Expect to pay more for using the Dallas North Tollway in 2007. The members of the Dallas County Commissioners Court voiced informal approval at their Tuesday session for an increase from the current 10 cents per mile to 11 cents per mile. That figure may then rise again, to 12 cents per mile in 2010. Allan Rutter, executive director of the North Texas Tollway Authority, presented the court with a series of alternatives, all of which involve fare increases.

The last Tollway fare increase came in 1999. The extra funds are required in order to pay for various NTTA projects. According to Rutter the cost of using the Tollway is at the low end, as toll roads go.

Under the alternative that found the most favor with the court, the Southwest Parkway would come online at a proposed rate of 17 cents per mile. The Eastern Extension would cost 13 cents per mile. Future adjustments to the fares would then be made based on the “actual performance of the road,” according to Mr. Rutter.

In response to a question from Commissioner John Price, Mr. Rutter assured the court that County government would not subsidize any amenities built as part of the expanded Tollway. The Tollway currently receives 25% of its income in the form of subsidies, but these only apply to the basic service. Commissioner Kenneth Mayfield recommended that the NTTA make extra efforts to market toll tags to infrequent Tollway customers.

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