Millions of Texans rely on toll roads daily in a state that has built more paid thoroughfares over the past two decades than almost all U.S. states combined. The affordability, safety and management of these roads impact us all, especially as some leaders admit more are likely coming to handle substantial growth through the state and in North Texas.
As was often the case, country music played softly through the speakers of her 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe. At 6:05 a.m., she passed the 28th Street bridge near downtown. Her SUV then came upon a small hill.
That’s when it happened.
She felt her SUV wiggle. She tapped the brakes and slowed down to 45 mph. The SUV turned sideways and began to slide. She pulled the emergency brake and came to a stop against an unknown object, likely a concrete barrier.
The worst, though, was still to come.
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