The Sam Rayburn Tollway (formerly State Highway 121 Tollway) is a tollway operated by the North Texas Tollway Authority[2] that runs from McKinney to Grapevine. Its frontage road is State Highway 121.
| Sam Rayburn Tollway | |
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| Route information | |
| Length | 26 mi[1] (42 km) |
| Existed | by 2006–present |
| Major junctions | |
| Northeast end |   US 75 / Spur 399 in McKinney |
| Southwest end |   SH 121 / SH 114 in Grapevine |
The original portion of the toll road from Business 121 near Coppell to FM 2281 opened in May 2006, and toll collection started December 1 of that year. The tolled portion extended to Hillcrest Road in Plano/Frisco on August 31, 2008. The tollway was extended to Custer Rd. on September 1, 2009, and again to Hardin Blvd. in McKinney on October 1, 2009.
The tollway (formerly named 121 Tollway) was renamed in honor of Sam Rayburn at a North Texas Tollway Authority meeting on March 16, 2009.
History
The Sam Rayburn Tollway project was divided into five segments, all of which have been completed.
- Segment 1, from Denton Tap Road to Old Denton Road, opened to traffic in July 2006.
- Segment 2, which runs from Old Denton Road to Hillcrest Road, officially opened to traffic on Sept. 1, 2008, when NTTA took full responsibility for Segments 1 and 2 as well as the operation, maintenance and construction of the remaining segments of the SRT.
- NTTA contractors began work on Segment 3 of the SRT in March 2008 . On Sept. 1, 2009, the NTTA opened the main lanes from Hillcrest Road to just east of Custer Road. On Sept. 29, 2009, the NTTA opened the main lanes from just east of Custer Road to west of Hardin Boulevard.
- Segment 4 encompasses the Sam Rayburn Tollway/U.S. 75 interchange, from west of Hardin Boulevard to just east of U.S. 75. Construction on this portion of the corridor began in December 2008. Four major direct-connecting ramps were open to traffic in December 2010. The last two ramps were opened in March 2011.
- The Sam Rayburn Tollway/Dallas North Tollway interchange is referred to as Segment 5. The NTTA began construction on Segment 5 in February 2010. It was completed in 2012.
Exit/Junction list
This section is missing mileposts for junctions. |
| County | Location | Destinations | Notes |
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| Dallas | Coppell, Grapevine |
Sandy Lake Road / Grapevine Mills Parkway / Freeport Parkway /   SH 26 south
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SH 26 accessible from southbound 121 only |
| Denton | Coppell, Lewisville |
  Bus. SH 121 north – Lewisville
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| Denton Tap Road | |||
| MacArthur Boulevard | |||
 I-35E (US 77) – Denton, Dallas
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Northbound exit to I-35E north is via MacArthur Boulevard exit | ||
| Carrollton | |||
| Marchant Boulevard, Huffines Boulevard | |||
| Hebron Parkway | |||
| Carrollton Parkway | |||
| Lewisville |  FM 544
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 Bus. SH 121 south / FM 2281 – Lewisville
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| The Colony | |||
| Standridge Drive | |||
 FM 423 (Main Street) – Little Elm, Carrollton
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| Plano Parkway/Paige Road | |||
| Plano | Spring Creek Parkway | ||
| Legacy Drive | |||
| Collin | Frisco (north side), Plano (south side) |
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 SH 289 (Preston Road)
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Interchange | ||
| Hillcrest Road/Rasor Boulevard | |||
| Coit Road | |||
| Independence Parkway | |||
 FM 2478 (Custer Road)
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| McKinney | Alma Road | ||
| Stacy Road | |||
| Lake Forest Drive/Watters Road | |||
| Hardin Boulevard |
External links
- A YouTube video sponsored by the NTTA as the official tour (from Grapevine to McKinney)
References
- ^ "Sam Rayburn Tollway Update". Retrieved July 26, 2012.
- ^ "Sam Rayburn Tollway". Retrieved July 26, 2012.