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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the installation and maintenance of dynamic message |
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signs for certain tolled lanes operated by a toll project entity. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 372, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 372.060 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 372.060. DYNAMIC MESSAGE SIGNS REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN |
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TOLLED LANES. A toll project entity that operates a tolled lane |
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with prices that adjust to maintain free-flow speeds shall install |
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and maintain a dynamic message sign at each entrance point to the |
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lane that: |
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(1) is viewable by every road user before entering the |
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lane; and |
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(2) includes the following information: |
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(A) the current cost of driving in the lane from |
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that entrance point to the final exit; |
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(B) the current travel time in the lane from that |
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entrance point to the final exit; and |
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(C) the current travel time for any non-tolled |
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lanes adjacent to the tolled lane for the distance described by |
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Paragraph (B). |
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SECTION 2. Notwithstanding Section 372.060, Transportation |
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Code, as added by this Act, a toll project is not required to comply |
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with that section before January 1, 2026. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |