AUSTIN, Texas — A proposed toll road extension could bring major changes to the U.S. 290 corridor through Manor and Elgin, impacting local businesses and drivers who deal with daily gridlock.
The preliminary plan calls for a roughly 15-mile extension of U.S. 290, stretching from SH 130 through Manor and Elgin to SH 95 South, with tolled main lanes that would include elevated sections in parts of Manor and Elgin. Non-tolled frontage or general-use lanes would remain below the elevated toll lanes, with lighting on the frontage roads but not on the tolls.
The project, which sits at about 60% completion in terms of planning, has not yet received a final price tag, toll rates or a funding plan, though the Manor Mayor says tolls would help repay the bonds needed for construction…