All schematics are preliminary except as noted.
Most of the new roadway construction activity in the 2002-2010 time period in the Austin area will be new tollways. Four new freeway facililities are being designated as tollways, and final environmental clearance for all projects had been received by May 2001. A local developer is proposing to build a fifth facility, the southern segment of state highway 45. It's a shame that regular TxDOT funding is not available for these much-needed freeways, but tollways are a harsh reality with today's inadequate transportation funding. A final decision has not been made about the tollway designation of these facilities, but it is practically a sure thing that they will be be tollways and not freeways.