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[quote user="henry6"] Isn't the new toll road in Texas a private enterprise designed to allow for 80 (meaning 100) miles per hour speed limit?  Thus only those with deep pockets and oil wells can afford to drive them?  [/quote] Texas 130 is a private toll road that goes around the east side of Austin. The speed limit is 80 mph. I drive it frequently. I have not seen any demographic data regarding the users. However, based on my observations of the vehicles on the roadway, I would say that most of them are the middle class folks who live in Georgetown, Round Rock, Pflugerville, east Austin, etc. These are distinctly middle class neighborhoods. The toll from Georgetown to Mustang Ridge (Segments 1 - 4) for a two axile vehicle is $5.12. The cost of the segments ranges from $.45 to $1.69.  A significant percentage of the users get on for one or two segments. These costs, as well as my observations of the vehicles (plenty of old pick-ups being driven by good old boys) on the roadway, don't suggest that the highway is being used only by those with deep pockets. Segments 5 and 6, which extend the tollway from Mustang Ridge to Sequin, TX, where it connects with I-10, for a two axle vehicle, would cost in the neighborhood of another $5.00. Commuters can get a discount for regular use.
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