Showing posts with label vote. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vote. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

CAMPO delays vote on Phase 2 tollways

The so-called Phase 2 toll roads aren't expected to come back to the board until the summer after a new task force reconsiders the issues and makes recommendations.

The second wave was approved by the CAMPO board in 2004, but after bitter dispute, support for the plan has plunged. Other task forces have since considered alternatives to toll roads, with mixed results.

Read full article in the Austin Statesman.....

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

CAMPO delays vote on additional toll roads

The Capital Area Metro Planning Organization (CAMPO) Monday night decided to delay a vote on additional toll roads for six months.

That will give CAMPO more time to study the issue.

State transportation officials want to continue adding toll roads to the area as part of Phase 2 of its transportation project, but hundreds of people crowded CAMPO's meeting Monday night to fight against the idea.

Phase 2 includes parts of Highway 290, U.S.183, Highway 71 and State Highway 45



Source: KVUE News

Public Speaks Out Vs. Toll Road Plan At CAMPO Meeting - Phase 2 Toll Plan delayed

Public Speaks Out Vs. Toll Road Plan At CAMPO Meeting (KXAN)


CAMPO Delays vote on Phase 2 tollways-
At meeting marked by protests board adapts plan to trim it's size (Statesman)