Opponents Gear Up to Battle TX Turnpike Corp’s 105 Toll Road Proposal

The Texas Examiner reports, “Approximately 30 people representing a variety of organizations and interests, all united in their opposition to a proposed 105 Toll Road, met in Beaumont on Sept. 14 to discuss the current status of the project and form a plan of action to block the road’s construction.” The report adds, “The partnership 105 Turnpike, LP, which is affiliated with the Texas Turnpike Corporation, a private corporation owned by the principals of Public Werks Inc., has been trying to garner support for a private 10-mile toll road connecting Orange County and Jefferson County.”