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If traffic runs slower than 50 mph, then drivers will get a refund
A traffic jam on I-30, with nobody moving and everybody backed up, is a familiar site.
Accidents or construction work clog highways every day.
But a solution is in the works.
At the moment, we're traveling west bound on I-30 in stop and go traffic. In a few months those lanes next to me will open, with a guarantee that the traffic will never slow below 50 miles an hour.
They are called 'managed express lanes,' and the ones on I-30 are nearly finished.
In the morning, the two to three express lanes will carry traffic eastbound.
In the afternoons, they will reverse and traffic will flow westbound.
There is a catch - you'll have to pay an electronic toll to use these express lanes.
Drivers will have to pay more to get where they are going sooner.
"If it's going to make the traffic go a little faster, then I'm willing to pay for that," said one driver.
The North Central Texas Council of Governments and the Texas Department of Transportation are planning similar express toll lanes on 635, and 183, and other road construction projects.
The toll will go up as overall congestion increases and if the 50 mile per hour guarantee isn't met, drivers will get a rebate.
It will be just another way to help North Texans life in the fast lane.
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