DALLAS — A recently reposted vintage clip of a 1975 WFAA report on the Dallas North Tollway led to a flood of angry comments online. The reason for the ire stems from a single line from reporter Jane Horwitz.
“They predict the tollway will be paid off by the year 2005. So thirty years from now, we can all look forward to a free ride on what will be the old North Dallas Tollway.”
Obviously, that did not happen and the DNT is not free. Those commenting on the story begged to know why while others made claims about who owns the toll system, the politics behind the toll system’s management and other accusations…