.
- ^ "Operator of Texas toll road with 85 MPH speed limit emerges from bankruptcy". June 28, 2017.
- ^ "80(R) History for HB 2296". Texas Legislature.
- ^ Sadeghi, Chris (September 6, 2012). "Part of SH 130 to Get 85 MPH Limit". Austin, TX: KXAN-TV. Archived from the original on September 25, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
- ^ DeLong, Katie (October 28, 2012). "Wild Hogs Cause Three Crashes on First Night Fastest Highway Is Open". Fox News.
- Texas Transportation Commission (September 29, 2011). "Minute Order 112863"(PDF). Austin: Texas Department of Transportation.
- ^ Lovegrove, Jamie (March 2, 2016). "SH 130 Toll Road Operator Files for Bankruptcy". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- ^ Davila, Vianna (March 20, 2013). "Legislator Proposes Removing Tolls from Texas 130". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
- ^ Wear, Ben (March 20, 2013). "$3 Billion Plan Would End Tolls on Texas 130". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
External links
- State Highway 130 Concession Company, LLC, developers of SH 130 segments 5 and 6.
- Anti-130 page (BicycleAustin.info)