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Challenging the Wisdom of the Trans Texas Corridor.
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TxDOT Myth Versus Reality |
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TxDOT Myth 1:
TTC-35 will be 10
miles wide.
TxDOT Myth
2:
TxDOT already knows the location of the
project and will direct Cintra Zachry where to build it.
TxDOT Myth
3:
By taking thousands of acres off the
tax rolls, the corridor will remove thousands of dollars and cripple local
governments' ability to provide services.
TxDOT Myth
4:
TTC-35 will make it impossible for
small communities to exist due to access issues.
TxDOT Myth
5:
TTC-35 will wipe out entire towns and
communities.
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TxDOT Myth Number 1
TTC-35 will be 10
miles wide.
TxDOT
Response:
No. If federally approved, the
study
area would be 10 miles wide. Then, additional studies would be conducted
within the 10-mile wide study area to identify a final route. If roads, rail
and a utility corridor are located adjacent to each other, TTC-35 would be
no more than 1,200 feet wide. Also, where existing roads and railways can be
incorporated, the amount of right of way needed would be less.
CorridorWatch:
No. 1,200 feet is wide enough. In fact
it is more than 400 feet wider than necessary to accommodate all four truck
lanes, six vehicle lanes, six rail lines, the 200-foot utility right-of-way,
and all required drainage, highway shoulders, barriers and safety buffers.
It is unlikely that the already oversized corridor will exceed 1,200 feet in
width except at interchanges and in areas where cut-and-fill construction is
required.
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TxDOT Myth
6:
Counties will have to pay to build
crossings over the corridor and residents will have to pay to cross.
TxDOT Myth
7:
All land will be acquired under eminent
domain at pennies on the dollar.
TxDOT Myth
8:
TxDOT has the authority to condemn
property for private use and operate commercial facilities associated with
the Trans-Texas Corridor.
TxDOT Myth
9:
TxDOT will transfer its eminent domain
authority to a private entity hired to develop the corridor.
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TxDOT Myth 10:
All land will be owned by the Spanish
government.
TxDOT Myth 11:
TTC-35 will open up the borders to
Mexico and allow unlimited access for Mexican immigrants.
TxDOT Myth 12:
Tolls on TTC will be set at whatever
Cintra Zachry wants.
TxDOT Myth 13:
Traffic is not bad and can be handled
by upgrading existing facilities.
TxDOT Myth 14:
The Cintra Zachry contract is a big
secret and no details have been made available to the public.
TxDOT Myth 15:
TTC will pave over cemeteries and
destroy historic properties.
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TxDOT Myth 16:
Large tracts of land will be taken only
to wait decades for the corridor to be built.
TxDOT Myth 17:
If a developer is unable to make
payments to its lien holders, the road would be shut down and the state
would have to bail out the developer.
TxDOT Myth 18:
TxDOT has the authority to pump
groundwater and strip the minerals beneath the surface.
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TxDOT Myth 16:
Large tracts of land will be taken only
to wait decades for the corridor to be built.
TxDOT Myth 17:
If a developer is unable to make
payments to its lien holders, the road would be shut down and the state
would have to bail out the developer.
TxDOT Myth 18:
TxDOT has the authority to pump
groundwater and strip the minerals beneath the surface.
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Thursday December 14, 2006 |
